Internet Service Providers in Illinois
Illinois Internet Coverage & Availability in 2026
Illinois Internet Facts in 2026
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Illinois currently ranks 15th among states in BroadbandNow’s annual rankings of internet coverage, speed and availability.
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This means that roughly one in ten Illinois residents are not able to purchase an internet plan of at least 25Mbps download and 3Mbps upload.
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This means that nearly two in ten residents are not able to purchase broadband at a price of $60/month or less (excluding promotions and government programs).
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This means that ten in ten residents are unable to purchase a fiber internet plan.
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The U.S. has more than 2,911 internet service providers, with most covering very small areas. It is worth searching by zip code to see who is available in your town.
At BroadbandNow, we advocate for a definition of broadband internet to be at least 100Mbps, as opposed to the FCC definition of 25Mbps, which would be considered slow for many internet-intensive activities.
Internet Availability by County
Illinois, with 88.1% of people having access to 1G broadband, ranked 7th among all states.
Internet Coverage by Demographic in Illinois
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic (includes broadband and non-broadband packages)
Percentage of households with and without any type of internet access
- With: 86%
- Without: 14%
Type of internet connection
- Dialup only: <1%
- Broadband of any type: 86%
- Cellular data only: 12%
- Satellite: 6%
Individuals or households with no internet access by characteristic
- <18: 4%
- 18-64: 5%
- 65+ adults: 8%
- <$20,000: 37%
- $20,000-$74,999: 17%
- $75,000+: 4%
- Black: 8%
- Native American/Alaska Native: 5%
- Asian: 3%
- Mixed race: 5%
- Hispanic or Latino: 7%
- White: 5%
- Employed: 5%
- Unemployed: 8%
- Less than high school: 11%
- Some college or associate degree: 7%
- Bachelor’s degree: 3%
| Provider | Max. Download Speed | Connection | Availability | Rating | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xfinity | 2 Gbps | Cable | 78.2% | View Plans | |
| T-Mobile 5G Home Internet | 2 Gbps | Fixed Wireless, Fiber | 71.6% | View Plans | |
| Mint Mobile | 415 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 64.7% | View Plans | |
| XNET WiFi | 2 Gbps | Fixed Wireless | 61.1% | View Plans | |
| AT&T Internet | 5 Gbps | DSL, Fixed Wireless, Fiber | 48.8% | View Plans | |
| Verizon 5G Home Internet | 300 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 34.4% | View Plans | |
| Astound Broadband | 1.5 Gbps | Cable | 21.7% | View Plans | |
| UScellular | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 10.1% | View Plans | |
| Rise Broadband | 400 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 8.6% | View Plans | |
| Astound Broadband | 2 Gbps | Fiber | 7.8% | View Plans | |
| Frontier | 7 Gbps | DSL, Fiber | 7.0% | View Plans | |
| Mediacom | 1 Gbps | Cable, Fixed Wireless | 6.5% | View Plans | |
| EarthLink | 5 Gbps | DSL, Fiber | 5.9% | View Plans | |
| Metronet | 5.12 Gbps | Fiber | 5.2% | View Plans | |
| Spectrum | 2 Gbps | Cable | 4.8% | View Plans | |
| i3 Broadband | 8 Gbps | Fiber | 4.2% | View Plans | |
| WATCH Communications | 400 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 4.1% | View Plans | |
| Wisper ISP | 800 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 3.9% | View Plans | |
| Nextlink Internet | 1 Gbps | Fixed Wireless | 3.7% | View Plans | |
| Bertram Internet | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 2.3% | View Plans | |
| Sparklight | 1 Gbps | Cable | 1.9% | View Plans | |
| Metro Communications | 5 Gbps | Fiber | 1.7% | View Plans | |
| Clearwave Fiber | 8 Gbps | Fiber | 1.6% | View Plans | |
| GigFire | 150 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 1.6% | View Plans | |
| Ezee Fiber | 8 Gbps | Fiber | 1.5% | View Plans | |
| E-Vergent Wireless | 2 Gbps | Fixed Wireless | 1.3% | View Plans | |
| Pavlov Media | 8 Gbps | Fiber | 1.1% | View Plans | |
| ClearSKY Systems | 25 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 1.0% | View Plans | |
| Surf Internet | 8 Gbps | Fiber | 0.8% | View Plans | |
| Fox Valley Internet | 300 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.8% | View Plans | |
| Geneseo Communications | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.6% | View Plans | |
| Consolidated Communications | 2 Gbps | DSL, Fiber | 0.6% | View Plans | |
| Royell Communications | 25 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.6% | View Plans | |
| Surf Internet | 25 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.6% | View Plans | |
| JCWIFI | 200 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| DNA Communications | 150 Mbps | DSL | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| Brightspeed | 940 Mbps | DSL, Fiber | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| CASSCOMM | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| Blast Communications | 300 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.5% | View Plans | |
| CTI Fiber | 2 Gbps | Fiber | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| Illinois Net | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| Wabash Communications | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.4% | View Plans | |
| Mid Century Telephone Cooperative | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| Harrisonville Telephone Company | 100 Mbps | DSL | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| Futiva | 1 Gbps | Fiber | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| ProTek Comunications | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| KNR Wireless | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| 4SIWI | 100 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| Logonix | 90 Mbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.3% | View Plans | |
| MR Systems Wireless | 1 Gbps | Fixed Wireless | 0.2% | View Plans |
Internet Providers By City in Illinois
| Addison | 99.6% | 21 providers |
| Algonquin | 99.9% | 20 providers |
| Alsip | 99.9% | 18 providers |
| Alton | 97.5% | 15 providers |
| Antioch | 99.5% | 13 providers |
| Arlington Heights | 99.6% | 27 providers |
| Aurora | 99.8% | 29 providers |
| Barrington | 99.7% | 21 providers |
| Bartlett | 99.5% | 15 providers |
| Batavia | 99.6% | 20 providers |
| Belleville | 98.2% | 21 providers |
| Bellwood | 99.9% | 17 providers |
| Belvidere | 98.2% | 16 providers |
| Bensenville | 97.8% | 26 providers |
| Berwyn | 99.8% | 16 providers |
| Bloomingdale | 98.0% | 25 providers |
| Bloomington | 97.2% | 24 providers |
| Blue Island | 99.3% | 15 providers |
| Bolingbrook | 100.0% | 26 providers |
| Bourbonnais | 92.7% | 21 providers |
| Bridgeview | 99.8% | 22 providers |
| Brookfield | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Buffalo Grove | 99.5% | 24 providers |
| Burbank | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Calumet City | 99.9% | 18 providers |
| Canton | 93.5% | 20 providers |
| Carbondale | 86.9% | 22 providers |
| Carol Stream | 99.9% | 23 providers |
| Carpentersville | 99.7% | 19 providers |
| Cary | 99.9% | 15 providers |
| Centralia | 77.6% | 20 providers |
| Champaign | 92.5% | 26 providers |
| Charleston | 89.3% | 13 providers |
| Chatham | 97.7% | 16 providers |
| Chicago | 99.0% | 74 providers |
| Chicago Heights | 100.0% | 14 providers |
| Chicago Ridge | 99.7% | 18 providers |
| Cicero | 99.6% | 19 providers |
| Collinsville | 98.2% | 20 providers |
| Columbia | 98.6% | 16 providers |
| Country Club Hills | 99.9% | 14 providers |
| Crest Hill | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Crete | 91.9% | 16 providers |
| Crystal Lake | 99.9% | 21 providers |
| Danville | 91.6% | 22 providers |
| Darien | 99.5% | 19 providers |
| Decatur | 97.3% | 22 providers |
| Deerfield | 96.9% | 23 providers |
| Dekalb | 90.3% | 22 providers |
| Des Plaines | 97.5% | 24 providers |
| Dixon | 84.3% | 14 providers |
| Dolton | 100.0% | 12 providers |
| Downers Grove | 99.9% | 28 providers |
| Dundee | 99.8% | 18 providers |
| East Moline | 99.3% | 18 providers |
| East Peoria | 99.5% | 20 providers |
| East Saint Louis | 97.8% | 21 providers |
| Edwardsville | 88.0% | 23 providers |
| Effingham | 97.6% | 18 providers |
| Elgin | 99.2% | 21 providers |
| Elk Grove Village | 99.4% | 24 providers |
| Elmhurst | 98.0% | 19 providers |
| Elmwood Park | 99.8% | 16 providers |
| Evanston | 93.6% | 23 providers |
| Evergreen Park | 99.9% | 17 providers |
| Fairview Heights | 99.7% | 20 providers |
| Forest Park | 98.7% | 23 providers |
| Frankfort | 99.7% | 16 providers |
| Franklin Park | 99.1% | 29 providers |
| Freeport | 95.4% | 19 providers |
| Galesburg | 96.0% | 20 providers |
| Geneva | 99.7% | 23 providers |
| Glen Carbon | 99.2% | 18 providers |
| Glen Ellyn | 99.7% | 20 providers |
| Glendale Heights | 99.8% | 21 providers |
| Glenview | 98.5% | 20 providers |
| Godfrey | 92.8% | 17 providers |
| Granite City | 98.7% | 14 providers |
| Grayslake | 99.4% | 17 providers |
| Gurnee | 99.9% | 26 providers |
| Hampshire | 90.8% | 21 providers |
| Hanover Park | 99.9% | 17 providers |
| Harvey | 99.7% | 15 providers |
| Harwood Heights | 100.0% | 22 providers |
| Hazel Crest | 100.0% | 16 providers |
| Hickory Hills | 100.0% | 19 providers |
| Highland | 97.8% | 19 providers |
| Highland Park | 97.7% | 17 providers |
| Hinsdale | 100.0% | 18 providers |
| Hoffman Estates | 99.9% | 22 providers |
| Homer Glen | 99.9% | 13 providers |
| Homewood | 100.0% | 18 providers |
| Huntley | 99.5% | 20 providers |
| Jacksonville | 98.7% | 19 providers |
| Joliet | 99.8% | 31 providers |
| Justice | 98.6% | 14 providers |
| Kankakee | 96.0% | 17 providers |
| La Grange | 99.7% | 25 providers |
| Lake Forest | 94.5% | 23 providers |
| Lake In The Hills | 99.9% | 15 providers |
| Lake Villa | 99.9% | 19 providers |
| Lake Zurich | 99.8% | 19 providers |
| Lansing | 99.9% | 16 providers |
| Lemont | 99.6% | 14 providers |
| Libertyville | 99.3% | 24 providers |
| Lincoln | 93.4% | 15 providers |
| Lisle | 99.3% | 23 providers |
| Lockport | 99.8% | 15 providers |
| Lombard | 99.6% | 27 providers |
| Loves Park | 99.6% | 21 providers |
| Machesney Park | 99.7% | 21 providers |
| Macomb | 86.8% | 19 providers |
| Mahomet | 96.1% | 15 providers |
| Marion | 88.8% | 18 providers |
| Matteson | 99.9% | 19 providers |
| Mattoon | 94.4% | 13 providers |
| Maywood | 99.6% | 19 providers |
| Mchenry | 99.7% | 25 providers |
| Melrose Park | 99.9% | 25 providers |
| Midlothian | 100.0% | 17 providers |
| Minooka | 91.2% | 20 providers |
| Mokena | 99.9% | 15 providers |
| Moline | 99.8% | 18 providers |
| Montgomery | 99.9% | 25 providers |
| Morris | 90.5% | 20 providers |
| Morton | 97.8% | 20 providers |
| Morton Grove | 100.0% | 20 providers |
| Mount Prospect | 99.7% | 21 providers |
| Mount Vernon | 84.7% | 20 providers |
| Mundelein | 99.9% | 18 providers |
| Murphysboro | 92.8% | 15 providers |
| Naperville | 99.5% | 31 providers |
| New Lenox | 98.5% | 18 providers |
| Niles | 99.8% | 24 providers |
| Normal | 84.8% | 20 providers |
| North Aurora | 99.8% | 21 providers |
| North Chicago | 97.2% | 14 providers |
| Northbrook | 99.8% | 26 providers |
| O Fallon | 99.3% | 18 providers |
| Oak Forest | 100.0% | 18 providers |
| Oak Lawn | 100.0% | 15 providers |
| Oak Park | 100.0% | 22 providers |
| Orland Park | 99.9% | 19 providers |
| Oswego | 99.2% | 22 providers |
| Ottawa | 98.1% | 16 providers |
| Palatine | 100.0% | 23 providers |
| Palos Heights | 100.0% | 16 providers |
| Palos Hills | 99.5% | 17 providers |
| Park Forest | 100.0% | 17 providers |
| Park Ridge | 99.6% | 19 providers |
| Pekin | 98.4% | 16 providers |
| Peoria | 97.2% | 32 providers |
| Plainfield | 99.8% | 25 providers |
| Prospect Heights | 99.9% | 16 providers |
| Quincy | 98.3% | 18 providers |
| Riverdale | 96.7% | 16 providers |
| Riverside | 99.9% | 16 providers |
| Rochelle | 92.7% | 16 providers |
| Rock Island | 95.3% | 21 providers |
| Rockford | 98.5% | 30 providers |
| Rolling Meadows | 99.9% | 21 providers |
| Romeoville | 98.9% | 23 providers |
| Roscoe | 98.8% | 20 providers |
| Roselle | 99.8% | 19 providers |
| Round Lake | 100.0% | 16 providers |
| Saint Charles | 99.8% | 23 providers |
| Schaumburg | 99.6% | 34 providers |
| Shorewood | 99.5% | 21 providers |
| Skokie | 99.9% | 23 providers |
| South Elgin | 99.9% | 21 providers |
| South Holland | 99.9% | 16 providers |
| Springfield | 98.7% | 36 providers |
| Sterling | 92.0% | 16 providers |
| Streamwood | 100.0% | 13 providers |
| Streator | 92.9% | 19 providers |
| Sycamore | 96.9% | 19 providers |
| Taylorville | 81.3% | 13 providers |
| Tinley Park | 99.9% | 22 providers |
| Troy | 97.8% | 14 providers |
| Urbana | 84.2% | 25 providers |
| Vernon Hills | 99.7% | 25 providers |
| Villa Park | 99.7% | 19 providers |
| Washington | 99.5% | 19 providers |
| Waterloo | 92.9% | 17 providers |
| Wauconda | 100.0% | 18 providers |
| Waukegan | 99.6% | 19 providers |
| West Chicago | 99.4% | 16 providers |
| Westchester | 100.0% | 18 providers |
| Westmont | 99.9% | 19 providers |
| Wheaton | 97.3% | 26 providers |
| Wheeling | 99.7% | 18 providers |
| Willowbrook | 99.5% | 24 providers |
| Wilmette | 99.9% | 16 providers |
| Winnetka | 99.3% | 16 providers |
| Wood Dale | 99.7% | 24 providers |
| Woodridge | 97.7% | 23 providers |
| Woodstock | 96.7% | 20 providers |
| Yorkville | 96.9% | 21 providers |
| Zion | 99.2% | 13 providers |