Pay Water Bills Online Using Green Pay

Pay water bills online with Green Pay. With the Village's new online utility bill payment option, residents can receive water bills electronically, sign up for Auto Pay (ACH) from the bank, or pay with a credit or debit card (a $2.00 convenience fee appli...

Tower Topics January/February Issue

The newest issue of Tower Topics is now available online, and will be mailed to residents later this week.

Read on...

Tuesday Topics, from President Gallagher

This week:  New hours at the Metra station ticket office, BNSF tree removal, the next phase of vaccination plans, farewell to Chief Kenny, and more...

Read the current issue of Tuesday Topics.  

The President's Public Health Statement to t...

Metra Announces Purchase of New Rail Cars

Metra has announced the upcoming purchase of 500 new rail cars. The Metra Board of Directors reports that the new multilevel cars
will be more comfortable, accessible, reliable and safe than the outdated gallery cars they willreplace.

The new cars will ...

Changes to Metra Ticket Office Hours at Western Springs Station

Register Online to Receive COVID-19 Vaccine Information from CCDPH

Refuse & Recycling Reminders

Important Refuse & Recycling Reminders: 

Electronic waste require bulk item stickers, and must be scheduled by calling LRS directly. 

As per the LRS contract with the Village, the price for blue waste sticke...

Village Announces Retirement of Fire Chief Patrick Kenny, and Promotion of Chief Michael Kelly

The Village of Western Springs has issued a press release announcing the upcoming retirement of Fire Chief Patrick Kenny, and the subsequent promotion of Deputy Chief Michael Kelly to the role of Chief of the Department of Fire & EMS. Chief Brian Scot...

LRS 2021 Sticker and Collection Rates

As per the LRS contract with the Village, the price for blue waste stickers will increase to $3.11 on January 1, 2021. 

Collection rates will increase slightly as per the chart below, which is also available in the Provider Guide on the website:&a...

Holiday Light Recycling

Recycle holiday lights by placing strands of lights in the drop boxes at Village Hall, Village True Value Hardware, and Thomas Ford Library. Lights will be collected between November 20 - January 31, during business, hours, with face coverings required to...

Changes to Street Parking During a Snow Event

In January 2020, the Village Board approved a change to on-street parking restrictions
during snow events. 

On-street parking is no longer permitted after a snowfall of 2inches or more – a change from the previous measure of ...

2021 Roadway Projects Map

An interactive 2021 Roadway Projects map is now available on the Village website. The map includes information on project scope, estimated schedules and funding sources. Roadways outlined for 2021 are subject to change due to budget, con...

BNSF Railroad Bridge Project - Demolition of Existing Bridge

The BNSF railroad bridge project has moved into the next phase, and all trains are now operating on the shoo-fly structure. Demolition work to remove the existing bridge will begin as early as October 26. Work is anticipated to take place both during the ...

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...

1/16-1/19 in person classes cancelled

Unfortunately, our region did not hit the metrics to move out of Tier 3.  All in-person classes have been cancelled through 1/19.  We hope that we will hit the metrics by the 19th and start back up on the 20th.  We will update a...

2021 Grand Avenue Improvements Project - New Project Page and News Flash Category

A new project page for the 2021 Grand Avenue Roadway and Proposed Green Infrastructure improvements project has been created. The page describes the project, outlines proposed improvements and provides access to previous and future documents. Please use t...

2020 Clausen Avenue - West Lane is Now Open for Public use

The west lane of Clausen Avenue will be available for public use today. At this time, Clausen Avenue will also revert back to a two-way street. Please be advised that the following work still needs to be completed in 2020:

• Restoration of Parkways (grading,...

2020 Clausen Avenue - West Lane Poured and Curing

The pouring of the west lane of Clausen Avenue was completed this afternoon. The concrete roadway is currently curing and will continue to do so for 7-10 days before vehicular traffic can utilize it. Driving on the roadway before it reaches proper cure ti...

2021 Grand Avenue Improvements Project - First Public Meeting Recording

On September 9, 2020, the Village hosted a public meeting for residents of Grand Avenue (Linden Circle to Lawn Drive) to discuss the 2021 Grand Avenue Improvements project. The purpose of the meeting was to introduce improvements to the roadway and implem...