November 2023

It's back and better than ever! Join the Village and the Lindenhurst Park District for the annual Santa Parade and Tree Lighting on December 2nd.

Order of Events

Santa Parade Route 1-

2:00- 4:00 pm

Park District Tree Lighting-

4:00- 6:30 pm

Santa Parade Route 2-

6:30- 9:00 pm

For the complete routes and estimated time of Santa's arrival, please visit www.lindenhurstil.org/santa.

At the Village Board Meeting on November 13th, the Village Board approved an economic incentive agreement with the new owners of Lindenhurst Center (Linden Plaza LLC). This economic incentive program provides up to $80,000 for property improvements to the Lindenhurst Center. Similar to the terms of the Lindenhurst Economic Assistance Program (LEAP), the agreement requires the property owners to show payment/lien waivers to prove that the agreed upon eligible work was completed. Examples of work that would be eligible for reimbursement include making permanent building improvements (interior and exterior), installing signage, landscaping, painting, and parking lot improvements, amongst others.

Enhanced code enforcement efforts by the Village against Linden Plaza cited the property with a number of code violations. After months of inaction by the previous owners to resolve the code enforcement issues, the court found the former owners liable and levied fines against the property of over $87,000. These fines were paid to the Village by the previous property owners at closing. Knowing that the revitalization of Linden Plaza has been identified by the community through the results of our community-wide survey and strategic plan, the Village Board voted to use the fine monies to reinvest back into the property in hopes of assisting in the redevelopment of the newly named Lindenhurst Center. 

To learn more about the Village's economic development initiatives, please visit the Village website at www.lindenhurstil.org/businessresources. 

Public Works will be trimming parkway trees within the Village beginning at the end of November. Advanced Tree Care, a Village contractor, will perform this work. Parkway trees will be trimmed to a minimum height of 14 feet to allow vehicles to navigate Village roads without damage or line-of-sight issues. This year's tree trimming will cover the following neighborhoods and streets:

• Country Place North- Jasmine Circle, Hummingbird Lane, Kestrel Lane, Tanager Lane, Osprey Lane, Meadowlark Circle, Thrush Circle, and Warbler Court.
• Cross Creek- Fox Tail Lane, Creekside Cort, Cross Creek Lane.
• Country Place South- Ptarmigan Place, Rosewood Crossing, Aster Cort, Heather Court, Country Place, Barnswallow Drive, Merganser Court, Goldfinch Circle, Mockingbird Court, Nuthatch Way, Sandpiper Drive, and Sparrow Court.
• Nature's Ridge- Greenwood Drive, Nature's Way, Prairie Ridge Circle, Auburn Lane, and Nature's Court.
• Auburn Meadows- Auburn Lane, Skyline Circle, Evergreen Court, Vista Terrace, Horizon Court, Summit Court, Ivy Circle, Clover Court, Autumn Circle, and Hastings Place.

On November 1, the Village hosted its inaugural meeting for businesses at the new Lindenhurst Center. Local businesses had a chance to network and learn about economic development resources in the Village. The Village is excited to hopefully continue to offer this event in the future and help our local business community thrive!

The holiday season is quickly approaching! The Village of Lindenhurst hopes to spread the holiday cheer by being a drop-off point for the Toys for Tots Program. The Toys for Tots collection boxes are in the Village Hall lobby and will accept new and unwrapped toys until December 17th.

Fall Leaf Collection

Residents may have unlimited bags or 33-gallon cans of leaves through November 27th. No stickers are needed for the free leaf collection. Other yard waste items, such as grass, brush, and branches, require a yard waste sticker. Yard waste stickers can be purchased at Village Hall (2301 E. Sand Lake Road) and CVS (2020 E. Grand Avenue). Leaf collection will be collected along with other yard waste items on Mondays. 

Happy Thanksgiving!

In observance of Thanksgiving, Village Hall will be closed on Thursday, November 23 and Friday, November 24.

All meetings are at 7:00 pm and are located at Village Hall. Agendas and packets are located on the Village website.