Early Garbage Pickup In Tinley Park Due To Extreme Heat

TINLEY PARK, IL — With a 115-degree heat index expected later this week, Tinley Park officials announced Monday that Homewood Disposal Service will pick up garbage one hour earlier on Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.

Residents are asked to have their trash and recycling out for a 5:30 a.m. pickup on their usual service day.

An excessive heat watch has already been issued starting Wednesday morning through Thursday evening for part of the Chicago area. The weather service said it will be "dangerously hot" and heat index values up to 115 are possible.

Heat indices of 115 are possible on Wednesday, and up to 110 on Thursday. The weather service said that if storms develop over Lake Michigan on Wednesday or Thursday, then this could disrupt the hot air mass.