Skip to content

Apply

Sidewalk Maintenance, Litter Abatement & After Dark Services - Request for Proposals

The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce is seeking a full-service sidewalk cleaning company to maintain the cleanliness and appearance of sidewalks and pedestrian ways in WPB SSA #33, the Special Service Area (SSA) for the Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods.

Deadline: September 30, 2025 @ 5:00 PM

APPLY HERE


Snow Removal Services - Request for Proposals

The Wicker Park Bucktown Chamber of Commerce is seeking a full-service snow removal company to clear all sidewalks, crosswalks and plazas in the Wicker Park Bucktown SSA district of snow.

Deadline: September 30, 2025 @ 5:00 PM

APPLY HERE


Tree Care Services - Request for Proposals

Special Service Area #33, the business improvement district for the Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods, is seeking a certified arborist to care for and maintain trees lining the streets of the major thoroughfares within the Wicker Park Bucktown SSA #33 district boundaries (as outlined in Attachment A: Boundary Map).

Contract period is for January 2026 through December 2026. There may be an option to extend the tree care service contract through December 2027.

Deadline: October 31, 2025 @ 5:00 PM

APPLY HERE


General Landscaping Services - Request for Proposals

Special Service Area #33, the business improvement district for the Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods, is seeking a landscaping contractor to service and maintain tree pits and permanent landscape planters within the SSA boundaries.

Deadline: October 31, 2025 @ 5:00 PM

APPLY HERE


Milwaukee & Damen Ave Planter Services - Request for Proposals

Special Service Area #33, the business improvement district for the Wicker Park and Bucktown neighborhoods, is seeking a landscaping contractor to design, install, care for, and maintain 94 concrete on-street planters along Milwaukee Ave. from Division St. to Western Ave., and on Damen Ave. from Le Moyne St. to Webster St.

Deadline: October 31, 2025 @ 5:00 PM

APPLY HERE


Community Grant Program

Organizations may apply for up to $5,000 to support public programs, events, initiatives, or services that demonstrate a measurable benefit to the community and foster community growth. Eligible initiatives include Special Events, Festivals, Ongoing Programming, Neighborhood Services, or local Marketing Campaigns. Typically, SSA funding is used to support Marketing/Promotion, Supplies/Materials, and stipends for artists/performers/educators.

Learn More and Apply Here

If you have completed your event, please submit your post-event report here.


Rebate Programs

Safety Rebates and Security Rebates provide incentives for owners/tenants to make improvements to their properties that enhance public safety, quality of life, and the visual aesthetic of Wicker Park Bucktown.

Learn More and Apply Here


Review Schedule

2025 Community Grants will be reviewed and voted on monthly at SSA Commission meetings. Please make sure you are submitting a Community Grant application for an event/program that will occur AFTER the upcoming Commission meeting. You can view the full Commission Meeting Calendar here:

January 15
February 19
March 19
April 16
May 21
June 18
July 8
September 17
October 15
November 19
**You may apply early, but late applications will not be accepted.
EXAMPLE: Your event takes place on October 25th. It is okay to apply before the September 17th deadline. If it is turned in on October 16th, it will not be accepted.