Construction to Begin for Downtown Skokie Homewood Suites by Hilton Hotel and Conference Center

Construction of the Skokie Homewood Suites and Conference Center by Hilton is a transformative opportunity to build and create a great opportunity in the heart of Downtown Skokie. Two hotel market feasibility studies validated that there is demand for thi...

Demolition Well Underway at 4930 Oakton Street to Clear the Site for Hotel Construction

Demolition of the former Sanford Brown building located at 4930 Oakton continues to accelerate.  As of  August 15, most of the structure has been removed with the site to be fully cleared of debris by August 31, 2022. The demolition work...

Westfield Old Orchard Center Business District and Redevelopment Agreement Approved

Village Statement on Possible Westfield Old Orchard Sale

During the recent creation of the Westfield Old Orchard Business District, the possibility of mall ownership changes or joint ventures were contemplated and addressed by Village leaders in the agreement between the Village of Skokie and Westfield Old Orch...

New Mixed-Use Project Approved at 3300 Dempster Street

Construction is expected to begin later this year on a new 23 unit mixed-use residential building located at 3300 Dempster Street.  Overall the building will be four stories tall along Dempster Street (on the south) with a set back of ha...

Find Your New Home at Highpoint at 8000 North!

Skokie Welcomes Asylum Seeking Families

In recent days, approximately 35 asylum-seeking families, largely from Venezuela, arrived in Skokie and are temporarily staying at a location in the community. These families, which include many children, arrived in Skokie as part of a cooperative program...

New Mixed-Use Development Approved

The Skokie Village Board recently approved a new, two-phase, mixed-use development in the 7200 block of Linder Avenue at Touhy Avenue across from the Village Crossing shopping center. The proposed development will be located on a 6.2-acre, largely vacant ...

Please Take the Skokie Community Health Survey!

Skokie Community Health Survey – Your Health – Your Community- Your Voice

Skokie’s Community Health Survey helps the Health and Human Services Department gain insight into factors that may impact the community's curre...

Draft Environmental Sustainability Plan Available for Review and Comment

Click here to review and comment on the draft Skokie Environmental Sustainability Plan by October 17, 2022.

Click here to see a short video on using the online review and comment portal.

Development of the Skokie Environmental Sustainabili...

Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot Program

The application period for the Cook County Promise Guaranteed Income Pilot Program is open from Thursday, October 6 until Friday, October 21, 2022. Through a countywide lottery, 3,250 eligible individuals will be selected to receive $500 per month for 24 ...

Get Your Flu Shot!

This year, the Skokie Health and Human Services Department (HHS) will offer flu shots to Skokie residents ages four and older at Oakton Park, 4701 Oakton Street.

Click here to make an appointment. 

• Clinics will be held on the following dat...

Village COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics

Updated September 23, 2022

Click here for up-to-date information on COVID-19 vaccines and Skokie-area vaccine providers.

This fall, everyone who is eligible should get a bivalent COVID-19 booster. And, really, that’s all you need to know:...

Leaf Collection Begins on October 17

On Monday, October 17, the Skokie Public Works Department begins leaf collection that continues through early December, weather permitting. Instead of bagging leaves into landscape bags, residents may rake leaves into the street next to the curb in front ...

November 8, 2022 Illinois Gubernatorial General Election Early Voting

Below are the early voting dates and times at the Skokie Courthouse, 5600 Old Orchard Road, Skokie for the November 8, 2022 Illinois Gubernatorial General Election. Please note that there is no early voting at Skokie Village Hall:

Click here for a...

Celebrate National Hispanic Heritage Month

National Hispanic Heritage Month takes place from September 15 to October 15 each year. The Library of Congress, National Archives and Records Administration, National Endowment for the Humanities, National Gallery of Art, National Park Service, Smithsoni...

September is Pain Awareness Month

Pain, whether acute or chronic, can be devastating and is unfortunately an everyday reality for many people that affects their quality of life. Acute pain generally lasts less than four weeks and chronic pain lasts longer than three months, it may be ongo...

September is Suicide Prevention Month

September is Suicide Prevention Month

In recognition of Suicide Prevention Month, Skokie Health and Human Services staff are here to guide community members with information about area resources to help with education, and access to support services, to he...

September is National Preparedness Month

September is National Preparedness month - take steps today to make sure you and your family are prepared for whatever emergency might arise! Mayor Van Dusen shows some of his family's emergency kit items, including treats for Skokie's f...

2022 Assist-A-Family Campaign

Donate to the 2022 Assist-A-Family Campaign!

Please consider supporting Skokie’s 2022 Assist-A-Family Program (AAF) campaign.  Annually, the community’s generosity helps fund the AAF program, which includes both the annual wint...

Artistic Excellence Award Nominations Invited

See the online, interactive Artistic Excellence Award nomination form.

The Skokie Fine Arts Commission invites individual and group nominations for the 2022 Skokie Award for Artistic Excellence. The award will be given to one individual and one group who h...

Medicare 101 Presentations

Medicare 101Thursdays, September 22, October 13, and November 171 to 2 p.m.Oakton Community Center4701 Oakton Street, SkokieRegister at 847/674-1500

Are you new to Medicare or close to your enrollment date? Are you a long-time Medicare beneficiary, but fin...

Rat Control in Skokie

The Skokie Health and Human Services Department (HHS) manages a comprehensive Rat Control Program that includes surveying properties, treating properties with rodenticide and public education.  This summer, Skokie has seen an increase in rat acti...

Summer = Mosquitoes and the Threat of West Nile Virus

September 2022 Update: The Illinois Department of Public Health has confirmed the first human death of West Nile virus (WNV) reported in Illinois for 2022. See important information below on how to protect you and your family! 

The Norths...

Fall 2022 NewSkokie

Click here to see the Fall 2022 edition of NewSkokie.

The Fall 2022 edition of NewSkokie features information about firearms safety, development of the Environmental Sustainability Plan, the FY23 Budget, fall 2022 flu shot clinics, Halloween trick...

2022 Skokie Farmers' Market

Click here to subscribe to the Skokie Farmers' Market weekly email!

NOTE: On Sunday, August 28, 2022, the Skokie Farmers' Market will move to the west parking lot at the Skokie Public Library, 5215 Oakton Street. The market will ...

Firearms Safety Information

Firearms Safety Information

Skokie Police Department Quarterly Beat Meetings

Attend Your Quarterly Skokie Police Beat Meeting!Click here for a meeting schedule, beat map and more information.

The Skokie Police Department (SPD) will resume its quarterly beat meetings in October 2022. All meetings begin at 6 p.m. Attendees c...

New CDC COVID-19 Guidance

On Thursday August 11, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) released several new guidance documents relating to COVID-19, including:

• Summary of Guidance for Minimizing the Impact of COVID-19 on Individual Persons, Communities, and ...

Check Your COVID-19 Vaccination Record Online

Vax Verify

The Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)  launched a new immunization portal, Vax Verify on August 11, 2021, that allows Illinois residents 18 years and older to check their COVID-19 vaccination record.

Access the Vax Verify porta...

Getting Therapeutic Medication for COVID-19

Getting Medications (Therapeutics) for COVID-19

For people who are more likely to get very sick from COVID-19 infection, medications or “therapeutics” are available that can reduce your chances of severe illness and death.  Med...

Monkeypox Information

Click here for information on the free monkeypox vaccination clinic on Saturday, August 27, 2022, 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Erie Humboldt Park Health Center. Click here to see the vaccination clinic information in Spanish.

Monkeypox is a r...

Lead Hazard Reduction Grant Program

Planning to Renovate Your Home Soon?  Cook County Offering Qualified Skokie Home Owners No-Cost (Free) Funding to Help with Home Renovations

Skokie single-family and multi-family property owners that will be renovating housing built before 1978, w...

Village of Skokie 2021 Water Quality Report

Click here to see the Village of Skokie 2021 Water Quality Report that provides details and data on the high quality of the Village's drinking water. During 2021, there no treatment, monitoring or reporting violations in the reporting period, and every su...

Access Village Services Online and by Phone

The Village encourages patrons to conduct Village business online or over the telephone. 

Nearly all Village services can be completed online via the Village’s website at www.skokie.org and requests can be submitted through the Access Skokie app o...

Multi-Lingual Village Information Sheets

The Village recently updated an information sheet that provides concise, important program/service information and contacts for each department. See the Village information sheet in English. 

Using data from the 2019 survey of Skokie school studen...

FY2023 Budget in Brief

In summer 2022, the Village Board approved the Village's Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Budget after first reviewing the proposed budget in detail during three public hearings in April 2022.

The Village of Skokie Budget in Brief summarizes the budget for...

Yard Waste Collection

Yard Waste Collection Resumes on April 6, 2022

Yard waste collection season spans from the beginning of April through November, with collections always conducted on Wednesday. Yard waste should be set out by 7 a.m. in the same place that refuse and recycli...

Textile Recycling Program Update

Pre-Scheduled Pickup Now Required for Textile Recycling

Skokie residents must now schedule a textile pickup through Simple Recycling. Pickups will no longer occur automatically on your recycling day but only upon request. Pre-scheduled pickups are more env...

Smart911 Emergency Notification System

Register for the New Village of Skokie Smart911 Emergency Notification SystemBeginning in February 2022, Alerts powered by Smart911 is the official emergency notification system used by the Village of Skokie to communicate by phone with Skokie residents a...

Save on Energy Costs With ComEd Energy Efficiency Program

Through the ComEd Energy Efficiency Program, over 1,800 Skokie ComEd customers saved $343,500 in energy costs during 2021. These savings are the equivalent of powering 500 homes for one year or planting 2,700 acres of trees. Click here to see more informa...

FCC Affordable Connectivity Program

From the Village's Telecommunications and Technology Commission:

The Affordable Connectivity Program is a Federal Communications Commission program that helps connect families and households struggling to afford internet service. This new benefit ...

Watch Out for Coyotes!

.See information on coyote management from the Chicago Animal Care and Control Coyote Management and Coexistence Plan.

Coyotes pose a problem throughout the United States. These predatory animals have adapted to urban landscapes in addition to their native...

Oakton Street Lane Closures East of Skokie Boulevard

Beginning Tuesday, September 27, intermittent lane closures will occur on Oakton Street between Skokie Boulevard and Kolmar Avenue from 7 a.m. and 3:30 p.m., Monday through Friday, for a Cook County Highway Department roadway patching project. The project...

Oakton Street Resurfacing Project

Old Orchard Road Lane Closures Continue Through October

Click here for a printable pdf version of this flier. 

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IDOT Triangle Project

The Illinois Department of Transportation is realigning the intersections of Dempster Street and Skokie Boulevard, Dempster Street and Niles Center Road and the intersection of Niles Center Road and Skokie Boulevard. The work consists of new traffic signa...

Road Construction Maps and Information

Road construction is starting up again for the season and includes street resurfacing as well as other projects, such as sewer and water main repairs. The Village resurfaces an average of seven miles of streets each year, with other scheduled projects to ...

Pace Bus Route Changes in Downtown Skokie

Due to a new building development, the following bus stop change will be in effect on Monday, May 16, 2022 through December, 2023  (or completion):  

• Oakton at Niles Ave. - Westbound, nearside – Temporary elimination&...

Carvana Development Information

July 25, 2022 Update - Although development of a Carvana car dealership in Skokie received approval earlier this year, ground has not been broken and the project is currently on hold while Carvana works to resolve its legal issues with the State of Illino...

Hilton Hotel Development Update

Construction equipment and fencing for the new Downtown Skokie Homewood Suites by Hilton are now in place at 4930 Oakton Street. Interior demolition work is underway, and exterior demolition expected to begin in mid-July, with construction of the...

Highpoint at 8000 North

Leasing is well underway at Skokie's newest luxury residences, Highpoint at 8000 North on the northwest corner of Oakton Street and Lincoln Avenue. Designed by famed architect Lucien LaGrange, the property is home to 153 apartment homes with the ...