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.