SNOW COMMAND

Typically all main thoroughfares, through streets, and cul-de-sacs are salted with the main thoroughfares being done first.

The Village clears snow and ice from the roads within the Village limits.  Unincorporated Antioch (Deep Lake Road and Portions of North Avenue) are taken care of by Lake County Division of Transportation (LCDOT).  The LCDOT office can be reached at 847-377-7498.  State Highways 173, 59 and 83 are maintained by the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) and can be reached at 847-223-4004.

The goal is to clear snow and ice from Village streets within 24 hours after the snow has stopped falling.

The Village is divided into several snow plow routes in order to provide timely plowing to all Village streets. Each route has emergency and school routes, side streets, and cul-de-sacs. Depending on the snow fall, expected accumulation and time of day emergency and school routes will be cleared first, leaving side streets and cul-de-sacs last. Be assured that we will do our best to get to side streets and cul-de-sacs as soon as possible.

If possible, wait until the street has been plowed from curb to curb before clearing your driveway.  You will still have to clear the snow that is plowed from the street; however, you will only have to do it once.  See diagram above for some tips such as shoveling the snow to the right side of your driveway when facing the street in the direction of traffic flow.  DO NOT shovel or blow snow into the street.  It shall be unlawful for any business or individual, while snow plowing their driveway or another’s driveway within the corporate limits of the Village, to push, place, or shovel snow on or across any street within the Village (7-3-4B).

It is the responsibility of the homeowner to clear the sidewalks, stairs and mailbox area in order to avoid delayed or curtailed mail service.

The Village shall reimburse any homeowner, or homeowners association, up to seventy-five ($75) dollars for each mailbox rendered unusable to the resident due to the mailbox being struck by a snow plow while engaged in the plowing of snow off of Village roads; if the mailbox cannot be reasonably replaced or repaired by the Public Works Department.  Any damage resulting from the force of the snow will not be reimbursed.  Notification must be made NO LATER THAN three business days after the snow event, unless the resident can show proof of unavailability.  Notify the ViIlage by clicking here to complete a service request, email Sherry Hoban in the Public Works department, first class mail, or by calling 847-395-1881.  Click here for mailbox damage reimbursement forms.

The responsible person is required to clear the lesser of 72 inches or the full width of the sidewalk.  Clearance should occur within 24 hours after the cessation of an event that deposits at least two inches (2″) of snow.  We also ask that fire hydrants are kept clear to aid firefighters (8-5-1(D1-4)).

Parking is not allowed on any street in the Village after snow begins to fall and exceeds one inch (1″) of thickness and until snow plowing operations have ceased (7-3-4A).

The parking lot is plowed and salted as much as possible around existing cars, and once the lot is clear the remaining snow and ice is removed.

On garbage day, please remove your trash cans from the curbside or driveway as soon as possible.  The Village is not responsible for damaged trash cans.

Please call the Village Hall, Police, Fire and Public Works Departments only when there is a life safety situation; it is the Public Works goal to get all of the snow and ice removed as soon as possible.