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Posted on: January 30, 2021

[ARCHIVED] Skokie Snow Clearing Plans - January 30 through February 2, 2021

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Click here to view a video explaining the Skokie Alternate Side Parking program.
 
As of early afternoon on Sunday, January 31, 2021, Skokie has received more than eight inches of snow.

Snow Clearing Plan 

  • During daytime hours on January 31, Public Works will work on clearing snow from the center of all Skokie streets. 
  • Once alternate-side parking begins at 8 a.m. on Monday, February 1, Public Works crews will begin curb-to-curb plowing that will continue through the end of the day on Tuesday, February 2.
  • Public Works crews began plowing sidewalks on the morning of Sunday, January 31 and will continue through the community over the next few days.
  • Alley plowing will begin shortly after midnight on Monday, February 1 and continue through the early morning hours of Tuesday, February 2.
  • There will be no refuse collection on Monday, February 1. Monday collections will occur on Tuesday, February 2; Tuesday collections will occur on Wednesday, February 3. Regular collection schedule expected for the rest of the week.
  • No change to the recycling collection schedule.

More Alternate-Side Parking Information
There are numerous ways to find out of alternate-side parking is in effect:

  • Watch for an alert on the home page at www.skokie.org
  • Sign up for CodeRED text alerts
  • Call the Village’s 24-hour Snow Hotline at 847/675-SNOW (7669) 
  • Sign up for SkokieNews to receive an email alert on the first morning that alternate-side parking is in effect 
  • Tune to SkokieVision cable and look for the crawl message (Channel 25 on RCN systems, Channel 17 on Comcast systems) 
  • Listen for the emergency siren that sounds at 7 a.m. to signal that the program is in effect from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. that day; the siren sounds again at 6 p.m. to indicate that alternate-side parking has concluded for that day

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 minimum two-day operation. Here is how alternate-side parking works in Skokie:
  • On even-numbered days of the month, after a snowfall of two inches or more, all vehicles must be moved to the side of the street with even-numbered addresses between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
  • On odd-numbered days of the month, after a snowfall of two inches or more, all vehicles must be moved to the side of the street with odd-numbered addresses between 8 a.m. and 6 p.m.
Business owners, employees and customers are all subject to alternate-side parking restrictions.

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