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Sign Up for Skokie's Alternate Side Parking E-Blast

​Did you know that you can receive email alerts notifying you that alternate-side parking is in effect after a significant snowfall?

Did you know that you can receive email alerts notifying you that alternate-side parking is in effect after a significant snowfall? By subscribing, you can avoid being ticketed for violating alternate-side parking regulations due to snow.

To subscribe, visit www. skokie.org and click on the “Subscribe to SkokieNews” link in the top right-hand corner.

The Alternate-Side Parking Program ensures that streets are clear for emergency vehicles during a snow accumulation of two inches or more. Besides subscribing for email alerts, there are numerous ways to learn if Alternate-Side Parking is in effect:

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• Call the Snow Hotline at 847/675-7669;
• Sign up to receive text alerts through CodeRED on the Village’s website at www.skokie.org;
• Listen to 1660 AM Skokie Radio;
• Visit www.skokie.org and look for a notice near the top of the home page;
• Tune to SkokieVision cable and look for the crawl message at the bottom of the screen (Channel 25 on RCN systems, Channel 17 on Comcast systems); or
• Listen for the emergency siren that sounds at 7 a.m. to signal that the program is in effect from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. that day.

For more information on the Alternate-Side Parking Program, please visit www.skokie.org.

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