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.
Driveway Apron Snow Removal for senior citizen, handicapped, or
disabled residents:
After the streets are plowed, the Department of Public Works will plow
away the snow that remains at the bottom end of your driveway after all
City streets have been plowed. You need to register each season for this
program by contacting the Clerk’s office.