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Decatur, IL – Please join the City of Decatur in celebrating the legacy of Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. during the 37^th Annual Freedom March. The march is on Jan. 16 and starts at 10 AM, leaving from Mueller Park. A program will follow at 11 AM at the Decatur Civic Center theater. Learn more opens in a new windowhereopens PDF file , or on opens in a new windowFacebook.

Decatur, IL – Today the City welcomed 10 new Patrol Officers to the Decatur Police Department. Cole Boehm, Jeffery Calvert, Justis Coventry, Tory Owens, Nicholas Pulkrabek, Kyle Purcell, Eleodoro Roman, Samantha Webb, Travis Wolfe, and Benjamin Woolridge were all sworn in. Thank you for taking the oath to protect and serve our citizens!

Become a Decatur Police Officer: opens in a new windowhttps://decaturil.gov/police/recruitment/hiring-process/

 

The December Meeting is cancelled for Thursday January 5, 2023. Due to lack of petitions.

Decatur, IL – The regularly-scheduled Decatur City Council meeting on Tuesday, January 3, 2023 has been cancelled. The City Council will convene for a Study Session on Monday, January 9, 2023 and a regular City Council meeting will occur on Tuesday, January 17, 2023. Please note the next regular meeting on Jan. 17 is a Tuesday and not a Monday because of the Martin Luther King, Jr. holiday.

Decatur, IL – City of Decatur payment windows on the second floor of the Decatur Civic Center will close at 4:30 p.m. daily beginning January 3, 2023. Read the full notice opens in a new windowhereopens PDF file .

Decatur, IL – Certain water services from the City of Decatur will be temporarily delayed after multiple emergency incidents during the recent freezing conditions. The City asks for patience as we respond to the emergencies first before returning to general functions. Read full notice opens in a new windowhere.opens PDF file

Decatur, IL  – For the safety of our employees, our first responders, and the general public we will keep the City Offices closed tomorrow on Friday the 23^rd.  The temperatures are sub zero and the wind-chill will likely remain near -20 tomorrow.  We will encourage you and all of Decatur to stay home unless necessary, due to the risk it poses.

Decatur, IL – The City of Decatur would like to notify the public that City government offices at the Decatur Civic Center will close early at 3:30pm on Thursday, December 22, 2022, due to poor visibility and frigid temperatures. Certain City staff can still be reached via telephone or email.

We apologize for any inconvenience this causes our citizens, but hope individuals will choose to stay home if they can. Citizens can still utilize the City’s website – www.decaturil.gov – to pay bills and conduct business with the City.

Decatur Public Transit operations will continue as normal today unless otherwise notified.

City offices will still be closed on Monday, December 26, in observance of the Christmas holiday. All offices should resume normal operations on Tuesday, December 27.

Decatur, IL – Highlights from the December 19, 2022 Decatur City Council meeting include the setting of the Property Tax Levy, the approval of technology upgrades to support Public Safety, and an extension of a successful leadership program with the Tjaty Group. See full release opens in a new windowhereopens PDF file

Decatur, IL – The City would like to make residents aware that Central Park and Preston Jackson Park in downtown Decatur will be closed to the public from 12 a.m. midnight to 6 a.m. each night. The City will begin enforcement only after appropriate signage is installed that states the new hours. Read the full notice opens in a new windowhereopens PDF file

Decatur, IL – Highlights from the December 5, 2022 Decatur City Council meeting include the adoption of the City’s 2023 Budget, a fiscal sponsorship agreement for EV renovations with T/CCI Manufacturing, and an agreement to relocate sanitary sewer to support the Brush College Grade Separation Project. Full release is opens in a new windowhereopens PDF file