The council approved $810,060.16 in claims and accounts, including a $175,497.51 payment for the MWRD Green Alley Phase II Project. It also adopted an ordinance changing alcoholic-liquor regulations and business license fees, approved four speed bumps requested by 31 residents, and advanced road, sewer, and emergency communications work.

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Briefing

Jun 3, 2026

Markham Advances Infrastructure and Business Approvals

The city announced summer construction for replacing approximately 9,400 feet of aging water main and 207 lead service lines, along with combined sewer rehabilitation on the east side. Central Park Avenue resurfacing is scheduled to begin the week of June 8 and is expected to take less than a week.

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Briefing

May 20, 2026

Council Approves Tree Rules and Projects

The council approved a $235,319.40 payment for the MWRD Green Alley Phase II Project, funded entirely through a stormwater partnership grant and Cook County funds. It also adopted standards for planting, maintaining, protecting, and removing trees when needed for public safety.

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Briefing

May 6, 2026

Council approves budget and road project

The council adopted the fiscal year 2026–27 appropriation ordinance and approved a $77,248.85 bid to resurface Central Park Avenue from 159th Street to W. 157th Street. Separately, the city received a $3,850,617 low bid for a project to replace about 9,400 feet of water mains and 207 lead service lines, but the bid was still under review.

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Briefing

Apr 15, 2026

Markham Council Meeting Summary

The council approved $1,331,339.35 in claims and accounts, including $5,400 in manual checks. Members also approved two business licenses and discussed recurring neighborhood flooding, potential infrastructure funding, and a proposed sidewalk connection near Markham Park Elementary School.

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Briefing

Apr 1, 2026

Council Approves Business Licenses and Property Actions

The council approved five business licenses and adopted two property-related resolutions, with each recorded vote passing 4-0. The approvals included a purchase and sale agreement for 15828 South Kedzie Avenue and a policy for selling city-owned residential property to the general public. The council also authorized $1,014,078.02 in claims and accounts.

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Briefing

Mar 18, 2026

Council Approves Sewer Replacement Project

The council approved a $979,684 bid from M&J Underground, Inc. for the Markham Manor Combined Sewer Replacement Project. It also accepted a clean fiscal year 2025 audit, approved $828,232.72 in claims and accounts, and adopted measures involving property-tax incentives, a fire department labor agreement, business licenses, and library trustees.

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Briefing

Mar 4, 2026

Water Infrastructure Funding Advances

Markham was notified of a $1.5 million grant for the East Side Water Main and Lead Service Line project, reducing the funding needed from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency. The council also approved participation in the 2026 Cook County Community Development Block Grant program for Water Main Replacement Phase II.

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Briefing

Feb 18, 2026

Council approves spending and one business license

The council authorized $673,893.34 in claims and accounts and approved a resolution to purchase municipal equipment. It also approved a business license for VK Bond Investments LLC, doing business as Harold’s Chicken 7, while a proposed license for The Movement Hub LLC failed for lack of a second.

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Briefing

Feb 4, 2026

Council approves payments and surplus equipment transfers

The council approved $946,009.33 in claims and accounts, including $4,590 in manual checks, and adopted ordinances authorizing the sale of a 2016 street sweeper and transfer of two surplus Ford Crown vehicles.

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Briefing

Jan 21, 2026

Council Approves Bonds, TIF, and Licenses

The City Council unanimously adopted an ordinance authorizing up to $15 million in general obligation refunding bonds and approved three ordinances establishing tax increment financing for the West 159th Street Corridor. The council also approved a $444,622.50 bid for the Green Alley Phase II Project.

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Briefing

Jan 7, 2026

Markham Reviews Bond Savings and Infrastructure Work

Markham officials reported that the City’s credit rating improved from Double D Plus to Triple B, making it investment-grade eligible, and discussed refunding up to $15 million in existing bonds to seek lower interest costs without creating new debt.

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