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Village President Daniel Tannhauser
Village Clerk Gabriela Krasinski
Village Trustee Don Gelsomino
Village Trustee Bill Larson
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Village Trustee Jack Bielak
Village Trustee Andrew Ronstadt
Village Trustee Debra Budnik
Village Trustee Frank Avino, Jr. |
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From the Desk of Village President Daniel Tannhauser
The Village of Norridge is booming with new businesses! Since the last newsletter, we have had ten new businesses open in our Community. The continued economic development of our Village is bringing new jobs and new sales tax revenue. Shopping in Norridge has never been easier. Official ribbon cutting ceremonies were held by:
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 Amazon Fresh - 4211 N. Harlem
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 Lisa's Club Cabaret - 4701 N. Cumberland
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 Bob's Discount Furniture 4215 N. Harlem
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 Aspen Dental - 4450 N. Harlem & WellNOWUrgent Care - 4460 N. Harlem
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 Sherwin Williams Paint - 4510 N. Harlem
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In addition, the Village would like to welcome: Bella’s Italian Ice - 4202 N. Harlem; Next Level Kids Play Center - 4167 N. Harlem; Starbucks - 4430 N. Harlem; Tropical Smoothie - 4440 N. Harlem. On behalf of myself and the Village Board, welcome to Norridge!
Watch for the late fall/early winter opening of Ricky Rockets Fuel Center, Angelo Caputo’s Fresh Market and Family Dollar Store.
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National Night Out
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On a beautiful August 2nd evening, the Norridge and Harwood Heights Police Departments, in conjunction with the Villages of Norridge and Harwood Heights, Norwood Park Township, School Districts 79, 80, 86 & 234, the Norwood Park Fire Protection District, and the Norridge Park District, held their inaugural National Night Out. The event was attended by approximately 1,000 people - young and old alike.
The NNO Committee would like to extend its heartfelt thanks to Police Chiefs Brian Goss and John DeVries, the men and women of the Norridge & Harwood Heights Police Departments, and the many volunteers, from both communities, who helped make this event such a success. It really did take a Village - make that two Villages, four school districts, a fire protection district, a township and a park district.
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Members of the Norridge Police Department
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Members of the Harwood Heights Police Department
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Snow Route Parking
Although no one wants to even talk about snow this early, snow route parking enforcement begins October 1st and continues until April 15th. Before the first measurable snow is upon us, we would like to take this time to remind you about the two different snow route designations and the regulations regarding them.
As a reminder, once the two inch threshold has been reached, the Village immediately activates the snow route hotline (708-583-5775), our website, Facebook and Instagram pages. You can find the maps for the two snow route areas, as well as any updated information on our home page, under the tab “Snow Route Maps & Information”.
Odd/Even Snow Route Area:
Last year, the Historic section of the Village, East of Harlem Avenue, the 8200 & 8300 blocks of Foster Avenue, and some streets near Leigh School began an odd/even snow removal restriction. Simply put, from Wednesday through Sunday, after two inches of snow has fallen, there is no parking from 8:00 A.M. – 1:00 P.M. on the side of the street with even addresses on even calendar dates and no parking on the side of the street with odd street addresses on odd calendar dates. These restrictions will remain in effect until the snow event is over and snow removal is completed. The most common questions we heard last year were:
Why Wednesday – Sunday only? Year round street maintenance restriction days in the historic section are Mondays and Tuesdays. You are already moving your cars for these days. NOTE: THE MAJORITY OF THIS CHANGE AFFECTS THE HISTORIC SECTION AND EAST OF HARLEM. IF YOU ARE IN THE AREA NEAR LEIGH SCHOOL THAT IS AFFECTED, YOUR STREET MAINTENANCE DAYS ARE WEDNESDAY AND THURSDAY.
Where can I park my car? You may park your car on the opposite side of the street, or as you do on your street maintenance day.
Designated Snow Route Area:
This area, where houses have driveways, please utilize your driveway and move all cars off the street, after two inches of snow has fallen, until the snow event is over and snow removal is completed. By moving your cars, the plows can remove the snowfall before it freezes, which will eliminate any boulders being thrown back onto driveway aprons on street maintenance days.
Village Ordinance states that it is unlawful to rake leaves into the street. We are asking for the cooperation of all of our residents: PLEASE DO NOT RAKE LEAVES INTO THE STREETS!!!!! The leaves will block the sewers, plug the drains, cause damage to the street sweeper and create a safety hazard when wet or frost-covered.
Put vines, brush, clippings or leaves in either appropriate paper bags or in properly marked yard waste containers. “Yard Waste Only” stickers are available, free of charge, at the Norridge Village Hall. With everyone’s help, we can keep our streets clean and neat. Yard waste pick-up ends Wednesday, November 30th. No yard waste will be picked up after this date.
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On behalf of the Water Committee, we want to congratulate and thank all Norridge residents that participated in verifying their water service line. Due to your cooperation, we have verified 97% of water services. We still have 147 residences that did not respond, even after the second and final notice was mailed to them. These residences will now be put on the “not known/no response” list.
Now the project plan can be completed and submitted to the I.E.P.A. Even more good news is that with the action that was taken by the Village, it should hopefully put us in a good position on the funding list. Now we wait. This will take awhile. Optimistically, we should have a response by March 2023. Once again, thank you to all that participated in this Village-wide effort.
The work of creating a new and improved website continues. The new, easy to navigate website will be well worth the wait. As part of this upgrade, the Village will be implementing an email communication tool called GovDelivery that will allow residents and visitors to subscribe to email updates on specific topics that are of interest to them, including this newsletter, which residents will have the option to receive via email. Don’t worry, paper versions will also be included in your bi-monthly water bill.
Please visit our website now at www.villageofnorridge.com to sign-up for GovDelivery. At this time, you will only be able to register your email address to receive the October edition of the newsletter. As the weeks progress, additional information will be released through GovDelivery. Please add our new sending email address, norridgealerts@public.govdelivery.com to your email contacts/safe sender list so that our emails land in your inbox when we begin to send out emails.
The Village of Norridge will hold its Fall Clean Up week October 10th - 14th. On your regular garbage day you may dispose of garbage and general rubbish, furniture, appliances (never leave doors on any discarded appliances). ITEMS NOT ACCEPTED: tires, lawn mowers, hazardous waste, electronics, building and remodeling materials, furnaces and air conditioning units.
The Fall Electronics & Recycling Event will be held on October 15, 2022 from 9:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. for Norridge residents only. At the Montrose Police Garage, 4348 N. Ottawa Avenue, you may drop off all electronics. CRT, flat screens, projection T.V.’s and monitors will be accepted for $20 per unit. Cash or credit cards only, no checks. We will also accept old bicycles at this location. Please stay in your car and one of our volunteers will remove your electronics from your car.
At the Norridge Village Hall, 4000 N. Olcott Avenue, we will offer paper shredding, prescription and over-the-counter drugs, ink jets, toner cartridges, cell phones, gym shoes, flags and eye glasses drop-off. Please stay in your car and one of our volunteers will remove everything from your car. If you have any questions, please contact the Village Hall at 708-453-0800.
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This Community Event will be held by the Norridge Police Department on Tuesday, October 11th from 10:00 A.M. to 11:00 A.M. at the Estelle Sieb Center, 7774 W. Irving Park Road. Members of the Norridge Police, Water, Building and Public Works Departments and various utility companies will take to the red carpet to showcase the latest trend in uniforms, badges and I.D.’s by both welcome and unwelcome guests who might knock on your door. Refreshments will be served.
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Let the neighborhood “haunting” begin for the most spooktacular front lawns and porches! Residents of single family homes within the corporate limits of the Village of Norridge are invited to participate, or nominate a neighbor’s house that they feel is worthy of being recognized. Judging will be based on “curb appeal” as viewed from the street. Only those decorations located on the street side of the property will be judged (corner lots may be judged from both streets.) Judges will not enter property to view. Judging will take place from October 26th-30th. Participants should ensure that all lights, animations and decorations are in place and activated between 7:00 P.M. and 10:00 P.M. All decorating must be done by the resident living in the home, not a professional decorator or designer. Businesses, Village employees and their immediate families are not eligible to participate. Applications can be found on our website at www.villageofnorridge.com or at the Norridge Village Hall. Deadline to enter 5:00 P.M. Monday, October 24th.
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On Monday, October 31st, children will be allowed to trick-or-treat at homes that display an official Village of Norridge “Trick-or Treaters Welcome Here” sign from 3:00 P.M. until 8:00 P.M. Signs are available to download on our website www.villageofnorridge.com or can be picked-up at the Village Hall during business hours. On October 31st, please display the sign on your door and turn your light on if you wish to participate in trick-or-treating.
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Early voting for the November 8th Gubernatorial General Election will be held at the Norridge Village Hall, 4000 N. Olcott Avenue for Suburban Cook County voters.
Dates and times are as follows:
Monday, October 24th through Saturday, October 29th - 9:00 P.M. - 5:00 P.M.
Monday, October 31st through Saturday, November 5th - 9:00 A.M - 5:00 P.M.
Sunday, October 30th & November 6th - 10:00 A.M. - 4:00 P.M.
Monday, November 7th - 9:00 A.M.- 5:00 P.M.
The deadline to register to vote in the November 8th election by mail is October 11th. If you wish to register online, the deadline is October 23rd. In person registration can also be done during the early voting period, however, you will be required to vote after you register.
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Election Day is November 8th and polls will be opened from 6:00 A.M. to 7:00 P.M. Voters will be required to cast their vote at their polling place. For a complete list of polling places, visit https://www.cookcountyclerkil.gov/elections/your-voter-information.
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Daylight Savings will come to an end at 2:00 A.M. on Sunday, November 6th. Please turn your clocks back one hour. Also, this is a good time to change the batteries in your smoke and carbon monoxide detectors.
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The remaining 2022 regular Village board meetings are as follows:
Wednesday, October 12th
Wednesday, November 9th &
Wednesday, December 14th
Meetings are held at the Norridge Village Hall beginning at 6:30 P.M.
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Thanksgiving
The Village Hall will be closed Thursday, November 24th & Friday, November 25th.
Christmas
The Village Hall will be closed Friday, December 23rd, Saturday, December 24th and Monday, December 26th.
New Year’s Eve & New Year’s Day
The Village Hall will be open Saturday, December 31st from 9:00 A.M. - 12:00 P.M. We will be closed on Monday, January 2nd.
Please note that ONLY Thanksgiving Day is a garbage holiday. Garbage will be picked up one day later. Street maintenance will not be enforced on any of the days listed above. The Pace Bus will not be in service any of the days above.
The Village of Norridge's Holiday Open House & Tree Lighting event will be held on Saturday, November 26th from 4:30 P.M. to 6:00 P.M. outside in front of the Village Hall. Santa will be stopping by to hear the wishes of all the good little boys and girls of our Village, and will assist President Tannhauser in lighting the official Village Christmas tree and municipal buildings. Face painting, hot chocolate and cookies are just some of the fun that is planned for this popular event. Remember, please bring a non-perishable item for the Salvation Army's Holiday Food Drive and a toy for our Toys-for-Tots drive.
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The 3rd Annual Santa Send-Off will take place on Saturday, December 17th beginning at 12:00 P.M. Let’s send Santa back to the North Pole in style by lining the streets as he leaves for the North Pole to get ready for Christmas Eve. Santa’s elves are currently finalizing the route, and you will be able to view the route on our website, Facebook & Instagram pages, as well as the December edition of this newsletter.
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2023 marks the Village of Norridge’s 75th anniversary of incorporation. Mark your calendars now for the Village’s official 75th Anniversary celebration, August 24th-27th, 2023. The 75th Anniversary Committee will be sharing more information with residents as plans are finalized. At this time, we are proud to unveil the official logo for the 75th Anniversary year.
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