Yard rebates in Illinois

Rain barrel and cistern rebates

Rebates, discounts and free barrels for catching roof runoff

• Open

  MWRD Discounted Rain Barrels

  Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD)

  $22.30 each including tax and delivery; $11.15 each for residents 65 and older; limit 2 per household

• Seasonal

  City of Aurora Discounted Rain Barrel Program

  City of Aurora with The Conservation Foundation and Upcycle Products

  Discounted price (dollar amount not published on city page; priced on the Upcycle Products order site)

Rain garden and stormwater rebates

Rain gardens, downspout disconnection, permeable paving and dry wells

• OpenPlan required

  Village of Riverwoods Rain Garden Cost-Share Program

  Village of Riverwoods

  50% of your cost, up to the Village's program maximum ($2,000 or $4,000 depending on program; rain garden cap not itemized)

• Status not postedPlan required

  City of Champaign Stormwater Incentive: Rain Garden and Rain Barrel

  City of Champaign (Stormwater Utility)

  Rain garden $250 (prorated if under 100 sq ft); rain barrel $25 each, no limit; other features 25% of cost up to $250 per category, max $750

  Up to $1,000 per household

• Status not posted

  Village of Park Forest Rain Garden Incentive Program

  Village of Park Forest

  Rebate of half the cost of plants and compost, up to $500

  Up to $500 per household

• Paused

  Village of Oak Park Climate Ready Rainscapes

  Village of Oak Park

  50% of eligible cost, up to $2,000; income-qualified households (80% AMI or below) get bid help and the Village pays the contractor its share directly

  Up to $2,000 per household

Tree rebates and free trees

• Open

  Village of Glenview Tree Planting Incentive Program

  Village of Glenview

  50% reimbursement of tree planting cost, up to $300

  Up to $300 per household

• Open

  City of Chicago Free Parkway Tree Request (Our Roots Chicago)

  City of Chicago Department of Streets and Sanitation, Bureau of Forestry

  Free parkway tree planted by the City

• Open

  City of Evanston Free Parkway Tree Planting

  City of Evanston Forestry (Public Works)

  Free parkway tree (about 500 planted citywide each year)

• Open

  Village of Skokie Free Parkway Tree Planting

  Village of Skokie Public Works Forestry Division

  Free parkway tree planted by the Village (formerly 50/50 cost-share)

• Seasonal

  City of Naperville Parkway Tree 50/50 Cost-Share

  City of Naperville Public Works

  50/50 cost share; dollar figures not published on page

• Seasonal

  City of Wheaton Shared Cost Parkway Tree Planting Program

  City of Wheaton Forestry Division

  Resident pays $120 per tree; City funds the remainder (City planned to help fund up to 250 trees in 2026)

• Seasonal

  MWRD Restore the Canopy Free Sapling Giveaway

  Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (MWRD)

  Free native saplings (per-person limit not published)

• Seasonal

  Village of Harwood Heights Free Parkway Tree Planting Program

  Village of Harwood Heights with Morton Arboretum and Chicago Region Trees Initiative

  Free tree

Electric lawn equipment rebates

Rebates and exchanges for battery mowers, trimmers and blowers

• Seasonal

  City of Naperville Electric Lawn Equipment Incentive

  City of Naperville (Sustainability / Electric Utility)

  $50 per household per calendar year

  Up to $50 per household

Invasive plant removal programs

Cost-share and buyback programs for removing invasive plants

• Open

  Village of Riverwoods Ecological Cost-Share: Native Planting and Invasive Removal

  Village of Riverwoods

  Village reimburses 50% of your cost, up to $2,000 or $4,000 depending on the qualifying program (maximum set by the Village Ecologist for your property)

  Up to $4,000 per household