Are all streets in the Village under Village jurisdiction?

No. The following is a list of streets showing which jurisdiction they belong to: Skokie, Cook County or Illinois Department of Transportation, (IDOT).

Skokie is responsible for the following streets:

  • All side streets in Skokie as well as all alleys
  • Gross Point Road (Main Street to Church Street)
  • Howard Street (New Gross Point Road to East border)
  • Main Street (border to border)
  • Niles Center Road (Lincoln Avenue to Main Street)
  • Niles Center Road (Dempster Street to Skokie Boulevard)
  • Oakton Street (from Long Avenue to Skokie Boulevard)
  • Woods Drive (Golf Road to Old Orchard Road)

Cook County Highway Department is responsible for:*

  • Church Street (Linder Avenue to Gross Point Road)
  • Crawford Avenue (Jarvis Avenue to Golf Road)
  • Frontage Roads
  • Harms Road (Old Orchard Road to North border)
  • Lockwood Avenue (Old Orchard Road to Central Avenue)
  • Lorel Avenue (9500 block)
  • Oakton Street (Skokie Boulevard to McCormick Boulevard)
  • Old Orchard Road (Harms Road to Gross Point Road)
  • Old Orchard Road (Gross Point Road to Crawford Avenue) - maintained by Evanston

The Illinois Department of Transportation is responsible for:*

  • Church Street (Gross Point Road to McCormick Boulevard)
  • Crawford Avenue (Golf Road to Old Orchard Road)
  • Dempster Street (East to West border) - maintained by Skokie
  • Gross Point Road (Church Street to Old Orchard Road)
  • Golf Road (West border to McCormick Boulevard)
  • Gross Point Road (New Gross Point Road to Oakton Street)
  • Howard Street (Lehigh to New Gross Point Road)
  • Lincoln Avenue (Linder Avenue to Jarvis Avenue)
  • McCormick Boulevard (Touhy Avenue to Golf Road)
  • New Gross Point Road (Howard Street to Gross Point Road)
  • Niles Center Road (Main Street to Dempster Street)
  • Niles Center Road (Skokie Boulevard to Church Street)
  • Niles Center Road/Carpenter (Pratt Avenue to Lincoln Avenue)
  • Oakton Street (Lehigh to Gross Point Road)
  • Skokie Boulevard (Jarvis Avenue to Central Avenue)
  • Touhy Avenue (West border to Edens at Lamon Avenue)
  • Touhy Avenue (Hamlin Avenue to East border)

*These streets are exempt from the Village's Alternate Side Parking Program.

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1. When does the Village plow my street? Sidewalk? Alley?
2. What should I do with my car if it is parking on the street while I'm on vacation or at work and it snows?
3. Can I park on either side of the street once the street is plowed?
4. My vehicle was towed due to a violation of the alternate-side parking program. Where can I pick it up?
5. Why is snow pushed into my driveway by snowplows?
6. Every time a snowplow comes down my alley, it plows the snow up against my garage and I have to shovel out. Why does this happen?
7. I have a serious medical condition. Can you plow my street first in case there is an emergency and an ambulance needs to get through?
8. My garbage has not been picked up yet, even though it's my regular collection day. When will it be picked up?
9. Are all streets in the Village under Village jurisdiction?
10. Are there streets that are exempt from snow parking provisions?