From the Skokie Fire and Police Departments: No Illegal Fireworks

From the Skokie Police Department: No Illegal Fireworks

The possession, transportation or use of illegal fireworks is a Class A misdemeanor in the State of Illinois, and the use of illegal fireworks is dangerous and can lead to serious injury.  Na...

Village of Skokie and Oakton Community College Workforce Training Scholarships

Workforce Training Initiatives Offers Free Short-Term Certificate Program at Oakton Community College

1.  The Village of Skokie Health and Human Services Department, in partnership with Oakton Community College, is offering Skokie residents seekin...

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...

Holiday Refuse, Recycling and Yard Waste Collection Schedule

Week of July 4, 2022 - Refuse, Recycling and Yard Waste Collection Schedule

 Due to the Fourth of July holiday on Monday, July 4, refuse, recycling and yard waste collection are changed for the week:

•  Monday refuse and recycling collection...

Summer = Mosquitoes and the Threat of West Nile Virus

July 1, 2022 Update: A mosquito pool in Skokie has tested positive for West Nile Virus. See important information below on how to protect you and your family! 

It’s summer, and mosquitoes are expected to be in abundance this year. The Nor...

Skokie Fire Department Career Day

Click here to see information about the July 9, 2022 Skokie Fire Department Career Day.

Take the Environmental Sustainability Plan Survey!

The Village of Skokie Wants Your Input for the Environmental Sustainability Plan!

The Village of Skokie will be developing an update to our Environmental Sustainability Plan over the next year. We have launched an on-line survey to collect input from Skoki...

Public Hearings on Pulse Dempster Line and Route 350

Public Hearings on Pulse Dempster Line and Route 250

Pace is holding virtual public hearings on the proposed implementation of the Pulse Dempster Line and changes to Route 250 – Dempster Street. 

The Pulse Dempster Line is a rapid transit bus servi...

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...

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...

2022 Property Beautification Awards - Nominations Underway!

Click here to nominate your property or one in your neighborhood for a 2022 Property Beautification Award. Businesses can be nominated, too!

Each year in late summer, the Skokie Beautification and Improvement Commission evaluates nominated propert...

Nominate Your Favorite Skokie Business for Business of the Year!

The Skokie Consumer Affairs Commission is accepting nominations for the 2022 Business of the Year. Which store, service or business provides the most outstanding service to the customer? Tell us why you love them and why they should be Business of the Yea...

Village Offers ARPA Funds to Support Residents and Businesses Impacted by COVID-19

June 8, 2022                                             ...

2022 Skokie Farmers' Market

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

The Skokie Farmers’ Market opened for the season on Sunday, June 5 and continues every Sunday through November 6 from 7:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. in the west parkin...

2022 Vehicle Sticker Sales Underway

Sale of 2022 vehicle stickers, zone parking stickers and pet licenses began on June 1, 2022. Click here for more information.

Call for Photos! Skokie Summer Scenes Photo Exhibit

Click here to see the Skokie Summer Scenes community photo exhibit.

The Skokie Fine Arts Commission is pleased to launch the 2022 Skokie Through the Lens community photography exhibit, Skokie Summer Scenes. Anyone who lives, works or plays in Skok...

New! 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 will resume its quarterly beat meetings in April 2022. All meetings begin at 6 p.m. Attendees can expec...

Skokie Police Department Safe Driving Tips Videos

The Skokie Police Department has created a series of five fun, information videos that encourage safe driving. The videos feature Skokie Police officers and there might be Oscar nominations are in their futures! The Skokie Police Department hopes the vide...

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...

Practice Heat Safety - Cooling Centers Available

Click here to print or download the list of Skokie cooling centers printed below. Click here to see information on the importance of wearing sunscreen, too!

During hot weather, residents are reminded to:

• Drink plenty of fluids
• Try to stay in the sha...

Village COVID-19 Vaccination Clinics

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

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...

Cook County and Skokie Rated High for COVID-19 Transmission

CDC Reports that Cook County now Rated at High Community Level for COVID-19 

The CDC reported on Thursday May 26 that 15 Illinois counties including Cook County are now rated at the High  Community Level for COVI...

Summer 2022 NewSkokie

Click here to see the Summer 2022 NewSkokie.

The new, quarterly NewSkokie newsletter will arrive in homes and businesses by early June, and features a fresh design and information on block parties, the 2021 Water Quality Report, interviews with Vi...

Village of Skokie FY23 Budget Provides Important Investment in the Community

The Village of Skokie’s Fiscal Year 2023 (FY23) Budget was recently approved by the Village Board after first being reviewed in detail by Village Board members during three public hearings in April 2022. According to Village Manager John Lockerby, the FY2...

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...

Recycling Monitor Tag Program

Throughout the summer, Public Works staff will be inspecting recycling toters on recycling collection day and leaving a door hanger either noting any contamination or reassuring households that their recycling is looking good. Contamination - whi...

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...

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...

Labor Strike Causes Road Construction Delays

A strike currently underway by members of the International Union of Operating Engineering Local 150 is now impacting local construction projects in Skokie, which has resulted in delays and suspension of projects that are in progress.

Projects affected inc...

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

May 16, 2022 Project Update:

Village puts Carvana project on hold pending Carvana's ability to resolve State of Illinois license suspension. See Village letter below and click here for a pdf version. Scroll down for additional project information....

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 ...