AT&T outage in Chicago, Illinois on October 2, 2026: back to normal
An AT&T outage hit fixed internet in Illinois, mostly around Chicago, from 1:02 PM to 3:07 PM on October 2, 2026. Reports are now back to their usual level.
Reports in the outage zone over 24 hours
Oct 2, 2026, 8:09 PM- Operational
- Minor
- Critical
- Typical level
- Vs. usual
- ×58
- 58 reports · 0 expected
- Duration
- 2 h 05 min
- from 1:02 PM to 3:07 PM
- Area
Data updated at 8:05 PMThis page refreshes automatically every 30 seconds.
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- Back to normal
Chicago-area AT&T outage is over
The AT&T outage that hit Illinois is over. It ran from 1:02 PM to 3:07 PM, a duration of 2 h 05 min. Chicago took most of the reports, with Wheaton, Des Plaines, Elmhurst and a few other suburbs also affected. Landline internet was the service mostly hit. Reports peaked at 1:50 PM before easing back to normal, with 57 reports in total since the start. No cause has been communicated.
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AT&T outage builds in Chicago area
An AT&T outage began at 1:02 PM in Illinois. Chicago concentrates most of the reports, with Wheaton, Des Plaines and a handful of other suburbs also affected. Landline internet is the service mostly hit, with mobile internet barely touched. In total, 33 reports have come in since the start, and no cause has been communicated.
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