Additional Clerk Services

Additional Services and information that can be obtained through the City Clerk’s Office includes:

Voter Registration: Available at City Hall during business hours. Registration requires individuals be 18 years of age, and a US citizen who resides at their present address for at least 30 days prior to the election. You will need to display two pieces of identification; at least one of them must include your present address. (Driver’s license preferred).

Absentee voting: Programs that are available through the Cook County Clerk’s Office:

• Disabled Voter’s Program: This is a five year-program for any physically incapacitated person, which enables them to automatically receive an application for an absentee ballot for any election the individual is entitled to vote in. The requirements to enroll in the program are:
  • Individual must be a registered voter in Cook County.
  • The individual must fill out an application completely.
  • The individual must have their signature or mark notarized.
  • The individual must have their physician fill out and sign the back of the application.
• Student Program: This is a two-year program for any student who will be away at school during the time of elections. Through this program the student will automatically receive an application for an absentee ballot for any election the student is entitled to vote in. The requirements to enroll in the program are:
  • The student must be a registered voter in Cook County.
  • The student must fill out the application completely.
  • The student must include their school address, or the address they wish the ballot to be mailed to.
  • Upon receipt of their application they are entered into the program for a period of two years. A few months prior to their expiration date, they are sent a new application from the Cook County Clerk’s Office. Applications can be obtained from the City Clerk’s Office in City Hall. Any questions about these two programs, please call 708.354.7270 or 312.603.0930.

Cable Television: Comcast is Countryside’s service provider. For information and customer service please call 866.594.1234.

Solid Waste Hauler: Countryside residents can select the waste hauler of their choice from among several local companies. The City of Countryside does not have a waste hauling contract for residential or commercial properties.

The waste haulers having a current business license are:

• BFI 708.345.7050
• Crown Recycling 708.485.0900
• Disposal Waste 708.458.9800
• Flood Brothers Disposal 630.261.0400
• Hillside Disposal 708.544.2020
• Homewood Disposal 708.798.1004
• Hoving Recycling 630.377.7000
• Illinois Disposal 312.287.1763
• J.L. Roll Off Service 708.788.8325
• ONYX Waste 708.345.7050
• Pinnacle Waste 708.863.1650
• Portable Services 708.301.1115
• Waste Management 708.656.5350

Animal License: All dogs and cats should be registered and licensed with the City of Countryside. The license is free of charge, available at the Police Department, when owners supply a copy of their pet(s) County Rabies Inoculation Certificate. Animal license and identification tags provide quick identification of an animal’s owner, and proof of rabies protections, to aid in both the return of stray animals to their owners and treatment of victims of animal bites. Dogs found without identification tags are frequently brought to the Police Department by Officers or residents. Dogs are held for several days awaiting claim by owners, after which they are turned over to the Cook County Animal Control Unit. Animal Control disposes of stray cats found without I.D. tags immediately.

Animal Removal: Residents with a dead or dying, wild or stray animal on their property may call the Police Department non-emergency line 708.352.2171 to get the telephone number for the City’s animal control service. Fees for animal removal will be charged to the resident; however, residents are not obligated to use the City’s service and may make their own removal arrangements.