Living in South Chicago Heights, IL: what to set up and who to call
The South Chicago Heights water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 6.0 ppb, was higher than 95% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). In South Chicago Heights, trash day is Tuesday (Flood Brothers Disposal/Recycling Inc. collects).
I’m new in town
What to set up in South Chicago Heights, and who provides it. Tap an answer for the details and where they come from.
Power, water and internet
Who to call to start service at a new address in South Chicago Heights.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of South Chicago Heights. Its homes paid an average of 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025, about $107 a month (its average across Illinois, for customers on its standard service). Illinois lets you buy power from another supplier; 20% of Commonwealth Edison’s home customers do, and Commonwealth Edison still delivers it.
Service territory: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map dated Aug 2023). Prices and customers: EIA-861, 2025.
Water comes from South Chicago Heights water system
The South Chicago Heights water system supplies almost all of South Chicago Heights. It buys treated surface water (EPA lists Chicago Heights and Steger as sellers) and serves 3,924 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 80% of the 5,012 systems serving 3,301–10,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Jun 2026, was 6.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 6.6 ppb. That’s higher than 95% of similar systems’ latest results.
The system’s full record: EPA ECHO report
EPA SDWIS via Envirofacts (violations pulled Oct 9, 2026) and ECHO (lead samples, 2026Q3); service area: EPA Community Water System Service Area Boundaries v3.0. Violations are counted by the start of their compliance period. IL0312940.
6 home internet providers serve South Chicago Heights
100% of 1,640 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 2% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable | 100% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | Fixed wireless, DSL | 27% | 100/20 |
| Astound Broadband | Cable | 4% | 1,500/50 |
| Surf Internet | Fiber | 3% | 8,000/8,000 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 71% | 100/20 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 41% | 300/20 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
Trash day in South Chicago Heights is Tuesday
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in South Chicago Heights, from the town’s own site.
This month
- TrashEvery week
- RecyclingEvery week, Tue
Single-stream recycling
All your recyclables go in one bin, no sorting.
- Aluminum food and beverage cans
- Ferrous (iron), steel and tin cans
- Foil and pie tins
- Corrugated cardboard, cereal boxes
- Chipboard
- Telephone books
- Newspapers, junk mail and envelopes
- Catalogs and magazines
- Office and copy paper (without wax liners)
- Clear, green and brown glass bottles and jars
- Juice and soda bottles, 6- and 12-pack rings
- Detergent and shampoo bottles
- Water and milk jugs/cardboard cartons (with #2 symbol)
- Plastics with the #3, #4, #5 or #7 symbol
From southchicagoheights.com, the town’s official site, checked Oct 21, 2026. Rules change: the town’s page is the last word. .
Where your child goes to school
Public school districts and the school path by grade.
South Chicago Heights is in two districts that split the grades: Bloom Township High School District 206 and Steger School District 194.
C−School gradeSee Schools →U.S. Department of Education, NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25. Enrollment rules and registration are the district’s.
Town hall and registering to vote
Who to call, and how to register.
Election office: FVAP local election office directory, updated Apr 2026; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
South Chicago Heights spans 2 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where South Chicago Heights residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of South Chicago Heights | ZIP’s residents in South Chicago Heights |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60411 | Chicago Heights, IL | 97% | 7% |
| 60475 | Steger, IL | 3% | 1% |
Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas, by census block; post office names: GeoNames (CC BY 4.0). ZIPs created since 2020 are missing.
Getting around, the ER and the library
One line each; the subject pages have the rest.
ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in South Chicago Heights
Who supplies South Chicago Heights’ drinking water, and has it had violations?
The South Chicago Heights water system (EPA ID IL0312940). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 80% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 6.0 ppb (Jan–Jun 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in South Chicago Heights?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve South Chicago Heights?
Xfinity, AT&T, Astound Broadband, Surf Internet, T-Mobile, Verizon (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in South Chicago Heights?
60411 (97%), 60475 (3%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is South Chicago Heights in?
Bloom Township High School District 206 and Steger School District 194. Parts of the city are in Chicago Heights School District 170.
How do I register to vote in South Chicago Heights?
In Illinois you can register online until 16 days before Election Day, in person up to and including Election Day, or by mail (postmarked 28 days before). Elections here are run by the Cook County Clerk. Check your registration at ova.elections.il.gov.
Sources & dates
Every answer above names its source. Here they are with their dates.
- Water: EPA SDWIS (Envirofacts, pulled Oct 9, 2026), ECHO SDWA 2026Q3, EPA CWS Service Area Boundaries v3.0.
- Power: HIFLD Electric Retail Service Territories (map Aug 2023); EIA-861 final 2025.
- Trash: South Chicago Heights’ own website (southchicagoheights.com), read Oct 21, 2026, pickup and drop-off facts extracted and checked against the page they came from.
- ZIP codes: Census 2020 ZCTA relationship files; GeoNames postal codes (CC BY 4.0).
- Schools: NCES Common Core of Data, 2024–25.
- Registration: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025 (read Oct 10, 2026). Official sites and area codes: Wikidata.
- Election office: FVAP local election office directory (fetched Oct 10, 2026; each record dated), EAC EAVS 2024 jurisdictions; registration and lookup links from vote.gov’s state data, checked Oct 10, 2026.
- Internet: FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025.