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The Public Works Department is responsible for:

Snow Removal
Public Works has eight snow plows. We also utilize three Back Hoe machines to clean the corners when there is a heavy snow fall. The streets are plowed when needed and it takes the snow crew approximately 4 hours to clean all the streets in Northlake.

Goals of the Public Works Department: Maintenance of Northlake streets, alleys and bridges Preservation of all lands and parks so designate Protection of life, limb and property in times of disaster when so designated by the corporate authority Maintenance of City owned property

Street Sweeping
Northlake streets are swept once a month and twice a month in October and November.

Collection of Yard Waste (leaves, brush, etc.)
The City of Northlake offers free yard waste bags during the autumn months to encourage leaf pick-up by BFI. 

	Goals of the Public Works Department employees Maintenance of the highest standards of integrity and ethics Excellence in the performance of duty and responsibility to the Citizens of the City of Northlake Efficient, effective and qualitatively significant contribution to the goals of the Public Works Department

Cleaning and Maintaining our Beautiful Parks
Each park in the City of Northlake is visually inspected every day. Public Works is also responsible for the planting of flowers and foliage in the parks and around the City. Each year Public Works plants 350 flats of flowers in the summer. It takes 4 laborers and approximately 4 days to plant the flowers throughout Northlake.

Northlake City Bus
The Public Works Department is equipped with two buses to offer free bus service to our residents. The bus is available from 8:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m. Monday through Friday, (except holidays) and will take you anywhere in Northlake you wish to go. Although the bus will not wait for you while you shop, visit, etc., you may call the bus again when you wish to be picked up. Additionally, the bus makes weekly trips to Jewel-Osco in Franklin Park on Tuesday and Thursday. To call the bus for a ride dial (708) 562-8BUS.

Holiday Decorations
The Public Works Department is responsible for our beautiful holiday decorations seen around town. During the Christmas season, PW workers can be seen hanging lights in the trees and banners from the light posts. This Christmas season the individual lights displayed around town total 12,000!

Senior Grass Cutting and Snow Plowing
Northlake offers a program to our Senior Citizens and disabled residents called the Grass Cutting Program as well as the Snow Plowing Program. Those persons who are interested in the program must sign up each year to be on them. For a nominal fee, the Public Works Department will mow your lawn during the summer months and in the winter after a 2" snow fall, your driveway will be plowed. This program is designed to help Seniors or those with disabilities who have no one else living with them to mow the lawn or shovel snow. Each new person signing up for the program must have a note from their doctor stating why he/she is unable to mow the lawn or shovel snow.

When should you call the Public Works Department?

• Bus dispatching
• Power wash sewer cleaning
• Repairing water breaks
• Pick up of branches out of season
• Sign repair and replacement
• Graffiti removal
• Street Repair
• Dirt orders
• Animal traps and pick up when animal has been trapped. We do need a $60.00 deposit which will be refunded when the trap has been returned.
• Leaf pick up
• Low water pressure
• Man hole repair
• Buffalo box repair
• Trees (storm damage)
• Garbage pick up
• Frozen pipes
• Any emergency