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September 30, 2025

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Greetings Skokie73.5! 

Here’s what you need to know this week:

🚩 Share your flag design: Today is the final day to submit your design for a new Skokie flag!

✅ Nominate a business: Share your nomination for 2025 Skokie Business of the Year by tonight.

🏥 Serve your community: We're seeking mental health professionals to join our Medical Reserve Corps (MRC).

Photo by Joerg Metzner Photography.

This Sunday, share your ideas for Skokie’s future by participating in our Strategic Plan Community Visioning Session!

Join us: The event will take place at Niles West High School (Main Gym), 5701 Oakton St., on Sunday, October 5, from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Registration is required; space is limited.

What to expect: Provide your insights and hear from your neighbors as part of small group table discussions. Light refreshments will be provided. Public input will be gathered and shared with the Village Board this fall to help inform development of the Strategic Plan. 

Another way to share your input: Take the Strategic Plan Engagement Survey, available through October 11.

What is a Strategic Plan? A strategic plan outlines a community’s vision, goals and priorities and guides decision-making and resource allocation. It helps align Village services, infrastructure and policies with community needs and future growth. 

2024 Volunteer Palooza event. (Photo credit: Skokie Public Library.)

Mark your calendar for the 2nd annual Volunteer Palooza on Sunday, October 19, 2 p.m. to 4 p.m., at Oakton College (Skokie Campus). Drop by and explore volunteer opportunities with organizations serving Skokie.

The event is presented by Skokie Public Library, Village of Skokie, Skokie Community Foundation, Skokie Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and Akin for Action. A list of participating organizations will be available in October.

Chat with officers who patrol your neighborhood at a Skokie Police Department beat meeting next month! Held quarterly, beat meetings provide an opportunity to learn about crime trends, share information, and build a stronger police-community partnership. 

Attend your beat meeting: View the October beat meeting schedule.

The Skokie Fine Arts Commission is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Award for Artistic Excellence. The deadline for submissions is Friday, October 31.

About the award: Each year, one individual and one organization are honored for exceptional contributions to the visual, performing, musical or literary arts. Selection is based on community visibility, artistic talent, impact, recognition and overall excellence.

2024 Skokie flu shot clinic. (Photo by Rich Cahan.)

Flu season is just around the corner – don’t wait to get your flu shot!

Protect yourself: The Village’s Health and Human Services Department will host free flu shot clinics on Thursday, October 9 and 16 at Oakton Park Community Center. Make an appointment online or call 847-933-8252.

Who can participate: The clinics offer flu shots for Skokie residents ages 4 and older. High-dose vaccines are available for residents 65 years and older. No insurance is needed.

Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) counselors can help community members navigate Medicare.

Skokie Health and Human Services is taking appointments for Medicare Open Enrollment, which starts October 15 and runs through December 7, 2025.

During Open Enrollment, Medicare beneficiaries can make changes to their drug and healthcare plans for 2026. Learn about the options and choose a plan that’s right for you.

Make an appointment: Call Skokie Health and Human Services at 847-933-8252 to make an appointment with a Senior Health Insurance Program (SHIP) counselor, who can help you navigate the process.

To allow for community members’ observance of upcoming Jewish holidays, October street sweeping operations will be moved from the first full week of October to October 22 and 23 in multi-family areas and other locations normally posted with "No Parking – Street Sweeping" signs. 

Signage will be posted on impacted sides of streets where sweeping is planned two days in advance of operations. Please move vehicles by 9 a.m. on the posted days to avoid fines or towing. Vehicles may return once signs are removed, typically no later than 3:30 p.m.

Fall leaf collection operations will begin on Monday, October 13, weather permitting. Please do not rake leaves into the street prior to Saturday, October 11. Stay tuned for more details and reminders.

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