The City of Markham

Summary of City Services

LIBRARY	WATER DEPARTMENT
SENIOR SERVICES	APPLICATION FOR WATER & GARBAGE
PARK DISTRICT	SANITATION
HOSPITAL SERVICES	YARD WASTE
SCHOOL DISTRICTS	GARBAGE PICK DAYS

LIBRARY - The Bradford/Anderson/Oglesby Public Library located at 16640 S. Kedzie.
Provides books, magazines, records, tapes, video cassettes, movie film, compact discs
and recordings for the blind which may be ordered through the Suburban Library System.
Phone 331-0130.

SENIOR SERVICES - Golden Age Chateau, 15652 S. Holman, provides a variety of
activities for seniors. They include bingo, travel, blood pressure screening and much
more. Call 331-0233.

PARK DISTRICT - The Markham Park District is a separate taxing body and maintains
11 parks. For information about programs offered, call 596-3366.

HOSPITAL SERVICES - Hospital services are provided by South Suburban hospital in
Hazel Crest, Ingalls Memorial Hospital in Harvey, St. James Hospital at the Olympia
Fields campus, and St. Francis Hospital in Blue Island.

SCHOOL DISTRICTS SERVING MARKHAM

PRAIRIE HILLS SCHOOL DIST #144
Serves Markham West of Western Ave. & South of 154th St 3015 W. 163rd Street - phone 210-2888

HAZEL CREST DISTRICT #152 ½
Serves area I-294 East to Park Ave. between Southside of 163rd .to 167th St.
1910 W. Dixie Highway, Hazel Crest, IL phone 335-0790

SPRINGFIELD DISTRICT #143
Serves Country Aire Subdivision only
14620 Springfield, Midlothian, IL phone 385-0045

POSEN DISTRICT #143 ½
Serves Bel Aire Subdivision only
14025 Harrison, Posen, IL phone 388-7200

HARVEY DISTRICT #147
Serves areas between Western & Dixie on 156th St, 156th Pl, & Southside of 157th St.
155th & Hoyne, Harvey, IL phone 339-9500

HARVEY DISTRICT #152
16001 Lincoln Ave. phone 333-0300

SECONDARY EDUCATION
District #205 – Thornton – phone 596-1000
District #228 - Bremen - phone 389-1175

HIGHER EDUCATION
District #510 – South Suburban College
14800 S. State St., So. Holland, IL phone 596-2000

WATER DEPARTMENT INFORMATION
*Service Fee Required: $250.00
$500.00 Fine for cutting meter cables or other tampering
Residential water bills is charged quarterly

Residents are billed $40.40 minimum charge for 10,000 gallons and $4.04 per 1,000 gallons thereafter. A sewer fee of $9.00 and refuse fee of $45.00 is added to the quarterly Water Bill, which makes a minimum total of $94.40.
PLEASE NOTE: There is a $50.00 charge for NSF checks and you will have to make
your payment in cash.

APPLICATION FOR WATER & GARBAGE SERVICE
New residents must make application for utility service. Our ordinance
stipulates a property owner is held liable for water billed to a tenant in the event the
tenant moves away and fails to pay the water bill.
WATER DISCONNECTION – There is a $25.00 fee for water service turn–on in the event your service was disconnected because of failure to pay your bill.

Gross due includes 10% penalty which is assessed after due date. If the utility bill is not paid after the due date, the bill is considered delinquent and the water service may be shut off.

CONSTRUCTION WATER METERS: A $200.00 is required for construction site
Meters, plus $62.81 for the first 10,000 gallons and $4.04 for each additional 1,000
Gallons plus a $1.00 a day for the use of the meter.

Application for Water Department Services
Water Department Inquires
Procedure to Setup Utility Service
Procedure if Owner or Tenant is Remaining and will need Continued Service
Construction Meter Procedures
Meter Install Procedures

SANITATION DEPARTMENT
SEWER JET- It is the resident’s responsibility to maintain the sewer line from the house
to the easement. However, if you have a clean out plug, the City will jet your line if time
permits and personnel are available.

It is mandatory that each household have a 90 gallon wheeled container, which is
provided to you. .

Garbage cans must be set at the edge of the street with the handle facing toward the
The house (inward) so the lid will open properly when dumped.
Only household garbage is to placed in these containers. Heavy or large items
And other trash may be placed in plastic bags next to the can.
DO NOT put metal or concrete items in the garbage container.
Note: see previous section “Things you must Know” regarding yard waste.
ON your Pick Up day, cars must not be parked nearby that would prevent the garbage
truck immediate access to the garbage container. Cans must be removed from the street
Area BEFORE 6:00 p.m. on pick up days.

Tree branch Pick Up, is scheduled for the second week of May and the second week of September, residents will be notified. Branches should be cut into four foot
(4’) lengths and piled neatly just off the street.

YARD WASTE
Must be in Paper Bags no larger than 30 gal. And each bag must display a “yard waste sticker” and will be picked up on your regular garbage day. Stickers are $2.00 each and can be purchased at city hall. (ord. 01-O-1723). Leaf burning is prohibited.

GARBAGE PICK UP DAYS
MONDAY: From 159th St. South to 167th St. between Kedzie Parkway and Dixie Hwy
And from 156th Pl. South to 159th St. between Dixie Hwy. and Western Ave.

TUESDAY: From 159th St. South to 167th St. between Kedzie and the municipal
boundary lying West of Crawford.

WEDNESDAY: From 161st St. South to 167th St. between Dixie Hwy and Park Ave.

THURSDAY: From 159th St. North to 155th St. between Central Park Ave. and Kedzie
Ave; from 159th St. North and East to Calitonia between Rockwell St. and Kedzie Ave;
And that portion of the city lying west of I-57 East of Crawford Ave., South of 149th
St. and North of 159th St.
or
From 159th St. North between Rockwell on the East and Crawford on the West to the
Northern municipal boundary.
Please note: If a holiday falls on your pick-up day, that area will be picked up on the
Following day.