The Village of Brookfield is seeking bids for work near the Brookfield Metra station. Work will consist of brick pavers in the right-of-way and sidewalk, landscaping, wayfinding signs, additional bike racks, and more.  The full bid documents may be seen at Hitchcock Design Group’s online plan room.  The link is below.  All bids must be […]

On August 28th the Village Board of Trustees reviewed a draft of the first-ever Active Transportation Plan for the Village of Brookfield. This Plan focuses on ways to make walking, biking, and taking public transportation in and around the Village easier, safer and more convenient.  The Plan is 100%-grant funded thanks to a Cook County […]

In August, the Village completed a review of building permits, and has consolidated all building projects into a single permit application.  As a result, there will no longer be 3 forms — one for dumpsters, one for fences and one general purpose building permit form.  Going forward, homeowners can just use the same form for […]

To update last month’s report on rodent control, the Village is continuing to work with the Cook County Public Health Department to track complaints and to reduce property maintenance problems that contribute to the rodent population. Although the Village does not have a formal rodent program, the Village has an active property maintenance program that […]

Village staff have been asked to present at the Illinois charter of the American Planning Association’s Conference in September.  The topic of the presentation panel is “Navigating Brookfield” and will describe the recent planning and economic development efforts in Brookfield to take the Village on a path towards a more vibrant, diverse, and healthy community.  […]

In September of 2016 the Community and Economic Development Department (CEDD) brought the Greenest Region Compact 2 (GRC2) to the Village Board for review.  The GRC2 is a regional plan that develops sustainability goals for the region.  There are ten strategic areas of focus: climate, economic development, energy, land, leadership, mobility, municipal operations, sustainable communities, […]