Downtown Trick-or-Treat Saturday

Trick-or-Treat hours are from 3:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. on October 31.

The DBR Chamber of Commerce is hosting the Downtown Deerfield Trick-or-Treat this Saturday, October from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. at participating merchants. Look for the orange pumpkin sign in merchants' windows and check the Chamber's website for a full list at www.dbrchamber.com.

Keep Grates Clear This Fall By Joining Grate Keepers

Become a gatekeeper of our waterways by registering for the Village’s Grate Keepers Program. Residents and businesses can now adopt the storm water inlets near their property and pledge to clean the areas around them to reduce local flooding and keep litter and yard waste from polluting local waterways and impeding proper flow.

Using the Villages GIS mapping program, residents can search their neighborhood to find nearby grates. Click here to find inlets (I) and catch basins (CB) available. Be sure to copy or write down the identification number of the inlet or catch basin you want to adopt. When you are ready, fill out this on-line form to register and name your grate and show your commitment to reduce trash and organic pollutants while preventing localized flooding.

Rain washes anything that’s on streets and paved surfaces down storm drains and into the local branches of the Chicago River, and eventually to the Mississippi River and to the Gulf of Mexico. Dog poop carries harmful bacteria. Leaves, grass and dirt feed algae and turn lakes and rivers green. Trash clogs drains and pipes, causing flooding. With more than 4,000 individual inlets and catch basins in the Village, this is a task that Public Works cannot tackle all on its own.

Participants will be e-mailed a welcome packet containing instructions on how to properly clean around storm grates, materials needed and safety information. The Village will send e-mails to participants a few times a year reminding them of their commitment.
For more information, contact Communications Coordinator David Fitzgerald-Sullivan at dfitzgerald@deerfield.il.us or at 847.719.7400.

Fall Leaf Collection Starts Oct. 31

The Village’s annual leaf collection program provides residents with an alternative for disposal of their autumn leaves. The Village will start collecting leaves on October 31 this year and will continue this service through December 1.

Residents who do not mulch or bag their leaves may rake leaves to the curb or carriage walk before their scheduled pickup day.

Public Works Department crews will make one pass by all homes in the Village each week during the four-week program. The specific day of the week for each home is shown on the corresponding map.

We ask that you do not put out leaves more than one day prior to your scheduled pickup day. Leaves should be raked in a long, neat row that does not exceed five feet in width.
They should be raked as close to the curb as possible, so long as they are not placed in the street or on top of the carriage walks or sidewalk, as this causes safety hazards. If you have landscapers, please direct them to abide by the Village’s leaf collection guidelines.

Crews will not follow the normal collection schedule during the week of Thanksgiving (November 21 through November 23) but will still hit every street in the Village. Therefore, it’s important to have your leaves out by Monday of this particular week.

Stay Informed on Village Board Meetings

Do you want to stay up-to-date on what the Village Board will be discussing at meetings? Click here to view upcoming agendas, previous agendas and meeting minutes for the Board of Trustees and other Village boards and commissions.