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October 1, 2024

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Greetings Skokie73.5! 

💉 Register to get your free flu shot on October 8 at Oakton Community Center.

👨‍👨‍👧‍👦 Attend Cook County’s Oakton Street Improvement Project meeting on October 10.

🚌 Help improve public transit: Share your input on CTA bus service.

On July 15, the Skokie Village Board passed a resolution to place a referendum concerning the imposition of term limits for Skokie elected officials on the November 5, 2024 General Election ballot. The referendum will determine whether to limit the positions of Mayor, Clerk and Trustee to a maximum of three terms for each office.

Learn more: See how term limits would apply to Skokie elected offices on the Village’s Term Limits Referendum page.

Register to vote: You can register to vote online or by mail, or register in person by visiting the Skokie Village Clerk’s Office, 5127 Oakton St.

Graphic: Watch the white wall transform to a colorful mural.

The Village’s Public Arts Advisory Committee is excited to bring two new murals to Skokie this month!

Now on Main Street: Artist Emmy Star Brown has completed her new mural at the soon-to-be brick-and-mortar location of Soul Good Coffee, located at Main Street and Keystone Avenue. See photos on the Village’s Facebook and Instagram.

Coming soon: Artist Cody Hudson will install a mural at the Niles Township Food Pantry, 8341 Lockwood Ave. The artist worked with food pantry staff and spent time on site to design a mural inspired by the work of the pantry, the fresh food provided to clients, and the gardens surrounding the Township building.

Ignite Gaming, 8125 Skokie Blvd., leveled up with an exciting new addition over the weekend…an arcade!

Let’s play: Explore Skokie scoped out the stimulating space, which also offers a restaurant, bar and PC gaming lounge, as well as packages for parties and special events. Check it out on Facebook and Instagram before racking up your next high score at Ignite!

Photo by Rich Cahan

Ghosts and goblins of all ages can enjoy Halloween treats, activities and giveaways on Oakton Street during the Downtown Skokie Trick-or-Treat on Saturday, October 26, 1 p.m. to 3 p.m. Mark your calendar!

Heroes come in all shapes, sizes and ages! Last week, the Skokie Police Department honored five-year-old Zoey Reddick at its annual awards ceremony. 

Quick actions: In May, Zoey called 9-1-1 when her mother, Jessica, suddenly fainted. Zoey remained calm and answered all of the Skokie 9-1-1 operator's questions until Skokie Fire paramedics arrived, helping save her mother’s life.

Deep breaths: Zoey shared her secrets to staying calm with ABC 7 Chicago. Way to go, Zoey!

Recent vehicle and service enhancements allow the Skokie Fire Department to provide Advanced Life Support (ALS) care to the community even more promptly. 

What’s improved: Effective October 1, three newly equipped, non-ambulance Skokie Fire apparatus – one based at each fire station – can offer ALS care when responding to emergency service calls. Staffed by licensed paramedics, the upgraded vehicles have the same equipment and are capable of offering the same advanced care as an ambulance, including cardiac defibrillation, airway management, and medication administration.

Why it’s important: This service improvement allows Skokie Fire to provide a greater level of EMS care even more promptly, especially during times with multiple calls for service.

Two green thumbs up to the Village’s Beautification and Improvement Commission and Skokie Public Works for installing native plantings this weekend at Main Street and Lincoln Avenue!

Landscape leaders: The Commission completed the work as part of its yearly planting project. Plants include False Indigo, Allium, Purple Prairie Clover, and Gray’s Sedge.

Why it’s important: Replacing turf with native plantings reduces maintenance cycles, benefits pollinators, and increases stormwater absorption. It’s one of the strategies of the Village’s Environmental Sustainability Plan.

Beneath the street, a small but mighty machine moves through Skokie’s sewer system to keep it running smoothly.

Introducing the RX130: Skokie Public Works deploys this reliable robot to inspect miles of sewer main every year, helping the department identify and repair potential leaks, blockages and other issues before they occur.

See it in action: The Skokie Telecommunications and Technology (STAT) Commission created a short video highlighting how the Village uses technology like the RX130 to enhance services.

Coffee with a Cop this Wednesday
Join the Skokie Police Department for free coffee and conversation this Wednesday, October 2, 8 a.m. to 10 a.m., at McDonald’s, 5360 Touhy Ave.

Quarterly Beat Meetings this Month
The Department holds quarterly meetings in each of the Village’s geographic beats to share information, identify issues, and jointly develop solutions. See the October 2024 beat meeting schedule. 

The next Skokie Village Board meeting will take place on Tuesday, October 8, at 7:30 p.m., at Village Hall. There will not be a meeting on October 7.

Unless otherwise indicated, all meetings are held at Skokie Village Hall, 5127 Oakton Street.