When Will Elmhurst Trash Be Picked Up?

ELMHURST, IL – Because of the weather, Elmhurst's garbage company has yet to pick up all the trash on its Friday routes, the city says.

At Tuesday's City Council meeting, City Manager Jim Grabowski said Phoenix-based Republic Services has assured officials that it intends to complete the job Wednesday.

"They are sending eight additional trucks tomorrow to finish what they started," Grabowski said. "They have stood by that word. This is not the only community where this has happened. There are numerous DuPage communities where this has taken place."

On Friday, a big snowstorm made traveling dangerous, with extreme cold setting in Saturday night.

At the council meeting, Alderman Michael Bram said residents in his northeast Ward 3 were among those whose garbage was not picked up Friday. He said the initial communication to residents was that Republic would collect garbage the following day.

He asked for an update from the city manager, who had already planned to speak about the matter.