Burr Ridge Lobbies In D.C. On ZIP Code

BURR RIDGE, IL – A pair of Burr Ridge officials visited Washington for 2½ days last week to lobby with other towns to get their own ZIP codes.

Mayor Gary Grasso and Village Administrator Evan Walter met with staffers in several senators' offices.

Burr Ridge is working with 80 other towns trying to get their unique ZIP codes as part of the National ZIP Code Advocacy Coalition.

Now Burr Ridge shares its code with Willowbrook – 60527.

The village has been working on getting its own code for at least a couple of decades.

Earlier this year, the village reported that the House had already passed a measure giving member towns their own ZIP codes. Now, it's in the Senate's hands.

At Monday's Village Board meeting, Grasso said he expected that the Senate may act on the bill before Christmas or sometime next year.

"I left optimistic," the mayor said. "I started thinking we weren't going to do so well, but I was very pleasantly surprised by how well we were received by the Senate staffers."