The Winnetka Public Works Department is a full-service department providing residents with a variety of services and programs. The Public Works Department is staffed with 36 full-time employees ranging from administrative staff to maintenance workers all working together to ensure services are provided efficiently and effectively. The Public Works Department is organized into four division; administration, engineering, operations, and forestry to effectively and efficiently respond to and provide services for residents.

The Public Works Department, under the direction of  the Public Works Director, provides a number of services and programs to Winnetka residents, including but not limited to: street and sewer management, maintenance, and repairs, refuse collection, fleet maintenance, tree management and maintenance, infrastructure design and construction management, and administrative staff support. In all the Public Works Department manages and maintains over 50 miles of roadway, 46 miles of sewer lines, provides refuse collection to over 4,000 residences, reviews over 200 development plans a year, and cares for thousands of parkway trees. 

In addition to the services provided, the Public Works Department provides Winnetka residents with a number of special programs, such as Spring Cleanup, Leaf Collection, Christmas Tree Pickup, Snow & Ice Control, Recycling, and other related community services all of which are provided at no additional charge. 

The Public Works Department is committed to the continuous improvement of the community and always striving to improve the services it provides to Winnetka residents. 

The Village of Winnetka is required to post its IEPA Permit for Discharges from Small MS4s; its NPDES 2009-2014; the IEPA’s Annual Inspection Report; and its Changes to Best Management Practices.  To see the permits and reports, click on the links in blue.