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April 14, 2026

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Greetings Skokie73.5! 

Here’s what you need to know this week:

⛈️ Stay alert: The National Weather Service has forecast the potential for severe weather this evening and overnight.

🎆 Volunteers needed: Sign up to support Skokie’s 4th of July Parade.

👮‍♀️ Neighborhood safety: Stay informed and share information at your Skokie Police quarterly beat meeting this month.

Photos by Liz Zimmerman, Skokie Public Works.

Sunday's Skokie Spring Greening was a major success, with more than 1,800 vehicles dropping off electronics and many other miscellaneous items for recycling!

Thanks to the more than 100 volunteers and staff who supported the event, as well as event partners and sponsors: Skokie Park District, Niles Township High School District 219, Skokie Chamber of Commerce, Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook County, LRS, Imperial Realty, ProAutoIllinois and Endeavor Health.

Missed the event? View a list of more electronics recycling and shredding events, including one in Morton Grove on May 9.

Skokie has a team of 21 dedicated public safety telecommunicators who ensure 24/7 emergency help is just a phone call away. As part of National Public Safety Telecommunicators Week (April 12-18), we thank them for always being the calm voice on the other end of the line. 

What to expect when you call 911: Meet some of the Village’s 911 operators and learn what questions you can expect when dialing 911.

Help us help you: Sign up for Smart911, which allows you to provide first responders with information about your household to support emergency care.

The Village will host budget hearings on April 16, 21 and 27 to review the proposed Fiscal Year 27 (FY27) Budget. 

Dive in: Check out the Village’s Budget web page to explore the proposed budget and learn more.

Skokie Energy and Home Repair Resource Fair, April 13. (Photo by Lisa Sanzenbacher.)

Learn about low- and no-cost renewable energy and efficiency programs to upgrade your home and lower your utility bills at the Village’s second Energy and Home Repair Resource Fair on Tuesday, April 21, 5 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., at Skokie Public Library.

Thank you to everyone who joined us for the first Resource Fair on April 13! If you missed it—or want to learn more—there’s still time to attend the upcoming session.

Skokie residents and small businesses can reduce electricity costs through Skokie Community Solar, a Village-endorsed program that provides bill credits from a local solar farm.

Making saving with solar easy: There’s no cost to join or cancel, no equipment to install, and no change to your utility provider. Participants typically save about 15 percent on the electricity portion of their ComEd bills, with additional discounts available for income-eligible households.

Who’s eligible: The program is open to renters, homeowners and small businesses in Skokie. Sign up for Community Solar. 

LEARN MORE ABOUT SKOKIE COMMUNITY SOLAR AT THESE EVENTS

Environmental Health Officer Lillian LaSanta conducts an inspection.

Properly managing trash is key to depriving rats of food. This spring, the Village is continuing enforcement of trash storage requirements, particularly in areas experiencing high rat activity. 

Village Code requires all garbage to be securely bagged and placed inside an approved trash cart with the lid fully closed. 

PRACTICE B.A.G.I.T.

Skokie Health and Human Services is hosting an STI Testing Pop-up Clinic in partnership with CALOR on Monday, April 20, from 3 p.m. to 6:30 p.m., at Skokie Village Hall (Lower Level). Pop-up clinic services include:

No insurance or payment is required. Questions? Please call 847-933-8252.

The Village will continue to host monthly pop-up clinics in 2026 to support healthcare accessibility. 

More resources: STI Awareness Week is April 12-18. Find resources to protect yourself and get treatment.

The Storefront, a Village of Skokie initiative, is excited to announce that its brand‑new mural, created by Skokie‑born visual artist Sarah Goone, founder of Radiant Eye Studio, is now complete and ready for the community to enjoy.

Goone, celebrated for her bold, playful, large‑scale work, has transformed The Storefront’s exterior into a vibrant portal of color, imagination and connection. Her newest piece brings fresh energy to Main Street and continues Skokie’s longstanding tradition of championing creativity in public spaces.

This project was made possible in part through the support of the Village of Skokie’s Public Arts Advisory Committee, whose commitment to public art helps ensure that creativity remains a defining feature of our community.

Visit The Storefront, located at 4051 Main St., to see Skokie’s newest public art landmark and be part of the creativity it inspires!

The Storefront (4051 Main St.) is debuting “Expression and Contemplation,” a new exhibit pairing artists Leonid Osseny and Vassi Vasevski in a visual dialogue about energy, reflection, and the emotional depth of painting.

Why the pairing works: The exhibit brings together two Skokie artists whose contrasting approaches — dynamic mark‑making and meditative surfaces — explore how art can hold both immediacy and introspection.

Visit: The exhibit, now on view, runs through Saturday, April 25 with gallery hours Monday through Friday, 4 p.m. to 7 p.m., and weekends, noon to 4 p.m. 

Join us for a public reception this Friday, April 17, from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m.

The Village’s Human Relations Commission invites you to attend a free Cold War & Civil Rights in Skokie Walking Tour on Sunday, April 26, 3 p.m. to 5 p.m., starting at the Devonshire Park gazebo.

What to expect: Learn about the site's past as a Cold War military base, and then set off through the Devonshire Manor neighborhood to discover Skokie's Cold War-era history. The tour will cover the development of Skokie's Jewish community, mid-century modern aesthetics, the evolution of the nuclear family and second-wave feminism, and the 1960s civil rights and fair housing movements in Skokie.

EVENTS

PUBLIC MEETINGS

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