Village News
Fire Department
Meet Hillside’s New Fire Chief Ken Carling
At the August 26th Village Board Meeting, Ken Carling, a 30-year veteran of the Hillside Fire Department, was sworn in as our Village’s new Fire Chief.
Residential Knox “Home box” Program
Knox Boxes are a product that allow firefighters and paramedics to enter locked buildings without causing damage to the building’s exterior. The Home Box is a residential version of the commercial one. It holds a…
Hillside Paramedic Program One Of The Best
In March 2000, residents of Hillside voted to upgrade their fire department to include Advanced Life Support (ALS), commonly known as paramedics. Currently, Hillside has 20 paramedics and 5 EMT’s.
Summer Safety
Summer safety information from the Hillside Fire Department.
Insurance Services Office Rating #1
We are proud to announce that the Village of Hillside has been notified by the Insurance Services Office(ISO), that Hillside has received a Public Protection Classification of 1.
Police Department
Citizens Police Academy is Returning – Apply Now!
The Village of Hillside’s Citizens Police Academy is open to residents or business owners who are interested in learning more about policing in the Village of Hillside. The main purpose of the ten week academy…
Solicitation Information Reminder
The Village of Hillside requires that anyone wishing to solicit within our Village needs to be registered at the Village Hall. If a solicitor comes to your home, please check to see that they are…
Public Works Department
Spring Seasonal Services to Resume
Street Sweeping Street Sweeping resumes this month and will begin the week of April 8th. The following sweep taking place will be the week of April 22rd. For the month of May, the sweeps will…
Leaf Removal Information
You can dispose of leaves in your green yard waste cart, or brown yard waste bags which can be placed out after 4:00PM the night before your regular Garbage Pick-up Day.
Large Branch Pickup Ends in October
Village of Hillside branch removal will occur the week of October 8th through October 12th (Last Removal). Make sure branches are on the parkway by Sunday, October 7th and left until they are removed. We will not…
Village Water Quality Report 2017
When the U. S. Congress passed the 1996 Safe Drinking Water Act amendments, the U. S. Environmental Protections Agency (USEPA) was given the mandate to require each community water system to provide each of its…
Village Hall
Hillside Gets Grant to Modernize Public Safety Dispatch Center
In our Village’s continuous efforts to improve the safety of its residents, Hillside successfully sought out a consolidation grant from the State of Illinois in the amount of $449,738.48. These funds will go towards the cost of updating our dispatch center equipment.
Winter Snow Removal Reminders
Parking is not permitted on any public street within the Village when snow accumulation reaches three inches (3”) or more until snow removal operations are completed.
2019 Cemetery Tour Reservations Open
The 17th Annual Cemetery Tour will be on Saturday, October 5, 2019. The cost per person is $40 and reservations are required.
Hillside Ranked as One of the 13 Strongest Real Estate Markets in The Suburbs
Crain’s Chicago Business reported that Hillside was one of 13 towns out of 175 within Cook, DuPage, Lake and Will Counties to experience a real estate boom in 2019.
Meet Hillside’s New Village Trustee
On July 16, 2018, Herman L. Walter, Jr. was sworn in as a Hillside Village Trustee to serve out the unexpired term of the late Lytton “Andy” Andersen and was elected to a four-year term in the recent April 2nd village election.