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 For Halloween this year, the Village of Alsip has approved a plan to accommodate a safe Halloween experience for both participants and non-participants. Trick-or-treating in Alsip will be from 1 to 6 p.m. on Halloween, Saturday, October 31. If you would like to welcome trick-or-treaters, you’re asking to leave your porch lights on. 

The Village of Alsip is asking residents who choose to participate to post a Village-created sign on their door, as well as leaving your porch lights on. The sign can be printed on the Village website at villageofalsip.org/wp/ or picked up at Village Hall, 4500 W. 123rd St. You can also get one at the Alsip Park District or Alsip-Marionette Park Library during business hours. There is also a sign available if you would not like to participate this year.

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As a reminder of their importance and a gesture of gratitude, custodians in District 218 received Life Savers last week.

This week District 218 students returned to in-person instruction with a blended schedule: Half of students attending one day while half participate in remote learning.  

Director of Building and Grounds Rodger Ford and Assistant Director Lisa Krueger thought the candy a fitting tribute to all the work invested in getting schools ready.

Custodians have been practicing the latest techniques and applying the most effective available disinfectants to battle COVID-19. They completed a clinic on best practices in August.

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Join in Alsip-Merrionette Park Public Library’s 3rd annual contest of decorating your pumpkin like a character from a book from now until Friday, October 30. 

Rules are easy: Decorate a pumpkin at your house like a book character. Take a selfie with it and send it to ysrefdesk@alsiplibrary.info and you will receive something in return. For more information, call 708-371-5666. 

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The Village of Alsip, with the help of Alsip-Merrionette Park Library and Alsip Chamber of Commerce, is hosting a Multi-Event Day with a Village Wide Clean-Up Day, Saturday, October 3, 10 a.m. start, paper shredding, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., and recycling event, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. located at the Public Works Building, 12221 S. Orchard St. 

Residents must show proof of residency, stay in their vehicles and wear a mask. Clean-Up Day, meet at the Village Hall at 10 a.m. to get your gloves, sticks, garbage bags and a map of your designated area to clean-up. On your way in, drop off your unwanted recyclables and documents that need to be shredded. This is a free event so there is a limit to the number of TVs (2 per family) and boxes of paper (2 bankers boxes of paper per family). 

Acceptable items include: cell phones, cable receivers, and computers (desktop, laptop, netbook, tablets); portable digital assistant (PDA) and portable digital music players; computer cables, digital converter boxes and digital video disc players; digital video disc recorders, electronic keyboards, electronic mice, facsimile machines and monitors; printers, satellite receivers, scanners and small scale servers; videocassette recorders and video game consoles.
For more information, contact the village at 708-385-6902. 

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