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Greetings Ivan!
Here’s what you need to know this week:
📊 Strategic Plan: Review the Village’s draft Strategic Plan goals and outcomes, and share your input by taking our survey by December 31.
👨🎨 Calling all artists: Submit your work for the Fine Arts Commission’s 2nd annual Skokie Art Exhibit by January 9.
💻 Data privacy: Join the Village’s STAT Commission for a free seminar on data privacy on January 10.
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Skokie Sing-along: 2025 Year In Review!
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2025 was quite a year! Watch – and sing along – to the highlights month-by-month in our Skokie 2025 Song.
Happy New Year, Skokie! We look forward to more highlights with you in 2026.
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Winter Market on Main. (Photo by Joerg Metzner Photography.)
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Winter Market on Main Returns, January 11
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Winter Market on Main will return for its 2nd season this January with more than 40 vendors, a weekly lineup of live music and activities, and an expanded market footprint at two locations – 4051 Main St. (The Storefront) and 4022 Main St. (Soul Good Coffee).
Mark your calendar: The market will be open on select Sundays, from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.:
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- January 11 and 25
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February 1 and 22
- March 15 and 29
- April 12 and 26
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In addition to some of your favorite farmers’ market vendors, each market will feature entertainment and activities for all ages, including:
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Live music at both locations, from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.
- Free children’s activities
- Fire pits each week
- S'mores at the first market of each month
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Coming Up: Christmas Tree and Expanded Bagged Leaf Collection
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Un-decking the halls? Skokie Public Works will pick up Christmas trees from January 5 through 16. Crews will also pick up bagged leaves during this time.
Christmas tree and bagged leaf pick-ups will be made weather permitting and not on a precise schedule.
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WHAT TO DO WITH CHRISTMAS TREES
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- Place trees in your normal trash collection area
- Remove all lights, ornaments and decorations
- Do NOT place trees in plastic bags
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Place leaves in paper yard waste bags and leave them in your normal trash collection area
- Do not rake leaves into the street
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Leaves support healthy soil and trees: If conditions permit, rake leaves into landscape beds or around trees, leaving a small “donut” of open space around the trunk. Apply leaf mulch to a depth of approximately four inches. Leaf mulch improves soil health, adds nutrients, and helps suppress weeds. Your lawn will thank you!
Need help with leaves, shoveling or other seasonal yard work? The Village's TeenLink program connects residents in need of assistance with local teens available for hire.
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Skokie trash collection operations. (Photo by Rich Cahan.)
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Reminder: New Year’s Holiday Schedule
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Due to the New Year’s holiday, trash and recycling collections will occur as follows this week:
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- Thursday collections will occur on Wednesday
- All other collections will occur as normal
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Village Hall will be closed on Thursday, January 1, but will be open on December 31.
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Skokie tree pruning. (Photo by Rich Cahan.)
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Routine Parkway Tree Pruning Underway
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The Village’s contractor, Advanced Tree Care, is conducting routine parkway tree pruning in Skokie over the next several weeks.
What to expect: Pruning will take place at locations throughout Skokie. Doorhangers will be distributed to all impacted households.
Pruning with a purpose: Trees are pruned for clearance, deadwood and structure; no other pruning will occur.
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