Skokie Alternate Side Parking Rules Take Effect After Snowstorm

SKOKIE, IL — Following recent heavy snowfall, alternate side parking rules are in effect in Skokie through 6 p.m. Wednesday. [Update: the rules were extended until Friday.]

On Tuesday and Thursday, all cars must be moved to the side of the street with even-numbered addresses from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., or their owners risk parking tickets.

On Wednesday and Friday, cars are only permitted to be parked on the side of the street with odd-numbered addresses.

Trash collection is cancelled Tuesday and Wednesday, and recycling pickup is cancelled Tuesday. Recycling is expected to resume Wednesday, with garbage collection scheduled to resume Thursday and Friday.

According to the National Weather Service, 7.5 inches of snow was reported at O'Hare International Airport between Sunday and early Tuesday morning.

Village residents were asked to clear the snow from the sidewalks in front of their homes to ensure they are passable. All businesses have 24 hours after the end of a storm to clear snow and ice from surrounding sidewalks, according to village code.

For those unable to clear snow themselves, village staff maintain a database of teens who are available to shovel snow. Residents may request the list by email or post for more information about the volunteer's availability, expected pay rate and contact information. More information is available by calling 847-933-8208 or via email.

Free temporary parking in several publicly owned lots is in effect until the rules expire at 6 p.m. Wednesday. Parking is allowed in the portion of the North Skokie Swift parking lot closes to Gross Point Road, in the village-owned lot on the north side of Oakton Street west of the Edens Expressway and in the CTA Yellow Line parking lot on the northwest corner of Skokie Boulevard and Searle Parkway.

Not all Skokie streets are within the village's jurisdiction, staff noted. Major thoroughfares like Church Street, Crawford Avenue, Golf Road, McCormick Boulevard, Old Orchard Road, Skokie Boulevard, Touhy Avenue, sections of Oakton Street and others are controlled by the Cook County or Illinois departments of transportation, which are responsible for clearing snow.