Public Works Department
3275 Butler Ave.
South Chicago Heights, IL 60411
Monday - Friday (8am - 4:30pm)
(708)755-7888
Director: Rick Wehrle
Rick has been a South Chicago Heights resident for the last 40 years. Rick served four years in the U.S. Air Force as a Jet Fighter Mechanic. After Rick was discharged from the service, he worked for Reichert Builders as a Carpenter building residential custom homes. In 1997 Rick became an employee of the South Chicago Heights Public Works Department. Rick became certified as a Class “C” License Water Operator. In March 2008, Rick became the Director of the Public Works Department. Rick is married and has three children and two grandchildren.
To contact the Director, you can email him at rwehrle@southchicagoheights.com.
Services our department provides:
Recycling Center (free service): Located at 3275 Butler Avenue next to the public works garage. Business hours are Monday through Friday: 8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. And also at the South Chicago Heights Senior Center, 3140 Enterprise Park on the last Saturday of the month from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. Newspaper, plastic, aluminum, and glass items are accepted (NOTE: tires are NOT accepted).
Street Sweeping (free service): This service is performed twice a year during the Spring and Fall (weather permitting).
Hydrant Flushing: The flushing of water hydrants begins in the Spring and is continued through the Fall on Tuesdays.
Branch Pick –up (free service): This program is a free service to our residents. It runs on Wednesday from April through November. Residents must put branches on front parkway. Branches should be four (4) inches in diameter or smaller. Anything over four (4) inches in diameter, which includes logs, tree stumps, and are large limbs, must be trimmed of small limbs and cut to a width of four (4) inches in diameter and approximately five (5) feet long.
Woodchip Program (free service): This program is a free service and runs early Spring to late Fall along with the branch pick-up program. Woodchips are delivered upon request and are based on availability.
Spring clean- up (free service-Operation Pride): Two days in April in which the Village Hall and Star/ Homewood Disposal designate as special days for removal of big items on a regular garbage day. Unlimited bulk items and unlimited amounts of refuse will be picked up. Advance notification of these specific days is always provided. Excluded items: automotive parts over 50 lbs, automotive tires, and construction or demolition material.
Leaf Pick-UP (free service): DO NOT rake leaves into the street. Leaves must be put into plastic bags and placed at the curb in the parkway. Dates and times will be announced in a mailing.
Any questions regarding these programs, you may call the Public Works Department at 755-7888.
Employees - Full Time
Director: Rick Wehrle
Water Operator: Frank Guiliani
Water Meter Reader: Mike Hall
Laborer: Glen Nondorf
Laborer: Ted Bednarek
Laborer: Archie Stone
Employees - Part Time
Mechanic: Kevin Gibson
Laborer: Guido Balassone
Laborer: Steve Wien
Equipment
- Ford F-8000 Sewer Jetter: Jett and clean main line sewers
- Case 580E Backhoe: Dig main breaks, load salt trucks, load debris
- Ford F-800 Big Red Dump Truck: Salt and plow truck, converts to Chipper truck in the summer.
- International 4900 Big Red Dump Truck: Plow and salt truck
- Ford F-350 Blue Dump Truck: Small jobs hauling dirt, sand, stone
- 2 - White F-350 Pick-up Trucks
- White Chevy 3500 pick-up Truck
- Chevy 3500 (diesel) Blue Box Truck
- Chevy Silverado Ambulance: Transport summer help to job Site
- Chevy Light Truck: Used on Main breaks
- Brush Bandit Branch Chipper
- Black International Trailer
- Lee Boy 300T Asphalt Roller
- 175 Q Sullir Jack Hammer and Compressor
- 2155 John Deere Flail Mower With Front Bucket
- JD301-A John Deere Flail Mower With Front Bucket
- 750 John Deere With Rear Befco Mower
- 318 John Deere Garden Tractor With Mowing Deck