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This week in your community:
September 17 Fall book sales at Booth Library, EIU 9am-4pm
September 18 and October 9 "Bats by Butt" at Douglas Hart Nature Center, 6:30-7:30pm
September 19-20 CIL-Con Front Street Event Center in Gays
September 19 United Way Annual Golf Outing, Meadowview Golf Course
September 19 Poison Garden Tour, Whiteside Garden, Charleston
September 20 Coles County Memorial Airport Young Eagles, free flights for kids
September 20 Special Olympics Family Festival, LLC
LOCAL FARMERS MARKETS
DeBuhrs Midweek Farmers Market Wednesday 3:30-6pm
Lytle Park Farmers Market Friday mornings 8-noon
Local Tunes
September 16 The Castle's Tuesday Night Karaoke, 7pm
September 18 Concerts in the Park with Dexter and Doty, 7pm
September 19 Big Hair & Big 80's with BIG GUNS, The Speakeasy Club, Lounge and Event Center, 8pm
September 18 Black Vinyl at the Castle, 8pm
September 19 X-Krush rocks Mattoon, 8pm
September 19 Karaoke with The Jim McBride, 8pm
September 19 AllNighter at Lefty's Holler, 8pm
September 20 Tanner Romine live at Taco Amigos, 5-8pm
September 20 Six Appeal at Doudna Fine Arts Center, EIU, 7:30pm
September is a time for change.
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Email from Mattoon Tourism You don't want to miss this. 2025 draft calendar listing This week in your community: September 17 Fall book sales at Booth Library, EIU 9am-4pm Booth Library will host ...2 CommentsComment on Facebook
Virtual meeting information for next week's scheduled City Council meeting is now available. Click the link below to learn more.
Virtual City Council Meetings Details - City of Mattoon, Illinois
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Safe Routes to School Meeting
July 22, 2025 Files from the July 10th Safe Routes to School informational meeting for Mattoon Middle School and Williams can be downloaded here. File from the July 17th Safe Routes to School informational meeting for the Mattoon High School can be downloaded here. Please send comments to: srtscomments@mattoonillinois.org ----------------------------------------- June 30th, 2025 The City of Mattoon will hold an informational meeting with Mattoon CUSD #2 on July 10, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria of Williams Elementary School. The meeting will provide information about the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) sidewalk grant program, which aims [...]
DO NOT DRINK ORDER IS LIFTED
FOR CITY OF MATTOON EVERYONE MAY DRINK THE TAP WATER - July 18, 2025 WHY IS THE ADVISORY LIFTED? The DO NOT DRINK Order that was issued on July 15, 2025 for the City of Mattoon has now been LIFTED. Samples collected on July 15th showed harmful algal bloom neurological toxin in the drinking water at .385 parts per billion (ppb) which is above the EPA recommended advisory levels of .30 ppb. Samples collected on July 16th showed harmful algal bloom neurological toxin in the drinking water at .215 ppb which is under the EPA recommended advisory levels of .30 [...]
IDOT Work on IL 16 (Charleston Ave)
Beginning June 16, 2025 IDOT is scheduled to begin work on IL 16 (Charleston Ave from just west of Swords Drive to Lake Land Boulevard) on June 16th. Howell Paving is the prime contractor and along with several subcontractors they will be setting up traffic control, removing and replacing concrete curb and gutter, removing sidewalk, placing underground cable for new signals and lighting at various locations within the project limits. You can expect to multiple crews at various locations and can expect to experience lane closures throughout the rest of the construction season.
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 [...]
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
Municipal Election 2025 Information
Elections for the positions of mayor (one seat) and commissioners (four seats) will be held on April 1, 2025. The City Clerk’s Office has published details regarding the filing of candidate petitions on the page below. Election Dates to Remember - City of Mattoon, Illinois This information is provided as a public courtesy. The City of Mattoon, Illinois and its Clerk make no representations regarding the accuracy or validity of the contents published on the websites of the State Board of Elections or the Coles County Clerk. Please consult legal advice before taking action. Anyone who uses the information does [...]