An international expert in innovative leadership will keynote the Seventh Annual Statewide Leadership Conference to be held June 8 at the Hawthorn Suites, Champaign.  

Monticello... [More]

Posted on Wednesday April 27, 2005

The City of Monticello Administration Committee will meet on Monday, May 9, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. at the Municipal Building.

The purpose of this committee meeting will be to discuss personnel (... [More]

Posted on Tuesday April 26, 2005

The City of Monticello Mayor & Council will hold a study session Monday, May 2, 2005 at 6:00 p.m. in the Municipal Building, 210 N. Hamilton Street.

The purpose of the study session is... [More]

Posted on Tuesday April 26, 2005

The City of Monticello Mayor & Council will hold a study session on Wednesday, April 27, 2005. The study session will begin at 6:00 p.m. at the Municipal Building, 210 N. Hamilton Street.

Posted on Tuesday April 26, 2005

CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA FOR MONDAY, APRIL 25, 2005 AT 7:00 PM AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 210 N. HAMILTON STREET.

1. Call To Order, Pastoral Prayer, Pl... [More]

Has local Abe Lincoln aficionado Christopher Oates had his fill of the newly opened Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library and Museum (ALPLM)?  One might tend to say ye... [More]

Posted on Thursday April 21, 2005

The Piatt County Journal's downtown Monticello office is selling the "ILLINI Year in Review", a publication of the Journal's parent company The News-Gazette.

Copies of the 84-page soft cove... [More]

Posted on Thursday April 21, 2005

Although the Piatt County Board is seeing some relief in the way of reducing the general fund's red ink,  board members have adopted a resolution for tax anticipation warrants to bridge the fi... [More]

Posted on Thursday April 21, 2005

Representatives from the American Red Cross will be leading a workshop entitled "Your Family Disaster Plan, Together We Prepare" which will help families plan for tornadoes, winter storms, floods, ... [More]

Posted on Tuesday April 19, 2005

Ten Percent Tours reports donations of than $640 to various charities over the past ten months keeping with the company's mission statement to donate 10% of any profits received from tour book... [More]

Posted on Monday April 18, 2005

Fine accessories for home, art, and garden will grace Monticello's historic downtown square on Saturday, May 7 (Mother's Day weekend) as street vendors and downtown merchants combine effo... [More]

Posted on Monday April 18, 2005

Monticello Main Street, Inc. is hosting a window display/store design
workshop on Tuesday, May 17, 2005 from 5:30 pm - 7:30 pm at Leiper
Furniture Store.  

Anna-Margaret B... [More]

Posted on Monday April 18, 2005

Applications for 2006-2007 Rotary Foundation Ambassadorial Scholarships to be awarded worldwide are now available from the Rotary Club of Monticello.  The deadline to submit a completed applic... [More]

Posted on Monday April 18, 2005

Hickory Point Bank and the Parkland College Foundation will hold "The Mature
Lifestyles Seminar," on Wednesday, May 11 at 8:30 a.m. in the Tony Noel
Agricultural Technology Center on Parkla... [More]

Posted on Thursday April 14, 2005

Parkland College Foundation will present "Cinco De Mayo!" its 8th annual community gala on Friday, May 6 from 6 to 9 p.m. at Lincoln Square Village in Urbana.

Guests will enjoy Mexican cuis... [More]

Posted on Thursday April 14, 2005

The City of Monticello Planning Commission will meet on Monday, April 18, 2005 at 7:00 p.m. at the Municipal Building. The purpose of this meeting is to hold a public hearing pertaining to an appli... [More]

Posted on Thursday April 14, 2005

Continuing with the annual oil and chip project for the northeast quadrant of town is one of many projects slated for the City's public works department  this spring a... [More]

Posted on Monday April 11, 2005

Monticello's Chamber of Commerce is hosting the first “Monticello Chamber Business Expo – Connecting our Community” on April 26, 2005 at Best Western Monticello Gateway Inn from... [More]

Posted on Friday April 8, 2005

CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Monday, April 11, 2005

1. Call To Order, Pastoral Prayer, Pledge To The Flag, Roll Call

2. Swearing In of Mayor – Deputy Clerk

3.&n... [More]

Posted on Friday April 8, 2005

Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich has announced an additional $43,917 in Opportunity Returns Brownfield Redevelopment Program Grant funds for clean up at the Pepsin Hill Brownfield site in preparat... [More]

Posted on Thursday April 7, 2005

The Piatt County Museum will be celebrating their 40th Anniversary at 2:00 p.m. on April 17, at the Allerton Library in Monticello. Historian and former mayor of Champaign, Dannel McCollum, will be... [More]

Posted on Wednesday April 6, 2005

The three contested Monticello City Council races in Wards 2, 3, and 4 have been decided. 

 Mark McHale (D) defeated Paul Adams (I) to hold on to the alderman’s seat in Ward 3.  This is Mc... [More]

Posted on Tuesday April 5, 2005

A University of Illinois Master Gardener is available to answer your horticulture questions at the Piatt County Extension office on Tuesday mornings from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon.

You can c... [More]

Posted on Monday April 4, 2005

Piatt County will again be posting election tallies for the consolidated general election tomorrow, April 5, 2005, beginning approxmately 30 minutes after the first precincts come in.  Th... [More]

Posted on Monday April 4, 2005

The water department will be flushing hydrants during evening hours from Sunday, April 10 thru Friday, April 15. 

Although most of the flushing will be performed at night, Monticello r... [More]

Posted on Monday April 4, 2005

 
Notice:  This Study Session scheduled for Monday, April 11 at 6 PM has been cancelled.

Posted on Friday April 1, 2005