CodeRED

The Village has developed an emergency telephone notification system to contact residents and businesses quickly in the case of an emergency.

Access Skokie

Access Skokie is an online and mobile issue reporting and service request system for the Village of Skokie.

Peru in Skokie

The Skokie Public Arts Advisory Committee recently commissioned a mural by Peru143 at North Branch Yoga in Downtown Skokie.

Census Day is April 1, 2020!

The Village is supporting the Census 2020 effort to “Count Everyone Once, Only Once, and in the Right Place” by focusing its efforts on historically hard-to-count populations that were identified by Skokie-specific data from previous c...

January/February NewSkokie

The latest edition of NewSkokie includes information on the 2020 Census; Coming Together 2020, "Journeys to Niles Township"; details on the November 10, 2019 Skokie Community Forum; an application to serve on one of the Village's volunteer advis...

Fair Housing Meeting on January 21

Do you struggle to pay your rent? Has a landlord ever discriminated against you? Have you ever had to "couch surf" or double-up with relatives or friends? Have you ever been homeless? The Village of Skokie is participating in a Cook County-led r...

Collective Resource Offers Curbside Food Scrap Collection

At the December 16, 2019 Village Board meeting, Village officials approved a franchise agreement for a residential and commercial food scrap program that, beginning January 1, 2020, will be offered to Skokie residents by Collective Resource of Evanston. &...

Pace Holding Public Hearings

See more information on Pace’s North Shore Coordination Plan.

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Free Clinic to Reduce Your Phone, Gas and Electricity Bill on February 11

Free Clinic to Reduce Your Phone, Gas and Electricity Bill

The event is scheduled for Tuesday, Feburary 11, 2020 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Skokie Village Hall, 5127 Oakton Street.

The Skokie Telecommunications and Technology (STAT) Commission with the su...

ComEd Tree Trimming Activity

Commonwealth Edison (ComEd) has informed the Village of Skokie that over the next few months, crews will perform vegetation management activities on distribution circuits and wiring throughout Skokie. ComEd says that they have notified any affected custom...

Bored Kids at Home? Bring them to Skokie!

From Ignite Gaming to MassVR, the Exploratorium, Altitude Trampoline Park, the Skokie Heritage Museum and more, Skokie has attractions for children of all ages. Check out Skokie's list of Activities for Kids & Families!

Check out one of Skokie's great ...

Skokie Neighbor Profiles - Nominations, Please!

At the November 10, 2019 Skokie Community Forum, numerous comments were made about fostering good neighbor relationships, and how doing so strengthens neighborhoods. Among the suggestions made at the forum was the idea to collect and publish stories of go...

Skokie Community Forum II Summary Report

Read the Summary Report from the November 10, 2019 Skokie Community Forum II.

On November 10, 2019 nearly 90 Skokie residents participated in the Village of Skokie’s second Community Forum that was held at Skokie Police Headquarters.  The first Sk...

Jeffrey Hoeflich is Skokie's New Fire Chief

At the Village Board meeting on Monday, December 16, 2019, Interim Fire Chief Jeffrey Hoeflich was sworn in as the Village’s new Fire Chief. 

Hoeflich joined the Skokie Fire Department in 1986. “He has served the Village with d...

Be Prepared for Alternate-Side Parking!

    Click here to view a video explaining the Skokie Alternate-Side Parking program.

Alternate-side parking goes into effect from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., seven days a week, when two inches or more of snow falls. The snow removal program is a mi...

Skokie Public Works Snow Heroes!

This short video shows how Skokie Public Works crews work, sometimes around-the-clock, after a snowstorm. Public Works crews come in during the wee hours of the morning, and sometimes work overnight, to keep streets safe, alleys passable and sidewalks cle...

Recycling Guidelines

Recreational Cannabis FAQs

Skokie Retail Sales of Cannabis FAQs 

When did the State of Illinois pass recreational cannabis?Answer: In a March 2018 advisory referendum, nearly 70 percent of Illinois residents approved legalizing recreational cannabis. As a result of...

8000 North Website Information

Real-time updates are now available from the 8000 North Development team.  Please visit the 8000 North website to sign up for announcements, leasing information and more!

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Status of Skokie Water Purchase from the City of Evanston

Village Statement - November 12, 2019Village of Skokie Appeal to Federal Ruling in City of Evanston Case Mediation Scheduled for November 22, 2019

In late September 2019, the Honorable Judge Charles Kocoras ruled that since the Village of Skokie h...

Sketchbook Brewing Company is Coming to Skokie!

Statement from Mayor George Van Dusen on Sketchbook Brewing Company's Expansion to Skokie:

In early September, the Village received confirmation that Sketchbook Brewing Company is planning to open a 14,000 square-foot brewery with an atta...

Crawford Avenue Update

Crawford Avenue Update – June 12, 2019                                    

In an effort to exp...