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Weed Removal Request

How to report it, who handles it, and how often Chicagoans actually file it — from the city's 311 Service Requests dataset. These requests are handled by Streets and Sanitation.

186,283

Requests all time

Excludes records the city flagged as duplicates

1,793

Filed in the last 30 days

down 2% vs the previous 30 days

432

Currently open

Status has not been set to Completed or Canceled

185,630

Completed all time

100% of all requests

Requests filed, last 12 months

Monthly totals, Sep 2025 – Aug 2026. Peak: 1,883.

How to report this

  • Online at 311.chicago.gov
  • By calling 311 (or 312-744-5000 from outside Chicago)
  • Through the CHI311 mobile app

Whichever way you file, you get a service request number you can use to check status — and the request becomes a public record. That public record is exactly what this page is showing you.

Wards filing the most

  1. Ward 2418,631
  2. Ward 1618,173
  3. Ward 2015,543
  4. Ward 2812,691
  5. Ward 611,903
  6. Ward 1710,311
  7. Ward 3410,188
  8. Ward 910,041
  9. Ward 38,517
  10. Ward 278,443

Community areas filing the most

  1. West Englewood19,423
  2. Englewood18,667
  3. North Lawndale16,029
  4. Roseland9,745
  5. Austin9,463
  6. New City9,115
  7. West Pullman7,494
  8. East Garfield Park7,311
  9. Grand Boulevard6,984
  10. West Garfield Park6,676

How these requests come in

  1. Mass Entry103,883
  2. Phone Call54,694
  3. Internet10,428
  4. Mobile Device9,609
  5. Alderman's Office7,456
  6. Salesforce Mobile App56
  7. spot-open311-Chicago+Works45
  8. City Department41

Common questions

How do I file a "Weed Removal Request" request with Chicago 311?
Three ways, all of which create the same public record: online at 311.chicago.gov, by calling 311 from inside the city (or 312-744-5000 from outside it), or through the CHI311 mobile app. Give the exact address or nearest intersection — requests without a usable location are the ones that stall. Requests of this type are routed to Streets and Sanitation.
How many "Weed Removal Request" requests does Chicago get?
186,283 have been filed in total, excluding duplicates the city flagged. 1,793 came in over the last 30 days, down 2% versus the previous 30 days.
How long does a "Weed Removal Request" request take to close?
The city does not publish a target response time for this request type, and this page does not estimate one. What the data does show: 100% of all "Weed Removal Request" requests are marked Completed and 0% are still Open. The rest were canceled — usually duplicates or requests that turned out to be someone else's jurisdiction.
Is my 311 request public?
Yes. Every service request becomes a public record in the city's open data portal, including the type, status, the street address (block level), the ward, and the dates it was opened and closed. That is exactly what this page is built from. Your name and phone number are not published.

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Source

Counts exclude records the city flagged as duplicates. Figures are recomputed from the source data at least hourly.