Asphalt Resurfacing Project update 9/9/22

The project is substantially complete. All paving is completed. There is still cleanup and restoration work to be done. We anticipate cleanup, sod placement and all restoration work to be completed by the end of September. Please report damaged irrigation...

Walnut Alley closure starting 9/6

The Contractor has advised they will begin removal and replacement of the concrete alley entrance apron on Tuesday 9/6. Residents should have their vehicles out of the alley by 7:30am on Tuesday 9/6, Residents may park on the street overnight while the al...

Asphalt Resurfacing Project update 8/30

The contractor expects to complete placement of the final layer of asphalt on Thursday and Friday. The contractor has not provided a schedule of which streets are being done which day yet. Please do not park on a street that is under construction during w...

Asphalt Resurfacing Project update 8/23

The Contractor advised the Village project team today that they will be in town earlier than expected to start pavement grinding work. The pavement grinding on Western, Race and 46th Street is expected to occur on Thursday. Then we expect the Contractor t...

Asphalt Resurfacing Project update 8/17

By the end of this week almost all concrete work is expected to be completed and backfilled. The Contractor advised they don't expect to be in town next week so no major work is expected to occur next week. Grinding and milling of all streets is ...

Asphalt Resurfacing Project update 8/10

Concrete curb and gutter placement is expected to begin tomorrow on Race and Western. Concrete removals are expected to begin on 46th Street tomorrow and the continue on Park and Longmeadow possibly starting tomorrow or Friday. Work on the Walnut Alley is...

Asphalt Resurfacing Project Work has started 8/8/22

The project contractor M&J Asphalt has begun work today on the project. Today work started on Western and Race. We expect work on these two streets will progress quickly and work will begin soon on the remaining streets. 

2022 Asphalt Street Resurfacing Program Update 7/7/22

The Village's 2022 Asphalt Resurfacing Program includes the rehabilitation of the following streets:

• Walnut Alley
• Western Avenue: Walnut Street to Cul-de-sac south of Willow Street
• Race Street: Western Avenue to the dead end
• Park Place: Grand Avenue ...

Crown Castle Permit Application Received

The Village has received a small cell wireless facility permit application from Crown Castle Fiber LLC. You can view it here. 

Update 07/21/22: The Village's response to the 5G permit application can be found at the following link: Permit Response...

**Updated** Central Avenue Project Update 9/1/22

Due to scheduling issues, the tree removal work discussed in the prior project update has not yet begun. Earlier this afternoon the Contractor informed the Village that they expect to begin tree removal work tomorrow on 47th Street, however the Contractor...

Central Avenue Project Update 8/17/22

AT&T adjustment work continues and it appears to be nearing completion. The Contractor has completed utility potholing on 47th Street and is currently working on Central Avenue to locate existing utilities.

Tree Removals to Begin Next Week

The Contracto...

Central Avenue Project Update 8/10/22

AT&T's contractor is continuing to work on adjusting their facilities on Central Avenue. The Village project Contractor Berger Excavating has indicated they expect to be on site Thursday with a small crew and a vactor truck doing exploratory ...

AT&T work continues - utility potholing may begin next week

AT&T's contractor continues to work on adjusting their facilities on Central Avenue. Separately, the Village was advised by the project contractor Berger Excavating that they intend to be on site doing utility potholing work next week. This w...

AT&T Utility Relocation Work – 47th and Central and Elm

An AT&T contractor will start utility relocation work next week on 47^th, Central Avenue, and Elm Street. Several locations were identified where AT&T infrastructure is in conflict with our proposed storm sewer installation. This work is expected t...

Central Avenue Reconstruction Project – Construction Notice

The construction notice for Central Avenue Relocation Project will be mailed on July 15, 2022. In addition, the copy of the construction notice can be read by clicking on the following link: Central Avenue Construction Notice PDF. Work on the Central Aven...

Open House Documents & 7/7/22 Project Update

Thank you to those who attended the project open house last Tuesday evening. If you were unable to attend the open house please find copies of the exhibits and the take home flyer at the below links:

6-28-22 Open House Take Home Flyer

6-28-22 Open House Mee...

Central Avenue Project Open House June 28th

The Central Avenue reconstruction and sewer separation project is expected to start construction this summer. An exact start date is not known at this time however it could begin as early as next month. The Village is hosting a project open house on June ...

Save the date! Central Avenue Project open house June 28th

Save the date! The Village will be hosting a project open house on June 28, 2022, 5:30 pm to 7:00 pm. The event will be located in Spring Rock park at the pavilion located just west of the Elm Street park parking lot. A formal invite with additional detai...

ComEd Utility Pole Work - Central & Elm

A ComEd contractor has started work installing new power poles on Central Avenue. These new poles will replace several existing power poles on Central Avenue that are in conflict with the proposed Central Avenue Improvements. Five poles on Central Avenue ...

Hydrant Flushing Begins September 20

Hydrant flushing will begin Tuesday, September 20, 2022. The purpose of this procedure is to ensure there is adequate water pressure to the fire hydrants. The flushing will be done from 8 am to 4 pm on weekdays. 

Residents may notice discoloration...

Village Celebrates Bike Path Grand Opening

The Village celebrated the official opening of the bike path on Wolf Road alongside Bemis Woods on Monday, September 26.

Read the press release here, and below:

Read on...

November Referendum: Non Home Rule Sales Tax for Infrastructure Funding

The Village is considering several consistent funding sources to support capital infrastructure projects. One option available to the Village, if approved by referendum, is a non-home rule infrastructure sales tax of up to 1% on tangible goods and prepare...

Stormwater Utility Fee Study - Phase I Presentation

Stormwater Utility Fee Study – Phase I Presentation  

Last year, the Finance and Public Works & Water Committees met jointly to review unfunded capital infrastructure projects. An estimated $30 million in critical stormwater related projects w...

*New* An Interactive Urban Forest Management Hub Site

The Municipal Services Department is pleased to introduce a new, interactive Urban Forest Management Plan platform, created in-house and built on ESRI’s ArcGIS Hub. This new site is the first of several ongoing initiatives from the Village&r...

Fire Department Annual Open House!

The annual Fire Department Open House will be Monday, October 10 from  6  - 8 pm at  Fire Station 1 on Wolf Road. 

Come join the fun and learn about fire safety! 

Additional details are here, and below: ...

New Smoke Detector Law in Illinois

A new law regarding smoke detectors has been passed in Illinois. The new law requires Illinois residents to replace their smoke detectors with the type that has a long-term, 10-year sealed battery.

By the end of 2022, single and multi-family homes that are...

From the President, a newsletter from Alice Gallagher

In this issue of "From the President," President Gallagher reviews items from the September 26 Board meeting. Plus: a newly appointed Director of Community Development, the Fire Department's Annual Open House, the upcoming November refe...

Grand Ave project update 11/3/2021

Parkway restoration work will continue for the next several days. Additionally, the contractor has advised the asphalt subcontractor expects to be on site Friday to remove existing asphalt driveway aprons and replace them with new asphalt. Residents impac...

Grand Ave update 10/27/2021

The Village and the Contractor are targeting re-opening the street and east side driveways by the end of the day on Friday. This schedule assumes we receive lab testing reports that the concrete pavement has achieved design strength. If the lab testing sh...

10/7/2021, Grand update - start of east side work delayed

Yesterday the Village distributed a notice to Grand Ave residents indicating on Friday (10/8) traffic would switch over to the new west half pavement and road reconstruction work on the east side would begin. However, due to poor weather today the contrac...

Grand Ave project update 10/1/2021

The Contractor expects to place concrete on the remaining portions of the Oak, Park, and Linden Circle intersections on Monday. Towards the end of next week we are anticipating switching traffic over to the new concrete and beginning work on the east half...

Concrete Paving Work Scheduled for Monday 9/27/2021

The contractor has advised they intend to place concrete on the west half of Grand Avenue on Monday. Work will begin at 7am. Due to the high volume of concrete trucks the road will be inaccessible to all residents during working hours on Monday. If you li...

Concrete Curb and Gutter placement tomorrow (9/16/2021)

The Contractor has advised they intend to install the new west side concrete curb and gutter tomorrow (9/16) on Grand Avenue. Residents/motorists should expect increased construction traffic and activity on site tomorrow. The construction traffic and conc...

Grand Ave Road Reconstruction to begin 9/13/2021

Road reconstruction work will begin on Monday 9/13. The contractor will begin reconstructing the west half of Grand Avenue. Grand Avenue will be one lane one way southbound traffic only between Lawn and Linden Circle. Starting Monday morning on 9/13 Grand...

WSPD: Details on Multi-Vehicle Crash on Ogden Avenue

The WSPD has issued a media release providing additional information on the multi-vehicle accident that occured on Ogden Avenue, resulting in multiple injuries and one fatality. Read it here, or below: 

Read on...

Crime Alert - September 26, 2022

The WSPD has issued a Crime Alert after a residential burglary earlier today. Read it here or below: 

Read on...

WSPD Lateral Police Officer Recruitment

The Western Springs Police Department is recruiting lateral police officers. The information package and online application is available here, and also on the Village's employment page at: https://wsprings.com/500/Employment.

Applications must be ...

Sod placement to begin tomorrow

Today, the Village received word from the Contractor that the Contractor will proceed with placement of sod starting tomorrow. The work is expected to take 3-4 working days to complete. The Contractor will be watering the sod after placement but if you ar...

Lawn sprinkler repair update 6/16

Lawn sprinkler repair work has begun this week. The general contractor has subcontracted the repair work to a lawn sprinkler company to do the repairs. The name of the lawn sprinkler company is Halloran & Yauch. A representative from either Halloran &...

Rose/Grove project update 6/9

Today, the Contractor has advised the Village project team that they expect their lawn sprinkler repair vendor to begin repairs next week. Sod placement will follow after all lawn sprinkler repairs have been made. The Contractor met the project's...

Rose/Grove - Lawn Sprinkler Damage repairs

If your lawn sprinkler system was damaged by project work please contact Resident Engineer Youssef Chimon to report the damage (if yo have not already done so). The contractor A Lamp is required to repair damage that was caused by project activities. The ...

Rose/Grove Project update 4/29

Work Completed the week of 4/25:

The Contractor (A Lamp) completed removal of the old pavement and placement of the stone base course for the new pavement on Grove Avenue between Chestnut & Oak as well as on the west side of Rose. They also removed old...

Grove, Maple to Chestnut - 7:30am pavement saw cutting planned

Today (Friday) the Contractor placed new concrete pavement on the west side of Grove between Chestnut and Maple. The Contractor advised tomorrow morning they will need to complete concrete pavement saw cutting of the fresh concrete pavement joints startin...

Grove Ave - Trash Collection and Saw Cutting (4/11 update)

Grove Avenue residents:

Trash collection 4/12

Please have your trash/recycling cans out on the street this evening. The refuse company (LRS) is expected to come by early Tuesday morning to pick up. They are aiming to pick up before the concrete paving work ...

Important Project Updates 4/8/2022

Poor weather the last couple weeks has slowed project progress, but the project team is hopeful next week will be a busy week with a lot of activity on site if the weather cooperates.

Grove Avenue - Concrete Placement Monday & Tuesday (Weather permitti...

Tuesday 3/29, Grove Ave Concrete Curb & Gutter placement expected

The contractor has advised they intend to place new concrete curb and gutter on the east side of Grove Avenue tomorrow (weather permitting). Anticipate long traffic delays on Grove Avenue due to the curb and gutter placement operation.

3/25/22 Rose & Grove project update

The week of 3/21 the Contractor began pavement removal on the east side of Grove Avenue starting at Chestnut Street working northward. This work will continue northward on Grove next week. The contractor also expects to begin work on the east side of Rose...

Work on Grove tomorrow (3/17) & expected schedule for next week

Tomorrow, March 17, the Contractor advised they expect to complete removal of the asphalt overlay from Grove Avenue between Chestnut and Ogden. The road and driveways will remain open during this work. On street parking will not be allowed tomorrow on Gro...

Rose/Grove Project work to resume March 21

Major work operations on the Rose & Grove roadway reconstruction project are expected to resume the week of March 21. The Contractor, A Lamp Concrete Contractors, will start with the removal and replacement of pavement on the east half of Rose and Gro...

Rose/Grove project update 11/19

Today, the project team met with the Contractor and the Contractor advised they intend to begin temporary pavement patching work on Tuesday weather permitting. It is expected to take 2-3 days to complete the work on all blocks. There will be traffic delay...

Rose/Grove Project Update 11/9

Please find a project update letter dated 11/8/21 at this link: 11-8-21 Rose-Grove Update letter

Work anticipated this week and next week:

This week the contractor expects to work on sewer inlet and pipe replacements at the intersections of Rose & Oak, ...

Water main work on Rose to begin Friday, 10/29

Weather permitting, the contractor A Lamp will start water main work on Rose Ave @ Oak St on Friday morning. The first work item is to make a connection of the new water main to the existing water system. Existing valves will be used to isolate the sectio...

Grove Project update 10/13

Tomorrow (10/14) we anticipate the contractor will complete all planned sewer repairs on Grove between Oak and Ogden. The complete road reconstruction of Grove, Oak to Ogden is still not scheduled to begin until 2022.

Friday or Monday we anticipate the con...

Rose/Grove project schedule update 9/23

The Village is expecting project work to begin the week of 9/27. The first work item is water main installation on Grove between Chestnut and Maple. 

The Village has mailed a project update to residents on Rose and Grove. The project update includ...

Rose/Grove update 9-17-21

Thank you for your patience this summer. Village Staff had anticipated the project starting sooner, but we can now report that the Village has received word from the Contractor that the Contractor expects to begin mobilizing equipment and materials the we...

Rose/Grove work expected to begin towards the end of August

The project will be moving forward this summer/fall. The contractor has advised they expect to begin mobilizing equipment and materials later this month and then will begin work on the project at that time. At this time the exact start date and starting l...