Planning and Zoning Committee Meeting

The Village Planning and Zoning Committee will meet on Friday, January 24 at 8:00 am, in the All Purpose Room on the lower level of Village Hall. Though the committee usually meets in the evening, this date and time was established to discuss a variety of...

MCImetro Access Transmission Services - Permit Application #1 for Fiber Optic Cable Installation

** The Village of Western Springs is currently determining if the proposed permit for the installation of fiber optic cable within the Village is related to 5G cellular wireless. Additional information will be made available once it is received by the Vil...

ComED Permit Application: Work Task 16167192 - Pole Replacement and Approval

** Due to resident questions from the 01/13/20 Board meeting regarding ComED utility poles located in portions of Forest Hills, the Village is making the ComED permit application available for reference.**

** PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS WORK DOES NOT RELATE TO A...

Crown Castle Permit Application #1 (withdrawn 1/8/20)

** THIS PERMIT APPLICATION WAS WITHDRAWN BY CROWN CASTLE FIBER LLC, AS OF 1/8/2020. **

Crown Castle Fiber LLC has submitted a permit application for the "Installation of a small wireless facility on an existing wood utility pole" within the Villa...

01-17-20: Project Update and Resident Comments

Project Update Letter and Report to Village BoardA project update letter was placed in the mail on 01/17/20 to residents inside the project area on Central Avenue and Elm Street providing an update on the project status through December 2019. A brief pres...

Scheduled Maintenance on Well #4

Well #4 is scheduled to undergo routine maintenance, beginning the week of January 13, 2020. While initially planned after Well #5 was brought online in late spring, the Board has determined that the prudent course of action is to bring Well #4 offline fo...

Information on 5G Small Cell Wireless Technology

The Village has issued a statement to provide more information on small cell wireless technology in Western Springs. You can read it here and on the 5G page of the website, at: http://www.wsprings.com/5G .

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Liquor Commission Meeting

The Village’s Liquor Commission will meet on Wednesday, January 22, 2020 at 6:30 pm at Village Hall to discuss two new agenda items.  The public is welcome to attend. 

See items that will be considered at the meeting by clicking...

BNSF Project to Reduce Sidewalk Access on Hillgrove Avenue

The BNSF railroad bridge reconstruction project is underway. Following tree removal, temporary fencing will be installed along the limits of the temporary easement on Hillgrove Avenue. This will eliminate access to most of the sidewalk along Hillgrove Ave...

Recycle Strands of Holiday Lights

The Green Team will once again be collecting and recycling strands of holiday lights at three convenient locations: Village Hall, Village True Value Hardware, and the Thomas Ford Memorial Library. The collection boxes will be available 11/22/19 - 1/31/20....

Well #4 Maintenance - Week Two Project Schedule

This week Suez will be bringing the equipment required to brush the well casing and begin treating the well with a chlorine dioxide solution to assist with iron and iron bacteria buildup. Suez Technicians are required to take a three-day company mandated ...

Well #4 Maintenance - Week One Project Schedule

Well #4 is undergoing routine maintenance, beginning the week of January 13, 2020. While initially planned after Well #5 was brought online in late spring, the Board has determined that the prudent course of action is to bring Well #4 offline for maintena...

ComED Vegetation Management - Ridgeacres

ComED will be conducting vegetation management in the Ridgeacres subdivision..  Work is anticipated to take place within the next three months. Resident should recieve a postcard in the mail prior to ComED work commencing. Questions regarding the...

Nicor Main Installations - Forest Hills

Over the next several months Nicor crews will be in the Village installing new gas main in the Forest Hills area the community.

Work will include directional boring for new gas mains and connections to residential services. In some cases Nicor and its crew...

Recreation Dept Invites You to our Valentine's Day Sweetheart Dance on February 9

Make a date with your favorite little sweetheart! This is a wonderful dance for parents to make their children feel extra special for Valentine’s Day.  Dad (or Grandpa) brings daughter, Mom (or Grandma) brings son for an afternoon fille...

Western Springs Recreation - Girls Winter Lacrosse Starting Soon!

2019 Asphalt Resurfacing Project - On-Street Parking and Leaf Pick-Up

The contractor has completed the majority of asphalt resurfacing work in the project areas (39th, Johnson, Grand, Howard, Dierks and Maple). On-street parking is now available and leaves can be moved to the curb line as usual for pick-up. The contractor w...