City of Wilmington "News and Updates"
Friday, November 13, 2015
Monday, November 9, 2015
City of Wilmington - 2015 Volunteer of the Year
Please assist us in recognizing outstanding volunteer service in Wilmington
by nominating a "Volunteer of the Year" for volunteer service during 2015
For further instructions & to download the nomination form,visit www.wilmington-il.com
by nominating a "Volunteer of the Year" for volunteer service during 2015
For further instructions & to download the nomination form,visit www.wilmington-il.com
Friday, November 6, 2015
Leaf Vac Update
The leaf vac is currently operating on the south side of
Main, Joliet & Kankakee Streets. Next week the crew will be in the
Brookside neighborhood and heading south into the School Meadows subdivision.
For more information about this program, please contact
the Public Works Department at 815-476-3104.
Wednesday, November 4, 2015
Wilmington Police Department Open House
After 34 years, we have moved! Come and see your NEW Police facility
on Saturday, November 7th from 10:00am until 1:00pm. See the state of
the art facility from behind the scenes! We will also be recruiting for our new Explorer Police Cadet program.
129 Robert Weidling Dr. (across from City Hall)
Thursday, October 22, 2015
Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Wednesday, October 7, 2015
Thursday, September 3, 2015
Wednesday, August 19, 2015
Wednesday, August 5, 2015
Wednesday, July 22, 2015
Thursday, July 9, 2015
Wednesday, June 17, 2015
Wednesday, June 3, 2015
Friday, May 29, 2015
Wednesday, May 20, 2015
Wednesday, May 6, 2015
Saturday, April 25, 2015
Wednesday, April 22, 2015
Thursday, April 9, 2015
Friday, March 20, 2015
Bridge Repair project on IL 53 over the Kankakee River
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: March 9, 2015
Bridge Repair project on IL 53 over the Kankakee River
CHICAGO – The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) announced that a bridge repair project will occur along IL 53 over the Kankakee River in Wilmington starting, weather permitting, March 15.
In order to complete the work, traffic will be reduced to one lane, with alternating traffic directions controlled by temporary traffic signals. Work will involve repairing sections of the existing bridge deck and placing a new latex concrete overlay on the bridge deck, which provides a better riding surface on the bridge. IDOT had postponed repair work to this structure until work on I-55 over the Des Plaines River was completed in 2014. The work is expected to be completed, weather permitting, by Sept. 1, 2015.
Motorists can expect delays and should allow extra time for trips through this area. Drivers are urged to pay close attention to flaggers and signs in the work zones, obey the posted speed limits and be on the alert for workers and equipment.
Find details on other construction projects in IDOT’s District 1 athttp://goo.gl/upgvZu. Updates on the impacts to traffic are available atwww.travelmidwest.com.
This area is designed to provides IDOT’s target audiences with our story, past, current, and our vision for tomorrow, as well as provide information on employment and training opportunities and how to stay connected and get involved with transportation efforts near you.
IDOT.ILLINOIS.GOV
Request for Proposals for Lawn & Maintenance Services
Notice to Bidders - Request for Proposals for Lawn & Maintenance Services
The City of Wilmington will receive sealed proposals from experienced vendors who specialize in lawn & maintenance services.
Proposal documents may be obtained from Wilmington City Hall or click on the link
WILMINGTON-IL.COM
A Long Range Transportation Plan for Fast Growing Will County
Regional projections show the County's population growing from approximately 680,000 to more than 1.2 million by the year 2040, adding over 520,000 residents and over 241,000 jobs! To help us understand what this means for our multimodal transportation network over the next 25 years, the Will County Division of Transportation (DOT) is updating its current Long Range Transportation Plan and kicking off an initiative called "Will Connects 2040".
Will Connects 2040 will serve as our roadmap for transportation that will guide investments for everyone who lives, works, and plays here. The County has made significant investments in its multimodal infrastructure, which must not only be maintained, but also strategically enhanced to accommodate residents and businesses. To foster the continued prosperity of residents and businesses and the high quality of life we enjoy here, we are proactively planning for growth by establishing a strategic direction and setting priorities for future transportation investments through Will Connects 2040.
Key Activities for Will Connects 2040 Project
Evaluate the transportation system in light of forecasted population and employment growth through 2040.
Identify transportation trends, issues, and challenges facing the County.
Establish a strategic direction and priorities for transportation project investments and ways to track progress.
Assess a range of alternative future scenarios to understand impacts to the transportation system and how to address them.
Conduct a financial analysis and ultimately recommend a set of future multimodal investments.
Identify transportation trends, issues, and challenges facing the County.
Establish a strategic direction and priorities for transportation project investments and ways to track progress.
Assess a range of alternative future scenarios to understand impacts to the transportation system and how to address them.
Conduct a financial analysis and ultimately recommend a set of future multimodal investments.
We Want You To Weigh In!
Starting this January, Will County DOT launched an online community engagement tool on its project website, www.WillConnects2040.org, to gather input early in the planning process. Residents, business owners, transportation users and the general public are invited to weigh in on issues, needs, and priorities for Will County's transportation system. Your input will have a direct effect in shaping the future of transportation initiatives across the County.
Take Will County's transportation survey at www.WillConnects2040.org and share this flyer or survey information with your friends, neighbors, and colleagues!
Survey closes April 9, 2015.
Help shape Will County's Transportation Plan! Join us at an upcoming Open House!
April 28th, 4-7PM
Joliet Junior College
1215 Houbolt Road
Concourse C*1031
Joliet, IL
Joliet Junior College
1215 Houbolt Road
Concourse C*1031
Joliet, IL
April 29th, 4-7PM
Wilmington City Hall
Council Chambers
1165 S. Water Street
Wilmington, IL
Wilmington City Hall
Council Chambers
1165 S. Water Street
Wilmington, IL
May 5th, 4-7PM
New Lenox Village Hall
Community Room
1 Veterans Parkway
New Lenox, IL
New Lenox Village Hall
Community Room
1 Veterans Parkway
New Lenox, IL
May 12th, 4-7PM
Governors State University
Hall of Honors
One University Parkway
University Park, IL
Governors State University
Hall of Honors
One University Parkway
University Park, IL
Everyday our residents and businesses depend on our transportation network to move people and goods, safely and effectively. We encourage you to stay involved in this important planning process! Attend an Open House! Visit the project website, and take our survey! Join our database so we can send you updates!
City wide spring clean up is May 14, 2015
City of Wilmington Residents:
The city wide spring clean up is May 14, 2015. All items must be placed curbside by 6:00 a.m. for Waste Management pickup.
Items to be picked up include: couches, chairs, tables, mattress, white goods (i.e. ranges, washers, dryers, appliances with Freon, water heaters), automobile tires (limit of 4 - no rims), carpet and padding (all carpet & padding must be cut into 4-foot lengths, rolled and secured with tape or sting not to exceed 50 lbs).
No pick-up for building materials, fencing, large car parts, engine oil, and yard waste. To make special arrangements for pick up of these items call Waste Management directly at 1-800-796-9696.
As of January 1, 2012, the following electronic devices have been banned from landfills: televisions, computers, printers, electronic keyboards, facsimile machines, videocassette recorders, portable digital music players, digital video disk players and video game consoles, small scale servers, scanners, electronic mice, digital converter boxes, cable television receivers, satellite receivers, and digital video disc recorders. Will County offers free disposal for these items at various drop locations throughout the County. A list of these sites with hours of operation can be found atwww.willcountygreen.com. For home pick up residents can also contact Vintage Tech Recyclers directly at 1-866-631-1707 or by email at willcounty@vintagetechrecyclers.ccm.
Anyone hauling items into the City will be considered dumping and will be fined.
For further information regarding spring clean-up, please contact Waste Management at 1-800-796-9696.
Yard waste pickup resumes for the season on April 2, 2015.
City of Wilmington Residents,
Yard waste pickup by Waste Management resumes for the season on April 2, 2015.
Yard waste such as grass clippings, leaves and tree branches will be collected on a weekly basis the same day as your regular pickup.
Yard waste must be placed in kraft paper bags, which can be purchased at local retail stores.
96-gallon yard waste carts are available for rent from Waste Management for $48.00 per year by contacting the Customer Service Center at 1-800-796-9696.
Brush and branches MUST be cut into 4-foot lengths and bundled with string or twine. Each bundle must not exceed 50 lbs. Unbundled brush will not be collected. Whole tress and limbs greater than 4 inches in diameter and stumps are not included in this weekly pickup. Please note that sod, whole trees, and dirt are not part of the weekly yard waste program.
The yard waste program runs until November 27, 2015. For more information, please visit www.wm.com.
Wednesday, March 18, 2015
Tuesday, March 10, 2015
Wednesday, March 4, 2015
Candidate Forum
Voters can ask the Wilmington candidates
The Wilmington Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a candidate forum for Thursday, March 19, beginning at 6:30 p.m. at Wilmington City Hall, 1165 S. Water St.
The public is invited to pose questions to the candidates running for Wilmington City Council, the School District 209-U Board of Education and Island City Park Board.
Voters who have concerns on, say, local government spending, the future of the school district, direction of the park district, can ask questions in written form to the candidates who hope to take office.
The public is invited to pose questions to the candidates running for Wilmington City Council, the School District 209-U Board of Education and Island City Park Board.
Voters who have concerns on, say, local government spending, the future of the school district, direction of the park district, can ask questions in written form to the candidates who hope to take office.
After brief introductions by each candidate, the forum will entertain questions from the public. Questions can be written on a 3x5 index card and presented when the doors open at 6 p.m., up until the 6:30 p.m. start, or emailed to Chamber president Wes Smith at wsmith@wilmingtonilchamber.org
Wednesday, February 18, 2015
Wednesday, February 4, 2015
Wednesday, January 21, 2015
Friday, January 9, 2015
Wednesday, January 7, 2015
Wednesday, December 17, 2014
Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Thursday, November 20, 2014
Waste Management will end its collection of yard waste materials for 2014
City of Wilmington Residents,
Waste Management will end its collection of yard waste materials (i.e. trimmed branches, shrubbery, leaves, grass clippings) for the 2014 season on November 28th. Yard waste is collected by Waste Management once per week on the same day as the refuse collection. All yard waste items placed out for collection by residents must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m.
Yard waste materials can be placed in “Kraft” paper bags designed and sold specifically for the collection and disposal of yard waste. Waste Management has available for rent or purchase 96-gallon carts to homeowners for the purpose of disposing of yard waste. If you would like obtain a yard waste cart please contact Waste Management directly at 1-800-796-9696.
Branches and brush must be bundled and tied with string or twine (not wire). Branches must be cut into lengths of 4 feet or less, and each branch should be no larger than 4 inches in diameter. Each bundle must not weigh more than 50 pounds.
This collection will resume on April 2, 2015.
Waste Management will end its collection of yard waste materials (i.e. trimmed branches, shrubbery, leaves, grass clippings) for the 2014 season on November 28th. Yard waste is collected by Waste Management once per week on the same day as the refuse collection. All yard waste items placed out for collection by residents must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m.
Yard waste materials can be placed in “Kraft” paper bags designed and sold specifically for the collection and disposal of yard waste. Waste Management has available for rent or purchase 96-gallon carts to homeowners for the purpose of disposing of yard waste. If you would like obtain a yard waste cart please contact Waste Management directly at 1-800-796-9696.
Branches and brush must be bundled and tied with string or twine (not wire). Branches must be cut into lengths of 4 feet or less, and each branch should be no larger than 4 inches in diameter. Each bundle must not weigh more than 50 pounds.
This collection will resume on April 2, 2015.
Sunday, November 16, 2014
Business Showcase Member Is... Absolute Home Care Plus
Business & City marketing local businesses as partners working together
to promote local commerce.
This is a program working with the City of Wilmington to showcase new and existing Chamber members at the City Council meetings.
Business Showcase Member for Tuesday November 18th
City Council Meeting Is...Absolute Home Care Plus
Thursday, November 6, 2014
Tuesday, October 28, 2014
Curbside leaf vacuum service
City of Wilmington Residents,
The City of Wilmington curbside leaf vacuum service is currently being delayed due to do equipment failure. Once the Public Works Department has fixed the leaf vac vehicle it will be back on the streets. To find out more information on the leaf vacuum services call the Wilmington Public Works Department at 815-476-3104.
During this time, please take advantage of the lawn waste services provided by Waste Management. Leaves along with all yard waste materials can be placed in “Kraft” paper bags designed and sold specifically for the collection and disposal of yard waste. Waste Management has available for rent or purchase 96-gallon carts to homeowners for the purpose of disposing of yard waste. If you would like obtain a yard waste cart please contact Waste Management directly at 1-800-796-9696.
Waste Management will end its collection of yard waste materials (i.e. trimmed branches, shrubbery, leaves, grass clippings) for the 2014 season on November 28th. Yard waste is collected by Waste Management once per week on the same day as the refuse collection. All yard waste items placed out for collection by residents must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m.
Branches and brush must be bundled and tied with string or twine (not wire). Branches must be cut into lengths of 4 feet or less, and each branch should be no larger than 4 inches in diameter. Each bundle must not weigh more than 50 pounds.
The City of Wilmington curbside leaf vacuum service is currently being delayed due to do equipment failure. Once the Public Works Department has fixed the leaf vac vehicle it will be back on the streets. To find out more information on the leaf vacuum services call the Wilmington Public Works Department at 815-476-3104.
During this time, please take advantage of the lawn waste services provided by Waste Management. Leaves along with all yard waste materials can be placed in “Kraft” paper bags designed and sold specifically for the collection and disposal of yard waste. Waste Management has available for rent or purchase 96-gallon carts to homeowners for the purpose of disposing of yard waste. If you would like obtain a yard waste cart please contact Waste Management directly at 1-800-796-9696.
Waste Management will end its collection of yard waste materials (i.e. trimmed branches, shrubbery, leaves, grass clippings) for the 2014 season on November 28th. Yard waste is collected by Waste Management once per week on the same day as the refuse collection. All yard waste items placed out for collection by residents must be at the curb by 6:00 a.m.
Branches and brush must be bundled and tied with string or twine (not wire). Branches must be cut into lengths of 4 feet or less, and each branch should be no larger than 4 inches in diameter. Each bundle must not weigh more than 50 pounds.
Wednesday, October 22, 2014
Thursday, October 9, 2014
Friday, October 3, 2014
Political Signs
City of Wilmington Residents and Business Owners:
It’s election season, and political signs are popping up everywhere. All political signage must adhere to the following regulations:
• Location - Signs cannot be placed on any property without the consent of the current legal property owner. Signs cannot be placed on public rights-of-way.
• Setback - Signs shall be setback at least twenty-five (25) feet from the edge of pavement of any adjacent street.
• Size – Sign cannot exceed 16 square feet.
• Display Period - There is no limit on the display period for political signs to the extent provided by 65 ILCS 5/11-13-1.
• Number of Signs - There is no limit on the number of political signs that can be displayed.
• Setback - Signs shall be setback at least twenty-five (25) feet from the edge of pavement of any adjacent street.
• Size – Sign cannot exceed 16 square feet.
• Display Period - There is no limit on the display period for political signs to the extent provided by 65 ILCS 5/11-13-1.
• Number of Signs - There is no limit on the number of political signs that can be displayed.
The City will remove any signs that are illegal or deemed to create safety concerns for pedestrians or motorists.
Please call 815-476-2811 to make a complaint regarding signs in the right-of-way.
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Wednesday, September 3, 2014
Tuesday, August 26, 2014
Nominating petitions
News Release ~ For Immediate Release
Nominating petitions and all necessary forms, including signature requirements, will be available for pick up at Wilmington City Hall, 1165 S. Water Street from 8:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m. beginning September 23, 2014 for candidates who would like to circulate petitions for the April 7, 2015 Consolidated Election.
The following offices for the City of Wilmington will be nominated for election:
One (1) First Ward Alderman – 4 year unexpired term
One (1) Second Ward Alderman – 4 year unexpired term
One (1) Third Ward Alderman – 4 year unexpired term
One (1) Fourth Ward Alderman – 4 year unexpired term
One (1) Fourth Ward Alderman – 2 year unexpired term
The first day to file a petition is December 15, 2014 at 8:00 a.m. The last day for filing is December 22, 2014 until 5:00 p.m.
It is extremely important that prospective candidates learn about the qualifications and requirements for a particular office, gather enough valid signatures and correctly submit the necessary paperwork so they are not taken off the ballot. Many potential candidates are not always familiar with the process and make mistakes that jeopardize their candidacies. The candidate’s guide is available on the Illinois State Board of Elections website at: www.elections.state.il.us.
If you need further information, please contact me directly at jziller@wilmington-il.com or 815-476-2175 ext 228.
Friday, August 22, 2014
Wednesday, August 20, 2014
Wednesday, July 30, 2014
Michelin breaks ground at RidgePort
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