EV charging in Des Plaines, Illinois
The federal register lists 18 charging locations in and around Des Plaines, offering 156 ports between them. Of those, 5 sites have DC fast charging. That is the 18th highest count in Illinois.
Overview
Des Plaines, IL has 18 charging locations on the federal register, offering 156 ports between them — the 18th largest count in Illinois.
Locations here average 8.7 ports each, so a site being occupied is less likely to leave you waiting than the raw location count suggests.
7 different charging networks operate in Des Plaines, IL, which in practice means carrying more than one app or card.
The population here is 58,772 (2025 estimate).
Charging networks
| ChargePoint | 7 | 39% | |
| Tesla Destination | 4 | 22% | |
| EVgo | 2 | 8 fast | 11% |
| Ampup | 2 | 11% | |
| Tesla | 1 | 52 fast | 6% |
| Blink | 1 | 4 fast | 6% |
| BP Pulse | 1 | 40 fast | 6% |
Connector availability
how many sites list each connector| J1772 AC | 12 | 50% |
| Tesla / NACS AC or DC | 6 | 25% |
| CCS (J1772 Combo) DC fast | 4 | 17% |
| CHAdeMO DC fast | 2 | 8% |
Charging locations
| Site | Network | Ports | DC fast | Access |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Des Plaines, IL - Tesla Supercharger | Tesla | 52 | 52 | Public |
| Gigahub ORD Mannheim Road, Des Plaines, IL | BP Pulse | 40 | 40 | Public |
| Des Plaines, IL - Hertz ORD2 - Tesla Destination | Tesla Destination | 20 | Private | |
| 2138 AutoNation Honda O'Hare | Blink | 6 | 4 | Public |
| Podolsky Circle CORFAC International - Tesla Destination | Tesla Destination | 6 | Private | |
| Metropolitan Square | EVgo | 4 | 4 | Public |
| Colony Square | EVgo | 4 | 4 | Public |
| Comfort Inn O'Hare - Convention Center - Tesla Destination | Tesla Destination | 3 | Public | |
| 6133 Garage | Ampup | 3 | Private | |
| EV Station 1 EV Station 1 | ChargePoint | 2 | Public | |
| Jmm Service | ChargePoint | 2 | Public | |
| Oakton College1 Lee Center | ChargePoint | 2 | Public | |
| Siete 7 | Ampup | 2 | Private | |
| EV Station 1 EV Station 3 | ChargePoint | 2 | Public | |
| EV Station 1 EV Station 2 | ChargePoint | 2 | Public | |
| Hertz Local Edition #5360-20 - Tesla Destination | Tesla Destination | 2 | Private | |
| 1400 E. Touhy Touhy | ChargePoint | 2 | Public | |
| Cook EV Program Cc Des Plaines | ChargePoint | 2 | Public |
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About this data
Data comes from the Alternative Fuels Data Center's public station register. It covers publicly reported charging infrastructure; home chargers and unreported private installations do not appear. Port counts describe configured capacity, not live availability.