Village of Willowbrook

VILLAGE OF WILLOWBROOK

835 Midway Drive Phone 630.323.8215 (Fax 630.323.0787) Web: https://www.willowbrookil.org Hours: Monday-Friday 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

Mayor: Frank A. Trilla Village Clerk: Deborah A. Hahn Village Trustees: Sue Berglund, Umberto Davi, Michael Mistele, Gayle Neal, Paul Oggerino, Greg Ruffolo Village Administrator: Brian Pabst

Assistant Village Administrator:

Sean Halloran Chief of Police: Robert Schaller Director of Finance: Carrie Dittman Parks & Recreation Manager: John Fenske The Mayor and Board of Trustees meet the second and fourth Monday of every month, 6:30 p.m., Population ( 2019 estimate): 8,579

The Village of Willowbrook Village Hall/Administration offices are located at 835 Midway Drive, part of the expanding Village Municipal Complex. The Village Hall construction and Willowbrook Police Department renovations, Phases 1 and 2 of the Municipal Complex project, are complete. A highlight of the final renovation of the Police Department, located at 7760 Quincy Street, is a 9-11 World Trade Center artifact memorial in the lobby.

The third and final phase, the reconstruction of the building at 825 Midway Drive, is in progress. When completed this building will become the new Community Resource Center and will house the new Council Chambers, as well as many of the Parks and Recreation Department’s programs. Visit the Village’s website, https://willowbrookil.org, for updates.

TOWN CENTER: The Willowbrook Town Center opened in the fall of 2007 and has proven to be a successful and exciting addition to the Village of Willowbrook and surrounding communities. Willowbrook’s flagship shopping center is conveniently located at the intersection of Route 83 and Plainfield Road. Shoppers can find a variety of mouth-watering food options, which includes Buffalo Wild Wings, Chick-fil-A, Chipotle, Meatheads, Panera, and Portillo’s. Enjoy our first class shopping center in the heart of Willowbrook. You may want to visit Bella Cosa, your hometown jeweler and pick up a gift for that special someone and include some fresh flowers from J & H Decor. Or, enjoy the convenient shopping at, Bed, Bath & Beyond, Michaels, Sketcher’s, Marshall’s and Staples. Don’t forget to grab a refreshing smoothie at Jamba Juice or a stimulating coffee at Starbucks. For shoppers who like to pamper their pooches, canine goodies can be found at Bentley’s Pet Stuff. REMEMBER, shop locally and your dollars are reinvested into your community, helping to keep your taxes low, your services high and your quality of life outstanding. Hinsdale Lake Commons Shopping Center, at 6300 Kingery Highway, continues to be a popular area, anchored by Whole Foods. New additions to Hinsdale Lake Commons include Westside Children’s Therapy, offering pediatric therapies, and Melt N Dip, with a variety of chocolate treats. Opened in the fall of 2018, on the north side of Route 83 and Plainfield Road, is the Willows of

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Willowbrook. The newest shopping center is anchored by Pete’s Fresh Market, and Ulta Beauty. Outlots businesses include Lumes Pancake House, Fire House Subs, and AT&T, among others.

Willowbrook also recently welcomed several new businesses to our area: Compass Arena, Public Storage, Stretch Lab, State Farm and Dollar Store. New restaurants include Eva’s Place, Chad’s Cheesecake and JoJo Japanese Hibachi and Sushi. Kabob Q Grill and Restaurant, open since 2017, will be expanding – coming soon Pizza Q!

LICENSES AND PERMITS Building

permits for any new building construction, additions and remodeling must be obtained from the Building Department at the Village Hall before any new construction is started. Accurate blueprints or drawings must accompany each request.

PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION Provided

Willowbrook parks

The Village of Willowbrook and the Burr Ridge Park District have entered into an intergovernmental agreement to provide Willowbrook residents access to programs and services offered by the Burr Ridge Park District at rates charged to Burr Ridge Park District residents. Seasonal Fun Guides are published twice a year and are mailed to Village residents. Special community events will be posted on the Village’s website at www. willowbrookil.org. Click on Parks and Recreation and then Fun Guide. For more information, please call the Willowbrook Parks and Recreation Department at 630.323.8215 or the Burr Ridge Park District at 630-920-1969.

LOCATIONS OF WILLOWBROOK PARKS: Tony & Florence Borse

Memorial Community-208 Midway Drive. Creekside-64th & Madison; Farmingdale Terrace-415 Honey Locust Lane; Lake HinsdaleLake Hinsdale Drive & 63rd; Midway-209 Midway Drive; Prairie Trail-59th & Clarendon Hills; Ridgemoor-65th & Quincy; Rogers Glen-63rd & Garfield; Waterford-6612 Rodgers Drive; Willow Pond-Plainfield & Adams. by P.A.C.E. and the RTA weekdays to and from the Clarendon Hills and Hinsdale Stations during morning and evening travel hours on a scheduled basis. Bus No. 663 and Bus No. 664 travel along routes in Willowbrook and Darien. For information call toll free 1.800.972.7000.

REFUSE COLLECTION & RECYCLING

Single family detached residences are served by Groot Industries under contract with the Village using a cart based collection program. As part of the collection program, all single family residential properties serviced curbside are issued two (2) wheeled carts, one for garbage and one for recycling. Residents are billed directly by Groot Industries on a quarterly basis. Yard waste requires a sticker on a 30 gallon biodegradable Kraft paper bag or an optional cart paid for monthly directly to Groot. Multi family facilities and attached single family units are served by contracts arranged by homeowner’s associations or facility management agencies.

SANITATION Sewer and sanitation services are provided by two agencies. Flagg Creek Water Reclamation District which serves the area generally north of Plainfield Road and DuPage County which serves the area generally south of Plainfield Road.

WATER The Village’s water system is supplied entirely by Lake Michigan, through the DuPage Water Commission. Since December, 1991, Willowbrook has been receiving approximately 400,000,000 gallons of water yearly from the lake source. The Village has the capacity to store up to 4,000,000 gallons of water in above ground facilities.

HISTORY In 1959, a homeowner’s group called the Ridgemoor Homeowners Association decided to incorporate as a Village in order to be able to guide the development of farmland which surrounded their homes. Changes in the law scheduled to become effective January 1, 1960, which would require a population of 400 for incorporation, caused this group of 167 people to expedite its request to be made a village. In fact, while the case for incorporation was before the court, the attorney for the homeowner’s association called the association president, Anton Borse, frantically asking for a name for the new village. Borse looked out his window and saw the willow trees along the edge of a creek at the back of his property and promptly gave the village its name. Willowbrook became one of the State’s smallest villages on January 18,1960.

Willowbrook Police Department

EMERGENCIES DIAL 9-1-1 ADMINISTRATIVE OFFICE: 630.325.2808 AFTER BUSINESS HOURS: 630.325.2121

The Administrative Office is open to the public from 8:00 a.m. – 8:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. The Willowbrook Police Department was the 201st Police Agency to be nationally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies, Inc. (C.A.L.E.A.) The department provides quality law enforcement and public services to the community.

Fire Protection

TRI-STATE (ADMINISTRATION 630.323.6445) EMERGENCY DIAL 911

(Fax 630.654.6450) web: tristatefd.com Fire Prevention Bureau 630.828.2204 (All of Willowbrook other than areas listed below)

PLEASANTVIEW (ADMINISTRATION 708.352.9229) EMERGENCY DIAL 911

Web: www.plvw.org Fire Prevention Bureau 708.352.9229 (Area east of Madison)