Welcome to the City of Mattoon, Illinois
Whether you live here, work here, or are just passing through, we hope you enjoy the City of Mattoon and all it has to offer. We cherish our parks, lakes, shopping centers, restaurants, schools, businesses, and many other assets. We enjoy recreation and festivities like Bagelfest and Lightworks. If you are here every day or just one, we have plenty to offer in this community.
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Special City Council Meeting – Virtual Meeting Details
For those who are unable to attend, recordings of any virtual City Council Meetings will be posted to our YouTube Channel. Cisco WebEx hosts the virtual Council Chamber. Join the meetings using the information shown below. Visit the City Council Meeting page to view the agenda for upcoming meetings. A Special City Council meeting is scheduled for 11:30 AM - 6:00 PM on Wednesday, April 23, 2025. April 23, 2025, Virtual Meeting Details: Special City Council Meeting At no sooner than 11:20 am, visit the Cisco WebEx meeting site by clicking the link below. https://bit.ly/MattoonCC042325 Meeting number (access code): 2553 [...]
City of Mattoon Fire Hydrant Flushing – Beginning April 7th
City of Mattoon Fire Hydrant Flushing The City of Mattoon Public Works Department, will begin flushing fire hydrants Monday, April 7th, 2024 and continue until all lines are flushed. Flushing will be conducted weekdays between 6:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. Hydrant flushing is done to ensure all City hydrants and water lines are operating properly and will be usable during a fire emergency. Hydrant flushing may cause discoloration of your household water in or near the areas being tested which is a result of iron deposits being disturbed during the flushing process. Iron deposits can build up inside pressure tanks, [...]
Public Works Citizen Engagement
The iWorq reporting system is now live. Please click here to report a problem. The City of Mattoon Public Works Department will be instituting a new method of reporting issues and requesting information. We will soon have an online internet-based reporting system that you can use to report issues and request information that will give real-time updates of the status of your inquiry. It will go into full effect on March 14, 2025. The really nice part of this new online system is that it will keep you informed of the status of your inquiry and will make sure [...]
Council-Manager Government Presentation
During the Presentations, Petitions, and Communications portion of the City Council Meeting on March 4, 2025, there will be a public presentation on the Council-Manager form of government, covering how it works and its benefits to the community. The Council Meeting is scheduled to start at 6:30PM. Residents are welcome to attend in person or join remotely via Webex (click here for virtual meeting info). A recording of the Council Meeting will be posted on our YouTube page in the coming days.
Mattoon Safety Action Plan Online Survey
Coles County Regional Planning is working with the City of Mattoon to write a Safety Action Plan. Please take this 5-minute community survey, which addresses both pedestrian and vehicular safety concerns within the city. If you have any questions or concerns, please contact CCRP at 217-348-0521 https://arcg.is/1qTXCO0
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Things to do this week:
April 24 History Book Discussion at the Mattoon Library, 1:30pm and Book Buzz: Monthly Literary Meet-up at the Mattoon Library 5:30-6:15pm.
April 24 Reversing the Exodus! 5:30-8pm at the MHS LIFT Building
April 24-26 Spring Fest 2025 at EIU
April 24-26 MHS Spring Greenhouse Plant Sale
April 25 Special Olympics at EIU 8:00-3:00
April 26 EIU Panther Fund Run 5K/Mile
April 26 Brushstroke Mandala Painting at Akasha Zamora and Courtney Dennis
April 26 Kids Rock Painting at Bloomfield Garden Center, 2pm
April 26 Native Plant Sale in celebration of Earth Day, at DHNC 9am-noon
April 26 Seeds Gala hosted by Maranatha Christian Academy, keynote speaker Kayleigh McEnany
April 26 Shou Sugi Ban, Japanese method of wood preservation, U of I Extension
April 26 Comedy Night at the Plant, 7:30pm
April 26 Festival of the Young Child, Cross County Mall, 10am-2pm
April 26-27 Mattoon Pride Edie Wittenberg Memorial Tournament and Mattoon Pride Leather & Laces Baseball Tournament
April 30 Coles County Entrepreneurship Class "ClassE" Trade Show @ Emerald Acres 5-7pm
Local Tunes
April 25 Black Vinyl at the Uptowner, 6pm
April 25 Sound City Music at the Mattoon Moose, 7pm
April 26 Jacob Kuhns Experience at the Uptowner, 9pm
April 26 Andy Rueter Live at Warren James Winery, 6pm
April 26 VA at Lefty's Holler, 8pm
April 27 The Chandeliers at Warren James Winery, 2pm
April 27 Remedy Drive Concert at the Family Worship Center, 6pm
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Virtual meeting information for this week's scheduled Special City Council meeting is now available. Click the link below to learn more.
Special City Council Meeting - Virtual Meeting Details - City of Mattoon, Illinois
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