June 13, 2026 Update from the Mayor

Power Restoration Update

As of Saturday morning, ComEd has restored power to 2,596 customers in Hickory Hills. We are advised that electric crews are assigned to outages throughout town, including the downed power poles on 89th Street, just east of 88th Avenue. The City continues its regular communication with ComEd representatives. About 70% of Hickory Hills remains without power (including my home), but ComEd now also has contractors from out of state also working to restore service. More than 650,000 customers across the territory have been impacted.

Hickory Hills Public Works continues to work to clear the streets of debris and maintain regular municipal operations. We appreciate everyone’s patience and remind you to be careful with your own debris removal on your property. Public Works will remove loose and hanging branches from parkway trees. Parkway trees damaged, but still standing will be assessed at a later date since focus for now is to remove any risky situations.

Our water system remains operational and the water is safe to drink. We of course would have let you know if that was not the case. However, due to the widespread power outage, both in Hickory Hills and surrounding communities, we would ask you to limit your water usage to avoid potential sewer backups. We simply ask that you consider taking a shorter shower, delay sprinkling the lawn and flush toilets less when liquid waste.

Tree and Limb Removal from Private Property

It is strongly recommended that you do not pay cash upfront to a tree service and that you do your homework to confirm that the service is reputable and can be trusted. The tree service should provide you a written quote, you should be asked to accept and then you should not pay until after the work is completed. Should you retain a tree contractor to perform your tree clearing work, please be sure that tree and debris removal is included in the quoted price.

Finally, please do not remove or drive around temporary cones or barricades in the streets because they are in place due to an identified hazard.

Mayor Mike