2138 AutoNation Honda O'Hare

Of its 6 ports, 4 are DC fast and 2 are Level 2. DC fast ports deliver direct current straight to the battery and are the ones used for quick stops on longer trips. Level 2 ports are 240-volt AC chargers, typically used where a car is parked for an hour or more. That is about 75% above the Illinois average of 3.4 ports per station. The registry lists 2 connector types: J1772, the standard Level 1/2 AC connector; CCS, Combined Charging System — the J1772-based DC fast connector.

Des Plaines has 17 charging stations in the DOE registry with 152 ports, the 19th-most of 333 cities and towns in Illinois. 2138 AutoNation Honda O'Hare accounts for 4% of the charging ports in Des Plaines. It is the only Blink station in Des Plaines. Statewide, Illinois has 2,056 stations and 7,047 ports, the 14th-largest station count of the 51 states and DC. The biggest station in Illinois, Hanover Park Il Sdc in Hanover Park, has 110 ports.

Blink Charging's public network — largely Level 2. Blink operates 6,186 stations in the registry across 52 states, with 2,086 DC fast and 21,012 Level 2 ports in total. 173 of those stations are in Illinois, 8% of the state's 2,056.

“Available” means the station is open and in service according to the DOE registry. Its access code is public, meaning it is listed as open to any driver. It opened on Sep 6, 2023, one of 220 stations in Illinois with a 2023 open date. The station's record was last updated at the source on Oct 12, 2026.