The Village of Brookfield is undertaking a comprehensive, deliberate, and intentional process to determine the interest in and feasibility of a potential Recreation Center.

On Wednesday, Jan. 22 from 6 to 7:30 p.m., we invite you to join us in the Council Chamber of the Brookfield Village Hall to discuss and discover the possibilities of several building program and site options at interactive stations.

Brookfield Parks & Recreation invites you to our Annual Tots Prep Preschool Open House on Saturday, Jan. 18 from 10:30 a.m. to 12 p.m.

Brookfield Parks & Rec provides preschool classes at two locations in the Village:

• The Rec House (above) at 4301 Elm Ave., at the northwest corner of Ehlert Park
• The Water Tower (below) at 3840 Maple Ave., next to the Brookfield Water Tower

Both locations will be open, and we encourage you to visit them both. During the Open House, you’ll have the chance to tour the classrooms, meet the teachers and ask any questions you may have.

Parents are welcome to bring their children along for the tour.

Registration for the 2025-2026 School Year begins on Monday, Feb. 3. If you have any questions, call Kelly Picton at 708-485-1703 or email to kpicton@brookfieldil.gov.

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The Brookfield Village Board of Trustees will hold its next Regular Business Meeting on Monday, Jan. 13 at 6:30 p.m. The Village Board will conduct its Committee of the Whole Meeting immediately following the Regular Business Meeting.

The meetings will be held in the Council Chamber of the Brookfield Village Hall, 8820 Brookfield Ave.

You can find agendas and minutes for all Brookfield Village Board and Commission meetings on our website by clicking the button below.

2024 Lead Water Service Line Replacement Project

In accordance with State statute, the Village of Brookfield will be replacing all of the lead water service lines -- water pipes connecting water mains in the public way to water meters in private properties.

There are about 6,800 water service lines in Brookfield and about one-third of them -- around 2,200 -- are made of lead. Those lead lines will be replaced as part of this capital initiative.

The general contractor performing the work is Five Star Energy Services LLC.



Although these projects cover a large portion of the Village, the contractor typically will only be working on a few select streets/blocks at a time, not all throughout town.

For a map of the 2024 lead water service line replacement project, click here.

OVERALL PROGRESS UPDATE 2024 LEAD WATER SERVICE REPLACEMENTS – PHASES I, II, III

Total Lead Services Replaced to Date:  539 out of 647

A worker sawcuts a section of the concrete roadway (above) in the 4100 block of Madison Avenue on Jan. 10 to prepare for an excavating crew (below), which digs trenches to expose lead water service lines that need to be replaced.

Work Completed Week of Jan. 6

Water service installations on the following streets:

• Deyo Avenue (Shields to Ogden)
• Madison Avenue (Shields to Ogden)

In-home assessments on the following streets

• Madison Avenue (Shields to Ogden)
• Arthur Avenue (Shields to Ogden)

Pavement/sidewalk restoration on the following streets

• No work (cold weather)

Temporary pavement restoration on the following streets

• Madison Avenue (Southview to Washington)
• Deyo Avenue (Shields to Ogden)

Pre-Construction sewer televising on the following streets

• Arthur Avenue (Shields to Ogden)

Post-construction sewer televising on various streets

Work to be Completed Next Week

Water service installations on the following streets:

• Madison Avenue (Shields to Ogden)

In-home assessments on the following streets

• Madison Avenue (Shields to Ogden)
• Arthur Avenue (Shields to Ogden)

Pavement/sidewalk restoration on the following streets

• Raymond Avenue (Southview to Washington - weather permitting)

Temporary pavement restoration on the following streets

• Madison Avenue (Shields to Ogden)

Pre-Construction sewer televising on the following streets

• Arthur Avenue (Shields to Ogden)

Post-construction sewer televising on various streets

Keep up to date on all of our capital improvement projects and find information on who to contact by viewing our GIS map page.

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