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.

Public Library Membership Reimbursement: The City of Countryside offers residents a 50% reimbursement (one per household) toward the cost of membership at a public library. To apply for reimbursement, bring your library card and paid receipt to the City Clerk’s office at City Hall during business hours. Presentation of the card and receipt must be before the expiration date of the card.

Outdoor Swimming Pool Membership Reimbursement: The City of Countryside offers residents 50% reimbursement (one per household, up to $100.00) toward the cost of membership at an outdoor swimming pool. Health club and YMCA memberships are not eligible. To apply for reimbursement, bring your paid membership receipt and valid drivers license to the City Clerk’s office at City Hall during business hours. Presentation of the receipt must be made before December 31.

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.

50/50 Shared Cost Tree Removal: Property owners with dead, diseased, dying, or storm damaged trees on private property are eligible for this program, whereby the City will share 50% of the cost of having the tree removed to ground level. "Nuisance" trees, such as, Cottonwood, Willow, and Mulberry, are also eligible. Please contact the Clerk’s office for more details.