Shorewood To Waive Utility Fees For Unemployed Due To Virus

SHOREWOOD, IL — Shorewood's Village Board approved a program last Tuesday to provide some utility relief to village residents whose jobs are lost due to the new coronavirus, a release from the village says.

The Utility Relief Program will provide up to two months of free water, sewer and trash pick up services to Shorewood residents who have been approved by Illinois to receive unemployment insurance due to the coronavirus pandemic.

The village does reserve the right, however, to charge a resident for water if use is determined to be excessive. They cited filling a pool as an example of excessive use.

Written proof of unemployment is required.

Residents who qualify and want to apply can click the link below.

Apply for the Shorewood Utility Relief Program.

On top of the Utility Relief Program, Shorewood is not disconnecting delinquent utility customers and aren't charging late fees for past due accounts, the village said.

Anybody with questions of the Utility Relief Program can call village administrator Jim Culotta at 815-531-7464 or send him an email.