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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Mattoon Safety Action Plan
The City of Mattoon is dedicated to ensuring the safety of its residents and has developed a Safety Action Plan. The plan details the measures to enhance street safety through improved roadway design, appropriate speed limits, and a shared commitment to safety. Every Roadway Death is Preventable View the MSAP by clicking here, and follow the City of Mattoon to learn more about how you can help make the City Roadways Safer.
Employment Opportunity: Public Works Laborers
CITY OF MATTOON PUBLIC WORKS LABORERS The City of Mattoon is accepting applications for 2 laborer positions at the Street Department at 401 Dewitt Avenue East. The Street Department maintains streets, sidewalks, water distribution, sanitary sewers, storm drainage, buildings & grounds, boulevard trees, and landscaping. Starting pay is between $20.59/hr - $24.31/hr depending on qualifications. Benefits include overtime, paid holidays, vacation & sick leave, health insurance, and retirement. Applications are available from the City of Mattoon website at https://mattoon.illinois.gov/about/employment. Mechanical aptitude and ability are required along with a valid Commercial Driver’s License (CDL) with Air Brake & Tanker [...]
Update – 2025 City of Mattoon Tree Planting Program
UPDATE: All trees have now been planted. Thanks to the Lumpkin Family Foundation we were able to plant 84 trees all over the City of Matton this fall. Also, a big thank you goes out to all that participated this. Monday, November 17, 2025, Bloomfield Garden Center will begin auguring holes for trees. Holes will be approximately three (3) feet in diameter. They will augur approximately 50% of the locations the first day or two and then start planting the trees. Once the first batch of trees are planted, they will start auguring for the remaining locations and following with [...]
2025 City of Mattoon Tree Planting Program
First, a huge thank you to the Lumpkin Family Foundation for funding the tree planting program. All tree orders have now been placed, and we are awaiting the suppliers to start digging the trees. Due to the very dry conditions we have been experiencing they are waiting for more moisture to get into the ground so the tree balls will hold together. The digging of holes for the trees will come first and the actual planting will follow very soon after. The operation is expected to begin around mid-November and for most of them to be planted by Thanksgiving. Right [...]
Yard Waste Facility
Starting October 10, 2025, the City of Mattoon Yard Waste Facility on North Logan Street will close at dark and reopen every day at 7:00 am. David Clark, PE Public Works Director City of Mattoon 208 N 19th Street Mattoon, IL 61938 217.235.5460
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Peterson Park Pickleball Court Improvements
The City of Mattoon has completed several upgrades to the pickleball courts at Peterson Park to improve safety, durability, and overall play experience.
Recent improvements include:
Replacing the sleeves for the pickleball net posts
Installing new concrete pylons to support a center fence
Constructing a new center fence between courts
Securing all perimeter fence posts with grout
Reanchoring the back fence for added stability
These updates help ensure the courts remain safe, secure, and ready for continued community use.
We appreciate your patience during these improvements and hope you enjoy the upgraded courts!
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