Photo: edward P. steinburg desnged · CC BY-SA 3.0Living in Waukegan Township, IL: what to set up and who to call
The Waukegan water system has a clean five-year EPA record, but its latest lead result, 10.0 ppb, was higher than 99% of similar systems’ (the action level is 15). Waukegan Township has a train station, North Chicago.
I’m new in town
What to set up in Waukegan Township, 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 Waukegan Township.
Power comes from Commonwealth Edison
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility, serves all of Waukegan Township. 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 Waukegan water system
The Waukegan water system supplies Waukegan Township: about 88% of residents live in its service area. North Chicago serves another 9%. It draws surface water (EPA lists Gurnee and North Chicago as sellers) and serves 87,149 people in all.
No health-based violations reported to EPA in the five years to October 2026, like 90% of the 597 systems serving 50,001–100,000 people.
The latest lead result on file, the 90th percentile of homes sampled in Jan–Dec 2026, was 10.0 ppb, below the 15 ppb action level that applied. The highest in five years was 11.0 ppb. That’s higher than 99% 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. IL0971900.
5 home internet providers serve Waukegan Township
100% of 20,854 addresses can get 100/20 Mbps; 15% can get fiber.
| Provider | Technology | Addresses | Fastest (Mbps) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | Cable, Fiber | 99% | 2,000/250 |
| AT&T | DSL, Fixed wireless, Fiber | 82% | 5,000/5,000 |
| Verizon | Fixed wireless | 57% | 1,000/75 |
| T-Mobile | Fixed wireless | 45% | 100/20 |
| E-vergent | Fixed wireless | 11% | 60/10 |
FCC National Broadband Map, as of December 2025. Availability as providers report it, not speeds people get.
LRS picks up trash in Waukegan Township
Pickup days, the drop-off and recycling in Waukegan Township, from the town’s own site.
We couldn’t find pickup days or drop-off hours. Check waukeganil.gov →
From waukeganil.gov, the town’s official site, checked Oct 22, 2026; pages dated 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.
Most of Waukegan Township (89%) is in Waukegan Community Unit School District 60; parts are in North Chicago School District 187 (11%).
Test scores and every school: see 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 Jul 2024; jurisdictions: EAC EAVS 2024. Registration rules and links: vote.gov, updated Sep 12, 2025.
Waukegan Township spans 3 ZIP codes
ZIP codes where Waukegan Township residents live, with the share of the town in each.
| ZIP | Post office name | Share of Waukegan Township | ZIP’s residents in Waukegan Township |
|---|---|---|---|
| 60085 | Waukegan, IL | 68% | 86% |
| 60087 | Waukegan, IL | 22% | 72% |
| 60064 | North Chicago, IL | 9% | 56% |
A few homes fall in 60031. 60079 is P.O. box or single-organization ZIP with no homes.
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.
Train: OpenStreetMap (© OpenStreetMap contributors). ER: CMS hospital data. Library: IMLS Public Libraries Survey, FY2024.
Questions about living in Waukegan Township
Who supplies Waukegan Township’s drinking water, and has it had violations?
The Waukegan water system (EPA ID IL0971900). It reported no health-based violations to EPA in the five years to October 2026; 90% of systems its size had none. Its latest lead 90th percentile was 10.0 ppb (Jan–Dec 2026), against a 15 ppb action level.
Who provides electricity in Waukegan Township?
Commonwealth Edison (Commonwealth Edison Co), an investor-owned utility. Its homes paid about 17.7¢ per kWh in 2025 (EIA).
What internet providers serve Waukegan Township?
Xfinity, AT&T, Verizon, T-Mobile, E-vergent (FCC, as of December 2025).
What ZIP codes are in Waukegan Township?
60085 (68%), 60087 (22%), 60064 (9%), by share of residents. Census 2020 ZIP Code Tabulation Areas.
What school district is Waukegan Township in?
Waukegan Community Unit School District 60. Parts of the city are in North Chicago School District 187.
How do I register to vote in Waukegan Township?
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 Lake 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: Waukegan Township’s own website (waukeganil.gov), read Oct 22, 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.