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June 4th ZBA Meeting Canceled
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The June 4th Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting has been canceled.

Posted on Thursday May 31, 2007

Summer Golf, Tennis, & Swim Team Registration
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The Monticello Parks & Recreation Dept. is currently registering youth for summer golf & tennis lessons for ages 6-16.  Swim team registration is also going on for youth age 8 a... [More]

Posted on Wednesday May 30, 2007

Monticello Family Aquatic Center
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The Monticello Family Aquatic Center is open for the 2007 season.  The pool will be open daily from Noon - 7:00 p.m.  The cost for admission is $3 per person.  Pool passes are sold at a cost of $75... [More]

Posted on Wednesday May 30, 2007

Mary Lou McPheeters
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On Saturday, May 26, 2007 at 3:50 AM, Mary Lou McPheeters (75) went to be with the Lord after battling brain cancer for 18 months.  She passed on surrounded by her family.

Mary Lou was... [More]

Posted on Tuesday May 29, 2007

City Council Meeting Agenda - Tuesday, May 29, 2007
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Tuesday, May 29, 2007

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

2. Closed Session – Purchases (2) of Real Estat... [More]

Posted on Friday May 25, 2007

Get Iced in the Afternoon - Steeple Gallery
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Get Iced in the Afternoon Steeple Gallery Coffee House provides a place to cool off and slow down on a busy day. Summer Special: Noon - 5PM Iced... [More]

Posted on Thursday May 24, 2007

illiniweather.com Means Smooth Sailing For Finding Local Forecasts
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Click on this link for instant local weather forecasts brought to you by illiniweather.com    http://illiniweather.com/cities/m... [More]

Posted on Thursday May 24, 2007

Chamber hosting Annual Garden Walk
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Monticello Chamber of Commerce Garden Walk 2007

Monticello Chamber will be hosting their annual “Garden Walk and Taste of the Garden” on June 16, 2007 from 10am to 4pm. The Cha... [More]

Posted on Tuesday May 22, 2007

Mary Emma Ziemer
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Mary Emma Ziemer, age 75, of Monticello, died at 2:45 AM, Wednesday, May 16, 2007 at the Piatt County Nursing Home in Monticello.

Services were held Saturday, May 19, 2007 at the Monticello... [More]

Posted on Monday May 21, 2007

Mary Trenchard Timmons
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Mary Trenchard Timmons, age 100, of Butler, Pennsylvania formerly of DeLand, passed away Saturday, May 5, 2007.

A Memorial Service will be held at 11:30 AM, Thursday, May 31, at Covenan... [More]

Posted on Monday May 21, 2007

Robert W. Groves
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Robert W. Groves, age 38 of Eagle, Co formerly of Sullivan, passed away Tuesday, May 15, 2007, at his residence.

Funeral service will be held at 7:00 PM, Tuesday, May 22, 2007 at the Mackey... [More]

Posted on Thursday May 17, 2007

Lynn Piatt Royse
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Lynn Piatt Royse, age 86 of Monticello, passed away Wednesday, May 16, 2007, at the Tatman Village in Monticello.

Funeral service will be held at 10:00 AM, Saturday, May 19, 2007 at the Mac... [More]

Posted on Wednesday May 16, 2007

Planning Commission Meeting Notice
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The City of Monticello Planning Commission will be meeting Monday, June 18, at 7PM at the Municipal Building. 

Agenda items include:

  1.  Rezoning of the Monticello... [More]

Posted on Monday May 14, 2007

Zoning Board of Appeals Meeting Notice
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The City of Monticello Zoning Board of Appeals will be meeting Monday, June 4, at 7PM at the Municipal Building. 

Agenda items include:

  1.  Request for a Variance, Todd Leischner... [More]

Posted on Monday May 14, 2007

Planning Commission Meeting Notice
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The City of Monticello Planning Commission will be meeting Monday, May 21, at 7PM at the Municipal Building. 

Agenda items include:

  1.  Conditional Use p... [More]

Posted on Monday May 14, 2007

Police Department Report for April 2007
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Officers processed 50 criminal offense reports, worked 5 accidents, made 21 criminal arrests and wrote 29 traffic tickets for the month of April. Most common crimes we worked were 11 City Ordinanc... [More]

Posted on Monday May 14, 2007

Monday, May 14, City Council Agenda
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CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA
Monday, May 14, 2007

1.     Call to Order, Pastoral Prayer, Pledge to the Flag, Roll Call

2.     Approval of Minute... [More]

Posted on Friday May 11, 2007

Local Monticello Business Supports Relay for Life
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WackyNackies support gains a Relay for Life team $900 at Saturday's May Market event. With over 10 women from the Carle Clinic group working furiously to keep up with sales, the event was their large... [More]

Posted on Wednesday May 9, 2007

Regal Crown Hopeful, Isn't
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The potential buyer for the Regal Crown building, by the northeast interchange, has backed away from the deal. 

Clarkson Grain originally planned to renovate the Regal Crown Building ... [More]

Posted on Wednesday May 9, 2007

Credit Card Scam has a Different Wrinkle
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The following was published in the Piatt County Journal Republican, May 9, 2007.

There is a new wrinkle to credit card fraud.

This one is pretty slick since they provide you with al... [More]

Posted on Wednesday May 9, 2007

NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING UPON APPLICATION FOR CONDITIONAL USE
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A NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Public Hearing will be held upon the Application for Conditional Use filed with the City of Monticello Planning Commission by Charles and Shelly Burgener, owners of ... [More]

Posted on Monday May 7, 2007

City Council Meeting Minutes March 12, 2007
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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING OF MARCH 12, 2007. The minutes of the regularly scheduled Monticello City Council Meeting of March 12, 2007 held in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building... [More]

Posted on Friday May 4, 2007

Local Vietnam Vets Name added to the Vietnam Wall
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New Names Added to Vietnam Wall By JENNIFER C. KERR Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON (AP) - The name of Army Sgt. Richard M. Pruett is now etched into the glossy black granite of the Viet... [More]

Posted on Friday May 4, 2007

May 7, 2007 Study Session Agenda
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CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION
MAY 7, 2007, 6:00PM

1.  Administration
     a.  Monticello Theatre Association - Bear Park Project

2.  Recreation... [More]

Posted on Friday May 4, 2007

City Council Study Session Agenda May 7, 2007
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CITY COUNCIL STUDY SESSION May 7, 2007 - 6:00 PM 1.. Administration 1.. Monticello Theatre Association - Bear Park Project 2.. Recreation 1.. Heartland Pathways Agreement (Rai... [More]

Posted on Friday May 4, 2007

Postal Carriers Holding Annual Food Drive
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The National Association of Letter Carriers, in conjunction with the United States Postal Service, will be collecting non-perishable food items like canned meats and fish, canned soup, juice, pasta... [More]

Posted on Thursday May 3, 2007

Monticello Schools Receive Another Threat
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Another threat has been received at Monticello High School.  A message was scrawled on a piece of paper in the boy's restroom at Washington Elementary in a part of the building used by high sc... [More]

Posted on Wednesday May 2, 2007

R. Ray Hershberger
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R. Ray Hershberger, age 71, of Monticello, died at 1:30AM, Wednesday, May 2, 2007 at his residence in Monticello.

Funeral service will be held at 11:30 AM, Saturday, May 5, 2007 at the Mack... [More]

Posted on Wednesday May 2, 2007

City Council Meeting Minutes April 9, 2007
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The minutes of the regularly scheduled Monticello City Council Meeting of April 9, 2007 held in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building in Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois. Meeting convened a... [More]

Posted on Tuesday May 1, 2007

City Council Meeting Minutes March 26, 2007
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The minutes of the regularly scheduled Monticello City Council Meeting of March 26, 2007 held in Council Chambers of the Municipal Building in Monticello, Piatt County, Illinois. Meeting convened ... [More]

Posted on Tuesday May 1, 2007

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