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June/July 2015 ■ NewSkokie - the award winning municipal information source Vehicle Stickers, Celebrate Fourth of July in Skokie Zone Permits and Celebrate America’s Birthday at the 31st Pet Licenses annual Skokie Fourth of July Parade beginning Available Monday, June 1 at noon on Saturday, July 4. The route starts Skokie 2015 vehicle at Oakton Community College on Lincoln stickers are available Avenue, proceeds to Oakton Street in beginning on Monday, Downtown Skokie and concludes at Oakton June 1 and must be Park. The parade takes place rain or shine. displayed on windshields New this year, Chicago Fire actor and Skokie by August 31. The resident Christian Stolte, who plays Randy stickers are available for “Mouch” McHolland on the show, will serve as purchase at Village Hall, the parade Grand Marshal. 5127 Oakton Street. The parade is followed by an evening of family All vehicles registered festivities at Niles West High School, 5701 with the Illinois Secretary Oakton Street, beginning at 5 p.m. Musical of State to an address entertainment begins at 6 p.m. End the AOK Klowns within the corporate evening with a spectacular, 3-D fireworks limits of the Village of Assyrian American Civic Club of Chicago celebration scheduled for dusk. The fireworks Skokie must display a Association are sponsored by the Village of Skokie and the valid Village sticker. A Skokie Park District. Creative Paths Learning Center vehicle sticker is required Girl Scouts of Skokie even if the vehicle is not The 2015 parade entertainment includes: physically in Skokie. The 1st Michigan Engineers Color Guard Golan’s Moving & Storage, Inc. Continued on page five American Taxi Dispatch Continued on page four You’re Invited! in this issue June 14 Health and Human Service Open House 2- Last Call! - Skokie On Sunday, June 14 from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m., the Skokie Health Department and the Human through the Lens Services Division will host an open house in their new, shared offices on the lower level of Community Photography Skokie Village Hall, 5127 Oakton Street. Visitors will be treated to light refreshments while Exhibit touring the new and remodeled office space. The Health Department will conduct blood 3 Summer Sizzles in pressure screenings and provide information on the Department’s many other no- or low-cost Skokie health screenings and immunization clinics, animal control services and more. The Human 4 Bicycle Safety Day Services Division serves the community by offering assistance to senior citizens, families with young children and others in the community. Visitors to the June 14 Open House will be able to 7 Public Safety Notes enter a drawing for a Skokie community ‘Quality of Life’ basket containing a first aid kit from the 8 Illegal Fireworks Health Department, two tickets to a January 2016 performance of Capitol Steps at the North 9 Health Notes Shore Center for the Performing Arts in Skokie, a $20 gift certificate for the Skokie Farmers’ 10- Community Calendar Market and much more! 11 For information on the many services offered by the Health Department and the 12 Skokie Farmers’ Market Human Services Division, visit www.skokie.org. ■ Village of Skokie #1112693 Newsletter June July PG 1 05.14.15 CYAN MAG YELL BLK village Notes Last Call! - Skokie through the Lens - Skokie At Leisure Community Photography Exhibit 2015 Your last chance to submit a photo in the Skokie Fine Arts Photo Exhibit was a tremendous success, with over 30 Commission’s second annual Skokie through the Lens photos from throughout the community displayed at 2015 Community Photography Exhibit is July 31, 2015. The Skokie Village Hall, the North Shore Center for the Performing theme for this year’s exhibit is Skokie at Leisure. Images Arts in Skokie and the Weber Leisure Center in fall 2014. should reflect residents and visitors enjoying their time in Please visit www.skokie.org/FineArtsCommission.cfm for the community throughout 2015, from neighbors playing submission guidelines. The deadline to submit photos is July games at a block party, children enjoying the snow, people 31, 2015. The exhibit will be displayed at various Skokie walking their dogs at the Northshore Sculpture Park or many locations in fall 2015. other ideas... let your creative energy flow. For more information please contact Nick Wyatt, The first annual Skokie through the Lens 2014 Community Assistant to the Village Manager, at 847/933-8283. ■ How to Protect Your Home from Storm Water Damage Keeping your home dry during severe rain events is difficult; under the basement floor and around the foundation before it however, three steps can be taken to lessen the chance of forces its way into your basement. water infiltration and flooding. Third, your house should be protected from sewage backup First, the roof and wall systems need to be secure from the that can cause costly damage and unsanitary conditions. The weather. Check to see that the roof and walls are in good Village has made improvements to the sewer system to handle condition with no gaps around chimneys, windows, vents, etc. most normal rain storms; however, in severe rain storms Tuckpoint brick walls and caulk and plug all openings as even sewers can fill up causing water to backflow into basements. small gaps can allow water infiltration. Although there are several ways of preventing this, the two Second, the basement walls and foundation must be best methods are to install overhead sewers or a backwater protected from water infiltration to prevent seepage. Water valve flood control system. In an overhead sewer system, must be kept away from the house to decrease the possibility waste water from the first or second floor is removed from the of water infiltration. Gutters and downspouts should be house through a pipe connected to the Village sewer that is in good condition and extended as far from the house as at a higher level than the Village sewer. An electric pump in possible to ensure that water is effectively collected and the basement ejects any water from basement bathrooms, moved to the street to reduce ground water saturation by the laundries or drains into the pipe that is connected to the sewer. foundation. The areas around the foundation also should be Backwater valve flood control systems, on the other hand, graded so that water flows away from the house. Window stop sewage backup before it can enter the house with a well covers should be installed where possible to keep these check valve on the sewer line. This system generally requires areas from filling with water causing seepage or excess the construction of an underground structure in the yard where water in the drain tile area around the house. All wall and a check valve is located. This valve lets waste water flow out foundation cracks should be sealed inside the house. Even of the house while keeping sewage from coming back in. It small gaps can allow a large amount of water to seep into a is important that this valve is maintained annually to prevent basement if the ground is saturated with water. Finally, it may failure during a storm event. Both systems require electricity be necessary to install a sump pump to remove ground water and should have a backup battery or generator system to assure their continued operation if the electricity goes out. Skokie’s 2014 Annual Water Quality Report Homeowners can perform many of the home improvements Skokie is pleased to report that the Village’s drinking themselves, while other improvements require a contractor or water meets all Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) licensed plumber. Financial assistance is available to income- requirements. qualified households to make repairs as part of the Village’s To view the complete 2014 Annual Water Quality Report, Home Improvements Program. Please contact the Building please visit www.skokie.org/2014waterreport.pdf and Zoning Division at 847/933-8223 to discuss your home repair issues, determine if a permit is required, get a list of For more information or to obtain a paper copy, call contractors who have done work in the Village and to see if ■ 847/933-8484. you are income qualified for a grant or loan. ■ 2 | NewSkokie ■ June/July 2015 ■ www.skokie.org Village of Skokie #1112693 Newsletter June July PG 2 05.14.15 CYAN MAG YELL BLK village Notes Skokie Sizzles with Summer Fun! Skokie is going to rock summer discovering the beauty and history at the Oakton Community Center, 4701 2015 with fun for the entire family! of classic cars, hot rods, muscle Oakton Street. At 5 p.m., continue the Wednesdays on the Green and vintage automobiles. Visit www. fun at Niles West High School, 5701 Every Wednesday night at 7 p.m. from downtownskokie.org for details. Oakton Street, with entertainment on the June 3 through August 19 school grounds in the hours leading up This free family event on the Village to the fireworks extravaganza at dusk. Green, 5155 Oakton Street, is back for a Details at www.skokieparks.org. fabulous fifth season! Season highlights North Shore Festival of Art include Good Noise Skokie community July 25 and 26, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m., band on June 3, performances by Westfield Old Orchard the 2015 Skokie Idol winners on This vibrant festival, sponsored by July 8 and return engagements by the Skokie Chamber of Commerce, Chicago Soul Revue on July 15 and showcases the work of the country’s the Maxwell Street Klezmer Band on finest artists in a variety of mediums August 12. For a full line up, visit www. including painting, photography, wednesdaysonthegreen.com. ceramics, glass, jewelry, sculpture, Skokie Farmers’ Market furniture and more.