Village Clerk's Office

The office of the Village Clerk provides many important services to Skokie residents. Premier among the office's programs is its election services, with its primary goal to provide the greatest convenience to voting. The Election Division of the Village Clerk's Office is responsible for all matters involving elections, and the Clerk is the local election official. Skokie residents can register to vote in the Village Clerk's Office. The Clerk's election duties include, but are not limited to voter registration and re-registration.  Receiving certain nominating petitions and processing requests for lost voter registration cards. 

Records Division
By Village code, the Village Clerk is the custodian of the Village Seal and affixes its impression on documents when required. By state statute, the Clerk is the keeper of the Village records which includes minutes and ordinances dating back to 1888.  The Records Division of the Village Clerk's Office has numerous responsibilities, including filing, distributing, publishing and providing security for legal documents such as ordinances, resolutions, proclamations, agreements and minutes of the Board of Trustees' meetings.

The Division is also involved in the verification and distribution of temporary handicapped parking placards and issuing real estate tax transfer stamps. Further, this division administers bicycle registration, the STAR bus registration process, RTA senior/disabled passes.   For sample of the Real Estate Transfer Tax form please click here.

Passports
The Village Clerk's Office is responsible for processing passports.  For more information regarding passports and the documents required to apply for a passport, please contact the Clerk's Office at 847/933-8203.

Citizen's Assistance
Citizen's Assistance is another important aspect of the Village Clerk's Office that falls under the Records Division. The Village Clerk's Office provides a Citizen's Assistance line that can help with inquiries about, and requests for, Village services. Additionally, Citizen's Assistance directs residents to other agencies and organizations that offer needed services. Referrals are often given to agencies that provide consumer, legal, transportation, health, social, employment and other services. The Citizen's Assistance number is 847/933-8480. Calls received from noon to 1:00 p.m., weekdays after 5:00 p.m. and on the weekend will be recorded on an answering machine and handled during the next business hour.

Voter Registration 
Registration hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through Friday at Skokie Village Hall, 5127 Oakton Street.  For more information please call the Clerk's Office at847/933-8203.  For information on where to vote, visit www.voterinfonet.com.  

For more information on your voting district(s),  click here. 

Village Clerk Marlene Williams

Marlene Williams has served as Village Clerk since 1981. She has been a Skokie resident for over 40 years. Ms. Williams was honored in October 1996 as the Clerk of the Year by the Municipal Clerks of Illinois and recognized by the Village of Skokie with a Proclamation declaring November 5, 1996, as "Marlene Williams Day" in the Village. The Life newspaper honored her in 1974 as the Woman of the Year. She also is a Ten Plus Gallon blood donor. Ms. Williams currently serves as Membership Chairman of the Municipal Clerks of Illinois, is a past President of the Municipal Clerks of North and Northwest Cook County and past Chairman of Municipal Clerks of Illinois Institute Training Committee (appointed by the governor). In 1998, Ms. Williams received the Quill Award honoring her as member of the year from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks. She is a past PTA President of School District 73.5, past President of the Skokie Valley Kiwanis Club and a current Board Member, a member of the NorthShore University HealthSystem Women's Board, a charter member of the Athenian Leadership Society. Ms. Williams has two children, three grandchildren and a great granddaughter.