Garbage is picked up every Tuesday. The only time this changes is, if the scavenger service observes a holiday that falls on Monday. In that case, our garbage will be picked up on Wednesday. The following holidays are observed by our scavenger service:
- New Years Day
- Memorial Day
- Independence Day (Fourth of July)
- Labor Day
- Thanksgiving Day
- Christmas Day
Every home is allowed to place out (1) one large item per week for pick up. Please adhere to this rule. These items consist of old furniture, mattresses, couches, etc. Items such as refrigerators, washers and dryers, hot water tanks, TV’s and microwaves can be placed out for scrap trucks to pick up. These individuals who scrap usually picked up these items early. Please do not place your garbage out for pickup before Monday evening. Citations will be issued for those citizens who disregard this requirement.
All citizens should have received a garbage totter, (large garbage can), which will hold large amounts of garbage. If you have not received a garbage totter, please contact the Village Hall at 708-331-2636.
Citizens are encouraged to dispose of tree limbs, branches and shrubbery by cutting them into lengths no longer than 4 feet, tying and bundling, and placing them out with your regular garbage. All residents are required to obtain a dumpster for disposing of construction material.
All contractors performing construction work in the Village are required to have a building permit. If the homeowner is performing work he/she too, must apply for a permit and let the building inspector make a decision as to whether a permit is required. Some contractors have had their licenses revoked by the State of Illinois due to complaints being filed with the Better Business Association. If the contractor has been issued a citation and is not allowed to work in the Sate of Illinois, the Attorney General files those complaints with the Village and therefore the Village can pass that information along to its citizens.