Tree removal in Highland Park, IL

From 2016 through 2025 the National Weather Service logged one storm report near Highland Park that mention trees, limbs or branches. It is dated September 7, 2021. The strongest wind gust recorded in them was 63 mph, estimated by the reporter.

After a storm

Source: NOAA Storm Events

About 11,760 households live in Highland Park. About three quarters of the homes are detached houses and about eight in ten occupied homes are lived in by their owners. Half the homes were built before 1962.

Before you call

Source: Census ACS 2019–2023

The nearest NOAA climate normals station, about 3 miles from Highland Park, averages 128 nights a year with a low at or below 32°F, and 54 at or below 20°F.

Ice, snow and broken limbs

Source: NOAA Climate Normals

Call the electric utility first and treat the line as live. EIA lists one electric utility with service territory in Lake County: Commonwealth Edison Co.

A tree on a power line

Source: EIA-861, 2024