305 Illinois Street, Fox River Grove IL 60021
(847) 639-3170 Fax: (847) 639-9876
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. to Noon
The Village of Fox River Grove is strategically located 40 miles northwest of Chicago at the crossroads of McHenry, Cook, Lake and Kane counties in northeastern Illinois. Click here to see location map
Nearby access to the Northwest Tollway (Interstate Route 90), local commuter rail service and good arterial roadways have helped Fox River Grove develop into a comfortable residential community with a variety of retail shops. The village may be accessed via two major arterials: U.S. Route 14 and Illinois State Route 22. Interstate 90 is 10 miles away. O'Hare International Airport is only 45 minutes away.
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FREE YARD WASTE PICKUP
While cleaning up your yards and gardens, please note that Friday, May 9th and Friday, May 16th are the free yard waste pick up days. On these two dates, you may put out as many brown Kraft bags as needed without stickers.
BRANCH CHIPPING
The branch chipping schedule has changed. The Village of Fox River Grove will chip branches April through November on the first Tuesday of the month. Branches must be larger than 1 inch in diameter but no larger than 5 inches in diameter. They should be no less than 4 feet in length or more than 10 feet in length. No stumps or roots. Limbs must be placed in the parkway with cut ends facing the road or direction of traffic flow. Small branches should be bagged as yard waste.
SPRING CLEAN-UP
Our Annual Spring Clean-up will be on Saturday, May 17th. Waste Management will pick up the following types of things:
Bundled construction debris of not more than one cubic yard and weighing less than 50 pounds.
Furniture weighing less than 50 pounds.
Lawn and garden items, but not landscape waste.
Plumbing fixtures
Similar types of items that are usually found in garages or basements.
Waste Management will not pick up automobile batteries, auto parts weighing more than 50 pounds, any liquid or hazardous waste materials such as paints, gasoline or motor oil, computers, computer parts or plasma tv's, landscape waste, roofing debris, tires, white goods such as appliances, air conditioners, water heaters, etc.
If you are not sure about an item, please call Waste Management at 1-800-447-1066.
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For further information, please contact:
Village of Fox River Grove
305 Illinois Street, Fox River Grove IL 60021
(847) 639-3170 Fax: (847) 639-9876
Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30
a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Saturday 9:00 a.m. to Noon
village@foxrivergrove.org
Art Osten, Village Administrator
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04/28/08