City Hall will be closed Saturday, November 4, 2017.

Tune into CIC-TV

If you are a cable television subscriber, you can view the Community Information Channel (CIC-TV) on Comcast channel 19, Wide Open West channel 6 and AT&T U-verse channel 99 to learn more about city programs and events. If you do not subscribe to cable television, you can watch Committee of the Whole and City Council meetings online or check out the DVDs at Acorn Public Library.

Reminder to change your clocks back on
Sunday, November 5th at 2:00 am.

The Annual Christmas Parade and Tree Lighting Ceremony takes place on Saturday, December 2 at City Hall at 11:00 am! Sign up to participate in the Parade and Trim-A-Tree contest by November 9. Please click this link for the sign up form.

Last Branch Pick Up of the Year

Public Works offers a monthly branch pickup service to residents to help encourage pruning and trimming on private property. The last branch pick up of the year by Public Works staff is by appointment only on Tuesday, November 28th.

Please note that this is intended to assist residents with tree trimming – it is not for tree removal services. If you are removing a tree you need to contact a private tree service for the removal and disposal of branches and logs. Branches will be picked up if the following conditions are met:

Branches must be stacked in the parkway (between the sidewalk and curb) with cut ends pointing to the curb. Do not block the sidewalk or street.
Branches can be no larger than six inches in diameter.
Only branches are included in this service. Lumber and other refuse are to be disposed of by the resident.
Appointments for brush pickup may be made by contacting the Public Works Department at 708-535-4090 to place your request.

Yard Waste Pick Up Ends November 30th

Reminder to residents that yard waste pick up ends on the last week of November on your regular garbage pick up day.

Tax Advocate

The city Tax Advocate, Guy Gattone has office hours at City Hall on Tuesday and Thursdays from 9:30 am to 1 pm. Appointments can be made for Saturdays when city hall is open by calling 708-687-4050 extension 1031.

Cicero Avenue from Rt. 83 to 127th Street in Crestwood is closed until mid December for work on the bridge. There have been significant delays reported in the detour area. Please plan accordingly!

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