Government Community Development Applications & Permits Some of the permits below may have an associated fee. Please check the Fee Schedule for a comprehensive listing of all fees. There are two p...

Parkway Tree Planting Program 2025 Parkway Tree Application & Descriptions (Applications/payment due by April 4, 2025) Each spring the Village offers a 50/50 program to residents for the planting ...

Residents Christmas Tree Pick Up Begins Thursday, January 2 Lakeshore Recycling Systems will be collecting Christmas trees on your regular service day throughout the month of January. In order for a t...

Parkway Tree Trimming Tree trimming program Tree trimming is an essential part of an urban forest management program. When done properly, selective pruning removes dead, diseased, crowded, weakly atta...

Lakeshore Recycling Systems will be collecting Christmas trees on your regular service day throughout the month of January. In order for a tree to be collected, it must be placed at the curb or the ed...

The Village is now accepting applications for the Parkway Tree Planting Program! As part of the Village’s ongoing environmental efforts to increase the number of trees in town, the Village will ...

The Village is now accepting applications for the Parkway Tree Planting Program! As part of the Village’s ongoing environmental efforts to increase the number of trees in town, the Village will ...

The Village has received notice from ComEd that they will be performing tree trimming around overhead power lines throughout the Village of Gurnee in April and May. Tree trimming is part of ComEd's la...

GURNEE, IL – The Village of Gurnee was named a year Tree City USA by the Arbor Day Foundation in honor of its commitment to effective urban forest management for the 20th Year. The Tree City US...

Police Department Garbage and Recycling Collection Lakeshore Recycling Systems (LRS) is the Village's contractor for waste collection services including garbage, recycling, and yard waste and operates...

Public Works Department Forestry It is the responsibility of Public Works to care for and maintain almost 14,000 parkway trees and the landscape maintenance of Village-owned properties. The goal is to...

Police Department Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) Advisory Potentially one of the most destructive invasive pests ever introduced into the United States, Emerald Ash Borer (EAB) has recently taken a massive t...