By Townhall Chicago News Staff
The Village of Palatine announced Wednesday that its annual curbside leaf collection program will begin Oct. 26, giving residents of the northwest Cook County suburb three scheduled pickups before the program wraps up the week of Nov. 16.
The Public Works Department will collect raked leaves placed in the street in front of single-family residences, according to a notice posted on the village’s website. Each home is assigned three collection weeks between Oct. 26 and Nov. 16.
Residents can look up their scheduled collection weeks using the village’s Community Portal or an interactive map available on the Palatine website, according to the notice.
The village outlined several guidelines for the program. Raked leaves must be placed in the street and ready for pickup no later than 7 a.m. on scheduled Mondays, but no earlier than 4 p.m. the day before collection begins. Crews will start pickups on Mondays and continue throughout the week until all leaves in scheduled zones have been collected.
Only one pass will be made down each street during each collection week, the village said. Pickup on a specific day cannot be guaranteed. Collections are expected to finish by Thursdays each week but may end sooner depending on the volume of leaves.
Residents with questions about the program can visit the village’s leaf collection page or call Public Works at (847) 705-5200.
Palatine also announced that the Palatine Police Department will host a prescription drug take-back event on Saturday, Oct. 24, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Police Headquarters, 595 N. Hicks Road. The event, held in partnership with the Drug Enforcement Administration, allows residents to safely dispose of expired, unused or unwanted prescription medications at no cost, according to a separate village notice.
Additionally, early voting for the Nov. 3 gubernatorial election will begin Oct. 19 at the Palatine Library, 700 N. North Court. Early voting hours are Monday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and Sunday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., according to the village.
