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Water & Refuse | Special Pick Ups | Yard Waste Bags | Vehicle Licenses
Dog Licenses | Alarm Permits | Voter Registration | Miscellaneous Phone Numbers  


To set up Water and Refuse Service

If you are moving into Kenilworth, please call the Village Office @ 847.251.1666 (ask for Mary Cole) to have the water and refuse service changed to your name.  Make sure that the current owners of the property have called the office and have set up a final water reading.

If you are moving out of Kenilworth, please call the Village Office @ 847.251.1666 (ask for Mary Cole) to set up a final water read and notify the Village of your new mailing address.

Refuse Service and Special Pick Ups

Perrin Brothers:    1.888.622.6480

The Village's waste collection, yard waste collection, and recycling collection is handled by via contract with Perrin Brothers Trucking.

Household garbage, including recyclables (newspapers, glass and aluminum) is collected twice each week only when all materials are placed in proper containers.  Household garbage should be place in containers with tight fitting lids of 40 gallons or less and quantities should not exceed three (3) 40 gallon containers in one day or six (6) 40 gallon containers in one week.  Recyclables should be placed in special 20 gallon Kenilworth paper bags identified "For Recycling Only." REMEMBER, this is only household garbage, miscellaneous household rubbish, and recyclables, NOT yard waste, large items, or construction materials, plaster, etc.  Collection of household garbage in excess of these amounts and collection of large items, construction materials, and large quantities of tree or brush clippings is considered a "Special Pick Up" as described below.

Recycle bags are available to residents at Village Hall. There is no charge for a bundle of bags, but there is a limit of one (1) bundle per visit.

To arrange for a special pickup, please contact the Perrin Brothers directly at (888) 622-6480.

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Yard Waste Bags

Yard Waste such as grass clippings, leaves and small hedge and brush trimmings must be placed in special 30 gallon Kenilworth paper bags identified "For Yard Waste Only" for curbside or alley pick up.  No rock, stone, gravel or other similar materials should be mixed with the yard waste.  One (10) bundle of small branches not exceeding 36" in length or 12" in diameter will be taken at the yard waste collection point each pick up day when properly tied with biodegradable twine or fabric.  None of the braches in the bundle should exceed 3 1/2" in diameter.  Large quantities of tree and brush clippings and branches exceeding 3 1/2 " in diameter are considered a "Special Pick Up" as described above.

Yard waste bags can be purchased at Village Hall or Ridge Pharmacy located at 1919 Lake Street, Wilmette, Illinois.  A bundle of 25 bags is sold for $10.00; There is no limit on the number that can be purchased.

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Vehicle Licenses

Stickers are due to be displayed on your vehicles on July 1st.  Vehicle sticker applications are mailed in late May by the Village to all households.  You may also download the printable application.  Please see Forms

The fees are as follows:

  BEFORE JULY 15TH AFTER JULY 15TH
Passenger Cars $45.00 $67.50
Motorcycles $35.00 $52.50
Truck under 8,000 lbs $45.00 $67.50
Trucks over 8,000 lbs $55.00 $82.50
Duplicate $1.00 $1.00

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Dog Licenses

Dogs over four months old must be licensed.  Printable license applications can be downloaded from the following link, Forms, or they may be picked up at Village Hall.

A current rabies certificate and veterinarian's name, address and telephone number must be filled in together with the appropriate fee to be processed.  The fee for dog licenses is $20.00 renewable each year.  The license runs effective on a calendar year.

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Alarm Permits

Alarm permits are required anually. Alarm permit applications are available online through the Kenilworth Police Department website (kenilworthpd.org) or through the Village's website at Forms.

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Voter Registration

Residents may register to vote at Village Hall during regular hours. 

In order to register, one must be an U.S. citizen, 18 years of age or older before the next election and provide two forms of identification (one must have a current address). 

Absentee registration forms are available to be picked up at Village Hall approximately four (4) weeks prior to a scheduled election. Volunteers have been setting up voting booths during office hours and Sat 9:00 to 12:00 at Village Hall for the convenience of absentee voters for two weeks prior to Fall/Spring elections.

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Miscellaneous Telephone Numbers of Interest

Below is a listing of telephone numbers for other services you may need:

Electric Service: ComEd 1.800.334.7661
Power outages can be reported directly here.
Gas:  Nicor 1.888.642.6748

Cable:

Comcast  

Telephone:

SBC 1.800.244.4444
SBC is only one of the companies in the area providing telephone services.

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