Did you miss a Blackboard Connect notification call?  Calls sent out are listed here.  Please note, some calls are sent Village-wide; others are sent to specific addresses.  

November 14, 2024 - RAKING LEAVES INTO THE STREET - "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to remind you that Village ordinance prohibits raking or blowing leaves into the street. The leaves block sewers, cause damage to the street sweeper and will become a safety hazard when wet or frost-covered. Residents must put vines, brush, clippings or leaves in either brown paper lawn bags or in properly marked yard waste containers and place them on the curb on your regular garbage day. Just a reminder, yard waste pick-up for the season ends the week of November 25th. No yard waste will be picked up after that. Thank you for your cooperation and have a nice evening." 

November 13, 2024 - FARRAGUT TEMPORARY STREET CLOSURE - "Good morning, this is the Village of Norridge, calling to remind you that the West end of Farragut will be temporarily closed at Cumberland on Thursday & Friday while the construction crew is working. You will still be able to exit from Plainfield during that time. Thank you."

November 8, 2024 - VETERANS DAY CEREMONY - "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to invite you to attend our Veterans Day Ceremony on Monday, November 11th at 11:00 A.M. We will gather in front of the Norridge Veterans Memorial - 4010 N. Olcott Avenue to honor all military Veterans of the United States. Thank you and have a nice evening"

October 28, 2024 - ROAD WORK PAVING COMPLETION BELLE PLAINE - "Good evening, this is the Village of Norridge, informing you that the final phase of paving on Belle Plaine will take place tomorrow, October 29th. Thank you for your understanding during this time"

October 28, 2024 - WATER SHUT OFF FOR A REPAIR 7100 BLOCK OF MONTROSE - "Good evening, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you that the water will be shut off on the 7100 block of Montrose tomorrow, Tuesday, October 29th around 8:30AM to repair a valve. This should only take a couple of hours to repair. Thank you for your understanding and have a good evening."

October 25, 2024 - ROAD WORK PAVING COMPLETION - "Good evening, this is the Village of Norridge, informing you that the final phase of paving ON on Cullom & Odell will take place on Monday, October 28th (weather permitting). Thank you for your understanding during this time"

October 25, 2024 - WATER TOWER FINAL PHASE OF CONSTRUCTION -  "Good evening, the water tower project will move into the final phase of construction starting this Monday, October 28th. The area surrounding the water tower will be noisy all of next week. Thank you for your patience and understanding as we approach completion"

October 22, 2024 - WINNEMAC and WINONA WATER SHUT OFF - "Good evening, this is the Village of Norridge, calling to inform you of the water being turned off on Wednesday, October 23rd at 9am for scheduled maintenance. Water will be off for a couple of hours. Thank you and have a great evening"

October 9, 2024 - Asphalt removal scheduled for Cullom, Odell, Belle Plaine & Oleander - "Good evening, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you that asphalt removal is scheduled to begin this Thursday & Friday. We will notify you again once laying of the asphalt is scheduled. Thank you and have a good evening"

October 8, 2024 - Asphalt removal scheduled for Courtland Ave, Oak St and Elm Dr - "Good evening, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you that asphalt removal is scheduled to begin on your block tomorrow, Wednesday, October 9th. We will notify you again once laying of the asphalt is scheduled. Thank you and have a good evening"

October 7, 2024 - Asphalt removal scheduled for Argyle St, Norridge St, Gunnison St, Ainslie St & Strong St - "Good evening, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you that asphalt removal is scheduled to begin on your block tomorrow, Tuesday, October 8th. We will notify you again once laying of the asphalt is scheduled. Thank you and have a good evening."

October 2, 2024 - Recycle Event & Recycling Cart Distribution - "Good evening, this is the Village of Norridge, calling to remind you about the recycling event taking place this Saturday October 5th at our new locations. The free recycling cart distribution event will take place at the front lot of Ozanam & Montrose from 7:30-11:30 am. Please have your driver's license or Village of Norridge water bill ready when you pull up. This is not a trade in event. Recycling of toner, cell phones, eye glasses, gym shoes and paper shredding will take place in the back lot on Sunnyside. Additionally, the Montrose Police garage, located at 4348 N Ottawa will be accepting electronics to recycle from 9am - 1pm. The cost is $20 per unit. Please see our website for additional information. Thank you. "

September 26,2024 - 7200 & 7300 Blocks of Montrose and Pensacola, 7200 Block of Cullom - "Good evening, this is the Village of Norridge calling to remind you that tomorrow, Friday September 27th, phase 2 of the water tower rehab project begins. You should expect to hear construction noise in the morning and throughout the day. This phase will be weather permitting for approximately 3 weeks. Thank you." 

September 26, 2024 - "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you on Saturday, September 28th between 8:00 A.M. to 10:00 A.M. the Gratitude Generation Organization will be holding a 5K Run through the streets of Norridge. For the safety of all participants, beginning at 7:00 A.M. Montrose Avenue will be closed from Olcott to Osage Avenues.  In addition, various streets along the route will also be closed.  A map of the street closures is posted to the Village’s social media pages and available upon request. Please slow down and drive cautiously during the hours of 7:00 A.M and 10:00 A.M. If possible, please avoid this area during the race. Your cooperation and patience is appreciated during this event. Thank you and have a good evening."

September 17, 2024 - 7800 & 7900 Blocks of Argyle - "Good evening, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you, that construction will begin again this Friday, September 20th. Residents must have their cars out of their garages and driveways by 7am on Friday. Thank you." 

September 17, 2024 - Cullom & Odell - "Good morning, this is the Village of Norridge calling to remind you that about the street maintenance taking place on Cullom and Odell. We apologize for the inconvenience. We weren't made aware of the work starting so soon. Thank you for your cooperation." 

September 17, 2024 - Belle Plaine only - "Good afternoon, this is the Village of Norridge, reminding you that construction on the curbs, gutters and sidewalks will begin tomorrow (Wednesday, September 18th). Please make sure vehicles are removed from your garages and that Belle Plaine is clear of parking. Thank you."  

September 12, 2024 - "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you that due to the District 80 Back-to-School event, on Friday, September 13th, Courtland Avenue, between Lawrence and Leland Avenues, will be closed from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.  Please avoid this area during those hours. Thank you for your cooperation and have a nice evening." 

September 12, 2024 - "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you that due to the District 80 Back-to-School event, on Friday, September 13th, Courtland Avenue, between Lawrence and Leland Avenues, will be closed from 4:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M.  Please do not park on Courtland Avenue during that time.  Thank you for your cooperation and have a nice evening." 

September 11, 2024 - "Hello, this is Fire Chief David Blondell of the Norwood Park Fire Protection District with a couple of announcements about our open house and flu shot programs. I am pleased to announce, to the residents of Harwood Heights, Norridge and Unincorporated Norwood Park Township, that Norwood Park Fire EMS will have a couple options for our residents to receive their annual, seasonal flu-shots. One option is to use our convenient Drive-thru program on Thursday, October 3rd from 3-7 at the station located at 7447 W Lawrence Ave. Come take part in this essential health care program without leaving the comfort of your car. Another way to get your flu shot is by attending our Annual Open House which will be held on Saturday, October 5th from 12-3pm. In addition to all the fun events and awesome demonstrations put on by our fire-EMS staff, residents can receive their flu-shots in our walk-in flu0shot clinic. We expect to have all flu-shot recipients in and out in under 5 minutes. To expedite this process, please visit our website (www.norwoodparkfire.org) and fill out the consent form. If you are on Medicare, fill out the form and bring your Medicare card with you. This year we will again have a limited supply of the high dose, senior super-shots (if recommended by your physician). As always, the flu shots will be of no cost to our residents.  If you have any questions or need to make a home vaccination appointment, for anyone truly unable to leave the house, please call the firehouse at 708-867-5428 between 8am & 4pm. Thank you." 

September 10, 2024 - 7800 & 7900 Argyle only - "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to remind you, that residents must have their cars out of their garages and driveways by 7am, Wednesday September 11th due to the scheduled resurfacing project in your area."

September 10, 2024 - 7900 & 8000 Blocks of Courtland only - "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to remind you, that residents must have their cars out of their garages and driveways by 7am, Wednesday September 11th due to the scheduled resurfacing project in your area. Thank you." 

September 9, 2024 - 7600 Blocks of Strong, Norridge, Ainslie & Gunnison only - "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to remind you, that residents must have their cars out of their garages and driveways by 7am, Tuesday September 10th due to the scheduled resurfacing project in your area. There is no parking on your street during this time."

September 6, 2024 - 7800 & 7900 Argyle only - "This is the Village of Norridge calling to remind you, that residents must have their cars out of their garages and driveways by 7am, Monday September 9th due to the scheduled resurfacing project in your area." 

July 24, 2024 - "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you that due to mechanical issues, the Pace Bus will not be in service on Friday, July 26th.  The bus will resume service on Monday, July 29th.  We apologize for the inconvenience.  Thank you and have a nice evening".

July 5, 2024 - 4200 Block of Oriole Avenue only - "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you that tentatively and weather permitting, Public Works will be performing a water main improvement in your area on Monday, July 8th. Your water service will be interrupted from approximately 9:00 am to 1:00 pm.  In addition, the street will be closed to thru-traffic Monday, July 8th, Tuesday, July 9th and Wednesday, July 10th. Local traffic only will be allowed during these dates. We will send a Blackboard Connect call 1 hour before the water service interruption. If you have any questions, please contact the Norridge Village Hall at 708-453-0800.  Thank you and have a nice evening."

June 11, 2024 for the residents in the Historic Section of Norridge only -  "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to remind you that your property address is located in the  Phase 1 section of the Village’s Water Meter Replacement Program.  All the notification letters have been mailed.  If you have received a letter, and have scheduled your appointment, thank you.  If you received a letter and have not yet scheduled your appointment, please do so as soon as possible.  If you did not receive a letter, it has been determined that your meter does not need replacing. If you have any questions, please contact the Village Hall at 708453-0800, ext 5346.  Thank you and have a nice evening."

May 30, 2024 - "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you that with the increasing threat of rain and thunderstorms on Saturday, June 1^st, the Village’s Car Show and Touch-a-Truck events have been postponed until Saturday, June 8^th. Please join us next Saturday, weather permitting, for these popular, fun-filled family events.  Thank you and have a great weekend."

May 28, 2024 - "Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you that Phase 1 of the Village’s Water Meter Replacement Program will begin the week of June 3^rd.  The Village has partnered with Calumet City Plumbing and ME-Simpson for the installation of the new meters.  After you receive your letter in the mail, please schedule your appointment.  If you do not need a new meter, you will not receive a letter.  If you have any questions, please call the Village Hall at 708-453-0800, ext 5346.  Thank you for your cooperation and have a nice evening."

May 24, 2024 - “Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to remind you that we will hold our annual Memorial Day Observance on Sunday, May 26th beginning at 11:30 with a musical interlude at the Veteran's Memorial, 4010 N. Olcott Avenue. The program will begin at 12:00 Noon. Please join us as we honor those who have made the ultimate sacrifice to our country. Thank you.”

May 23, 2024 - to the residents of the 4000 block of Olcott Avenue - “Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to remind you that in anticipation of our Memorial Day Observance the stage will be set up on Saturday, May 25th. We are asking that you move and/or do not park on Olcott, from the Police Station south to Irving Park Road, after 8:00 A.M. on Saturday. On Sunday, May 26th, we are asking you to remove your cars from the entire 4000 block of Olcott by 8:00 A.M. Any car that is not removed from the street at that time, will be relocated. Thank you for your cooperation. Have a safe holiday weekend”.

May 17, 2024 - Residents of the 4200 Block of Oriole - Public Works is currently working on a water main repair in your area. A notification call was sent to those residents registered with our notification system. Thank you for your patience while the water break is repaired.

August 24, 2023 - Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to remind you that tonight is opening night for the official 75^th Anniversary Celebration.  The carnival will begin at 5:00 P.M. and the band will take the stage at 7:30.  For those of you who don’t feel like cooking tonight, the food tents will also open at 5:00 P.M. Parking is available on the streets surrounding the carnival with the exceptions of Ozanam from Montrose to Windsor and Sunnyside from Ozanam to Overhill. You may also utilize Ridgewood High School's parking Lot and the Norridge Park District's parking lot. Handicap parking is available on Ozanam from Montrose to Windsor.  Tomorrow, the carnival will open at 5:00 P.M. and Saturday and Sunday we will open at 1:00 P.M.  Visit our website at www.villageofnorridge.com for additional information regarding this weekend’s events.

August 23, 2023 - Hello, this is the Village of Norridge calling to inform you that on Saturday, August 26th, the 75th Anniversary parade will kick off at 11:00 A.M. from Thatcher & Lawrence Avenues. Staging will take place on Thatcher and Giddings. Beginning at 8:00 A.M on Saturday, the following street closures will take place:

Thatcher Avenue from Lawrence Avenue to Montrose Avenue;
Montrose Avenue from Thatcher to Ozanam Avenue;
Giddings Street from Courtland Avenue to Thatcher Avenue; and
Ozanam Avenue from Montrose Avenue to Windsor Avenue.

 In addition, no parking will be allowed on these streets beginning at 8:00 A.M. We anticipate the streets to reopen around 1:00 P.M. Please join us along the parade route to help us celebrate this very special community event.

 August 3, 2023 - The Ozark Avenue water main improvement project meeting will be held on Saturday, August 5th at 9:00 A.M. The meeting will be held at the Estelle Sieb Center, 7774 W. Irving Park Road.  We ask that at least one person per household attend this meeting.”

July 19, 2023 -  Lead Service Line Replacement Project Update - CLICK HERE

April 12, 2023 -  Due to the funeral service of Chicago Fire Department Lt. Jan Tchoryk at Cumberland Chapels On Thursday, April 13th, Cumberland Avenue will be closed between Lawrence Avenue and Foster Avenue from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M.  At approximately 9:00 A.M., Lt. Tchoryk will travel from Cumberland Chapels to St. Joseph Ukrainian Catholic Church and his funeral service is expected to last until 12:00 P.M. To accommodate the large presence of fire apparatus, personnel and mourners that will be present, those businesses and homes located in this area will not have access to their driveways between the hours of 9:00 A.M. and 1:00 P.M.  In addition, Argyle Avenue east of Cumberland Avenue to Pittsburgh Avenue (both sides of the street) will also be shut down on Thursday, April 13th from 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. and homes on Argyle will also not have access to their driveways during the hours of 9:00 A.M. to 1:00 P.M. During this time of mourning our hearts, thoughts and prayers are with the Chicago Fire Department and the family of Lt. Jan Tchoryk.”

May 6, 2022 - Pace Bus not in service May 6, 2022 

April 29, 2022 -  Polish Saturday School in Norridge Parade - CLICK HERE

April 28, 2022 - Fire Hydrant Flushing - CLICK HERE 

December 20, 2021 - Non-Designated Snow Route Reminder - CLICK HERE 

December 17, 2021 - Use caution while driving due to Santa Send Off Parade from 12:00 Noon - 3:00 P.M.

October 12, 2021 - Community Meetings Notification - CLICK HERE 

September 27, 2021 - Pace Bus will not run until further notice due to maintenance issues. 

September 24, 2021 - Pace Bus will not be in service Friday, September 24th. 

September 1, 2021 -  4600 Block of Redwood Drive Blackboard Connect Call - CLICK HERE

July 16, 2021 - Car Hopping - CLICK HERE 

July 5, 2021 - Target air conditioning unit change - CLICK HERE 

July 1, 2021 - 4th of July Important Information and Firework Ban Reminder - CLICK HERE 

June 25, 2021 - An Important Message from Interim Chief Wayne Schober - CLICK HERE 

May 27, 2021 - Memorial Day R.S.V.P. - See May 14, 2021 entry 

May 20, 2021 - Chief of Police Resident Input - CLICK HERE

May 14, 2021 - Memorial Day R.S.V.P. Notification - CLICK HERE 

April 30, 2021 - May 3, 2021 Street Closure - CLICK HERE 

April 26, 2021 - Covid-29 Vaccination Event increase in traffic - CLICK HERE 

April 20, 2021 - Covid-19 Vaccination Event - CLICK HERE

March 9, 2021 - Covid-19 vaccine hotline number notification - CLICK HERE 

February 5, 2021 - Cold Weather Reminders - CLICK HERE 

January 25, 2021 - Snow Route Enforcement Reminders - CLICK HERE 

December 9, 2020 - Trip Hazard Repair Work (certain areas only) - CLICK HERE 

November 19, 2020 - New Snow Route Parking Enforcement Streets - CLICK HERE 

November 17, 2020 - Change in Snow Route Parking Enforcement - CLICK HERE 

November 9, 2020 - Change in the Pace bus schedule - CLICK HERE 

October 14, 2020 - Water break notification call -  8136 & 8140 W. Strong, 8132-8150 W. Lawrence, 4800& 4900 Blocks of Prospect, 8204-8254 W. Lawrence (even side only).

October 8, 2020 - Water break notification call -  8132-8150 W. Lawrence, 4800& 4900 Blocks of Prospect, 8204-8254 W. Lawrence (even side only).

September 24, 2020 - Overhill Reconstruction Project - Phase 3 - CLICK HERE 

September 22, 2020 & October 5, 2020  - Norwood Park Fire Protection District Flu Shots - CLICK HERE 

September 13, 2020 - Overhill Reconstruction Project - Phase 2 - CLICK HERE 

August 7, 2020 - Door-to-Door Census Visits - CLICK HERE 

July 2, 2020 - Village Pace Bus Service Resumes - CLICK HERE 

June 30, 2020 - Fireworks Enforcement - CLICK HERE

May 29, 2020 - Change in Village Services as of June 1, 2020 - CLICK HERE 

May 28, 2020 - District 80's End of the Year Car - CLICK HERE 

May 15, 2020 - Memorial Day & Veteran's Information Call - CLICK HERE 

May 14, 2020 - Spring Clean Up Week Rescheduled - CLICK HERE

April 28, 2020 - Update of Village Operations due to COVID-19 - CLICK HERE

April 24, 2020 - Foster Avenue Repaving Update - CLICK HERE

April 7, 2020 - Water Bill payment reminder - CLICK HERE

April 3, 2020 - Bosman Disposal COVID 19 - CLICK HERE