Chicago's 2025 Shared Sidewalk Cost Program Opens Monday To Residents

CHICAGO — Got a broken sidewalk slab, or maybe a few, in front of your house? The City of Chicago’s Sidewalk Cost Sharing Program will be open from 6 a.m. to 10 p.m. Monday, Jan. 13. This service is in very high demand and has limited funding. In previous years, the Shared Cost Sidewalk Program has closed in as little as ten hours – so you may want to get up early.

Applications will only be accepted through the city’s 311 system by calling 311, through the city’s 311 service request website, or the free CHI311 mobile apps on iOS Apple, and Android. The 19th Ward mobile office will NOT be taking requests at the office or by phone. The property owner’s contact information and the property address are required at the time of the request.

The Shared Cost Sidewalk Program cost per square foot charged to property owners is well below what a private contractor would charge. Senior citizens and persons with disabilities may qualify to receive a 50 percent discount.

The scope of the program is limited to sidewalk within the public right-of-way, and may include the main walk, the sidewalk through a driveway, the existing courtesy walk (which runs perpendicular from the main sidewalk to the curb), and existing landing steps (the small strip of concrete sometimes found adjacent to the curb). Owners of corner properties will be charged for sidewalk repair on both the main (address) side and the non-address side of the property. CDOT will continue to build ADA-compliant corner ramps where applicable, with the city paying the entire cost of the ramps.