To provide a wide range of vital community services to the residents of Thornton in a professional and efficient manner.
Email questions or concerns to PublicWorks [at] thorntonil.us (PublicWorks[at]thorntonil[dot]us)
The Public Works Department services and maintains nearly 12 miles of water main as well as 143 fire hydrants throughout the Village. We have two water reservoirs for a combined total of 900,000 gallons of water storage.
- Tips for preventing and thawing frozen pipes.
- GET THE LEAD OUT! Thornton's Service Line Inventory
The State of Illinois has prohibited many electronics from being placed in landfills.
You now must recycle old electronics from your home to prevent mercury and lead from finding its way into our drinking water.
- I.E.P.A. Illinois Environmental Protection Agency
- ComEd Street Light Maintenance Report problems with your street light.