Community News

Join us for the Village of Harwood Heights’ 2nd Annual Car Show!  This event will take place on Sunday, September 8 (with a rain date of Sunday September 22).  All classic, exotic, and modern show-worthy cars, trucks, and motorcycles are welcome!  Dash plaques will be distributed to the first 200 cars, and  trophies will be… Read More: Village of Harwood Heights Car Show

The Village of Harwood Heights, in partnership with the Salvation Army, will be collecting school supplies for local area children from Wednesday, July 17 – Friday, August 30.  The collection box will be located in the Harwood Heights Village Hall lobby.  Some of the items needed are #2 pencils, crayons, markers, spiral notebooks, rulers, backpacks,… Read More: Salvation Army School Supplies Collection

The Harwood Heights Police Department encourages residents who are conducting Craigslist or other online sales transactions to use the parking lot or lobby of the Police Station to ensure that the buyers and sellers complete the sale safely.  Many police departments are joining a national trend by offering “Safe Havens” to deter thefts or robberies… Read More: Police Dept Safe Haven For Online Transactions

The Harwood Heights Police Department would like your help solving crime.  They are implementing a new, voluntary program and would like to partner with residents or businesses that have surveillance cameras and would like to help.  With camera systems becoming more and more prevalent, they are asking Harwood Heights residents and businesses that would like… Read More: Police Dept Surveillance Camera Program

On September 17, 2018 the Municipal Consolidated Dispatch (MCD) began dispatching for Harwood Heights, Norridge, and Schiller Park Police Departments – as well as for Norwood Park and Schiller Park Fire Departments.  The MCD Board of Directors holds one meeting on the second Tuesday of each month, unless otherwise posted.  All meetings are held in… Read More: FY 2019-2020 MCD Meeting Dates

In keeping with the Village’s desire to help the environment, we have an ongoing curbside recycling program.  Pick-up is every other week on your normal garbage pick-up day.  Our contracted waste/landscaping hauler is Republic Services.  Please take a moment to familiarize yourself with their brochure which lists items that can or cannot be recycled.  To… Read More: Republic Services Recycling Brochure

One of the community programs that the Harwood Heights Police Department offers to all Village residents is a Vacation Watch Service. If you are going on vacation and would like the Police to keep watch on your home, please complete/submit the provided form.  The Police Department will make every effort to check your residence while… Read More: Police Dept Residence Vacation Watch

If you are a resident or if you own a business in Harwood Heights, please provide the Police Department with your emergency contact information.  We ask that you review your information on a regular basis to make sure it is always up-to-date.  To report and/or update your emergency contact info,  simply complete/submit the online form… Read More: Police Dept Emergency Contact Info

The Village of Harwood Heights holds various meetings each month.  All meetings are held at the Village Hall located at 7300 W. Wilson Avenue, Harwood Heights, 60706.  For a full list of 2019 meeting dates for Board meetings, Committee of the Whole meetings, Fire & Police Commission meetings, Plan Commission meetings, Youth Commission meetings, Zoning… Read More: 2019 Meeting Dates By Committee

The Village of Harwood Heights adjudication hearing dates are typically held the last Tuesday of each month.  The schedule for each hearing is as follows:  5:00 p.m. for  Safe Speed tickets (Harlem & Foster); 6:00 p.m. for Red Speed tickets (Harlem & Lawrence); and  6:30 p.m. for all parking, compliance, impounds, and local ordinance violations. … Read More: 2019 Adjudication Dates