Memorial Day 2021

The Village will hold a parade and Memorial Day ceremony on May 31, 2021. The parade will begin at 9:30 a.m. at the Metra Train Station and will proceed to Cook Memorial Park where a ceremony will occur at approximately 9:45 a.m. Masks are strongly encouraged. 

Electronics Recycling 

The Village offers a Residential Electronic Waste curbside pick- up program through Groot Industries. The program is offered at no additional cost to residents. Collection will occur on your regularly scheduled refuse pick-up day each week for up to three acceptable Electronic Waste items which are placed curbside. Please contact Groot at least one business day  in advance at 847-566-5361 to notify them that electronic waste will be placed curbside.  

Electronic Waste means items as defined under the Illinois Electronics Products Recycling and Reuse Act including computers and monitors, printers, digital converter boxes, fax machines, video cassette recorders, portable digital music players, video game consoles, scanners, electronic keyboards, small scale servers, digital video disc players, electronic mice, televisions, cable receivers, satellite receivers and digital video disc recorders.
Televisions or other acceptable items in excess of 50 pounds will require an additional charge of $50.00 per unit. 

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Household Chemical Waste Drop-off

There are a variety of products in our homes that we shouldn’t just throw in the trash, as they may be harmful to our environment or pose health and safety risks to ourselves and our communities.

The Solid Waste Agency of Lake County (SWALCO) has 2 household chemical waste drop-off events coming up on June 12 & 26. APPOINTMENTS ARE REQUIRED. Collections are for residential waste only. No business waste will be accepted. All SWALCO HCW Collection Events are FREE for Illinois residents ONLY.

Visit www.swalco.org to set up an appointment and see a list of acceptable items
Questions? Contact SWALCO at 847-336-9340