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Northgate Snow & Ice Removal

Sidewalk & Walkway Clearing across Waukegan and Lake County

Walks are where people fall. They are also the part of a property most likely to get skipped, because a plow truck cannot do them and they need somebody physically on the ground with a shovel, a blower or a walk-behind machine.

Clearing runs the full access route rather than the obvious stretch: the walk itself, the entry apron, the stairs and handrail approach, the path from the accessible stalls, and the mailbox or dumpster route if people use it daily. Anywhere the walk meets the lot gets attention too, because that seam is where plow spray refreezes into a ridge.

Walks get treated after clearing. Snow packed into concrete by foot traffic is much harder to remove than snow taken off early, so on longer storms the walks get more than one pass.

A plowed walkway under the lights during snowfall.
A plowed walkway under the lights during snowfall.

What sidewalk and walkway clearing includes

  • Walks, entries, stairs and accessible routes
  • The lot-to-walk seam cleared so plow spray does not ridge up
  • Treated after clearing, not just cleared
  • Repeat passes on longer storms before traffic packs it down
  • Hand work where a machine cannot reach

Sidewalk & Walkway Clearing near me in Lake County, Illinois

We work the whole county from Waukegan, with Libertyville, Vernon Hills, Lake Forest and Lake Bluff a standing part of the route alongside Gurnee, Zion, North Chicago, Beach Park, Park City, Winthrop Harbor, Wadsworth, Mundelein, Grayslake and the towns beyond them. Response time depends on where a property sits relative to the route, and that is a conversation worth having before you sign rather than during a storm.

Sidewalk & Walkway Clearing questions

Do you do walks if we already have someone plowing the lot?

Yes. Walks-only is a normal arrangement, though it works best when whoever is plowing knows where our walks are so their piles do not end up on them.

How soon after the snow stops are walks cleared?

Walks are usually cleared alongside the lot rather than after it, since packed-down snow on concrete is far harder to remove than fresh.

What area do you cover?

Waukegan and Lake County, Illinois, including Gurnee, Zion, North Chicago, Libertyville, Mundelein, Grayslake, Vernon Hills, Lake Forest, Highland Park, Deerfield, Buffalo Grove, the Round Lake and Fox Lake areas and the northern towns up to the state line.

Do you take commercial and residential work?

Both. Most of the work is commercial: parking lots, multi-unit properties, retail and office. Residential driveways are taken on per-storm and seasonal arrangements as route capacity allows.

How do you charge for snow removal?

Three ways. A fixed seasonal contract, a per-push rate billed per storm, or per job for one-off work like hauling and emergency call-outs. Salting is either bundled into a seasonal rate or billed per application.

Serving Waukegan and Lake County

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Seasonal contract, per-storm rate or a one-off job. Call and we will walk the property.

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