2022 Street and Water Main Replacements

Replacement of water main and street resurfacing within the Village of Park Forest is partially financed by the Drinking Water State Revolving Fund (SRF). The SRF program is administered by the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency and receives a portion of its money to fund these types of projects from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency. This project includes the replacement of water main and resurfacing of approximately 2.7 miles of streets as follows: Antietam, Arrowhead, Apache, Washington (Wilshire to Westgate), Washington Court, Windsor, Lester (Sauk to Indianwood), Apple, Nassau, Monee (Blackhawk to Orchard), and Monee Court. Once complete, it will improve water quality for area residents by reducing water main breaks and improving flow and pressure. SRF programs operate in each state to provide communities the resources necessary to build, maintain, and improve the infrastructure that protects one of our most valuable resources: water 

Jul 19

July 19th Update

Posted on July 19, 2022 at 4:51 PM by Nick Christie

Water Main is complete on Lester, Antietam, Washington, Windsor, Monee, Monee Court, and Apple. Crews are now installing water services to individual homes. Homeowners may lose water service briefly while we transition to the the service. 

Updates will follow on when Apache and Arrowhead water main construction will begin. 

Jun 30

Apple Water Outage (07/01/22)

Posted on June 30, 2022 at 2:42 PM by Nick Christie

Apple Lane

A water outage is expected on Friday, July 1, 2022 for residents near on Apple and Oak Street. Affected resident will be notified. 

Jun 30

06/30/22 Update

Posted on June 30, 2022 at 2:40 PM by Nick Christie

On Friday, July 1st, 2022, water main construction work will begin on Lester Road, from McGarity to Indianwood. Starting this day, parking will be prohibited on Lester Road during construction hours. Construction hours are Monday through Saturday, 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. As an alternative, please utilize parking in the following locations: 

1. Parking as available in your own driveway or within private courts. 

2. On street parking on neighboring streets such as McGarity, Cherry, Leims, Apple, or Hemlock.  

3.The west end parking spaces of the post office parking lot at the southwest corner of Indianwood and Lester. This is temporary construction parking and will not be permanently available after construction. Residents parking in this lot shall do so at their own risk.  This lot will continue to be used for Post Office employees and customers.  This temporary parking option can be withdrawn by the post office at any time.   

Please note that cars that are parked on Lester Road during construction hours will be towed at the owners’ expense. 

We thank you in advance for your patience and cooperation as we complete this work.  If you have any questions, please call (708) 503-7702.