Zones

Leaves will be picked up three times in each of the three zones throughout the Village. Leaf collection dates are subject to change because of inclement weather, equipment, or high leaf volume. Residents should plan ahead and put leaves out early to help ensure collection. Check back this fall for full dates and details.

Find your leaf collection zone here: Leaf Collection Zone Map 

Zone A

Zone A includes all properties west of the Fox River, plus the Hunt Club subdivision, and all properties that are both east of Fox Bend Golf Course and south of Route 34. This includes the following:

Blackberry Knoll, Lincoln Station, Gates Creek West, Prescott Mill, Gates Creek, Brighten Meadows, Estates of Fox Chase, Ogden Falls, Fox Chase, Steeplechase, Park Place, Churchill Club, Wolf's Crossing, River Run, Fox Chase South (Coyote Court, Badger Lane, Badger Court), Village Square/Hometown, River Mist, Etsinger Road, Hunt Club

Zone A 2026 Collection Weeks: TBD

Zone B

Zone B includes all properties south of Wolf Road; all properties that are south of Route 34, east of the Fox River, and west of Route 71 (downtown Oswego); and all properties south of Route 71 excluding Hunt Club. This includes the following: 

Herren's Run, Original Town/Downtown, Southbury, Route 34/Chicago Road (South Side), Brookside Manor, Ashcroft Walk, Wilmette Avenue, Calumet Street, Ashcroft Place, Bell Court, Ashcroft (West of Plainfield Road), Liberty Court, Deerpath Trails, Arbor Gate, Morgan Crossing, Old Reserve, Lakeview West, White Pines, Deerpath Creek, Lakeview Estates

Zone B 2026 Collection Weeks: TBD

Zone C 

Zone C includes all properties that are both east of the Fox River and northwest of Route 34. This includes the following:

Heritage, Pfund Court, Penn Court, Bednarcik Court, Farmington Lakes, Route 34/Chicago Road (North Side), Victoria Meadows, Adams Street, North Street, Second Street, Ponds of Mill Race, Route 25, Mill Race Creek, Stone Gate, Winding Waters, Old Windcrest, New Windcrest, Fairway Crossing, Cedar Glen, New Windcrest, Boulder Hill (incorporated only), Hawthorne Drive 

Zone C 2026 Collection Weeks: TBD

How to Place Leaves

Place leaves in piles in the grass on the parkway near the curb by 7 a.m. on the Monday of your specified week for collection. Leaves not places in the parkway by 7 a.m. Monday will be picked up on the following scheduled collection week for your zone.

No brush, grass clippings, tree limbs, vines or trash will be collected. These materials cause damage to the leaf collection vacuum and can cause serious injury or death to staff or others nearby. Keep all leaves out of the curb and the street to prevent hazardous driving conditions or street flooding.

Due to the tremendous size of this job, leaves obstructed by parked vehicles or near other obstructions must be skipped and will not be picked up until the following collection week for your zone.

There is a small window of time between when leaves fall to the first snowfall, and inclement weather or an abnormally large volume of leaves can alter the leaf collection schedule. Once leaves are snow-covered, they can no longer be collected by vacuum, and the leaf collection program may be suspended.

Restrictions

Do not put brush or garbage in leaf piles.  We will not pick up piles containing garbage, tree branches, root balls, cuttings, or grass clippings.

The Village provides this service for residents. The Village does not accept leaf piles as a result of contracted work. Crews will not remove leaf piles from commercial, industrial or other non-residential properties.

If you have questions about leaf collection, please contact our Public Works Department at 630-554-3242 or report an issue at oswegoil.org/report.

 Leaf Collection Alternatives

Residents are encouraged to use other environmentally friendly ways of disposing of leaves. Place leaves in and around plant beds and under trees and shrubs to provide nutrients for the soil and insulation for rose bushes and other fickle plants or use a mulching lawn mower to return those nutrients back to your lawn. Residents may dispose of leaves by bagging them and placing them at the curb for Yard Waste Collection.

Residents are reminded that burning leaves is prohibited at all times in the Village.

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