Fifth Street Road Project

The City of Lincoln, State of Illinois, and County of Logan have partnered to redevelop Fifth Street Road west of Lincoln Parkway (Old Route 66) to the Interstate overpass. Not only will this improve the roadway itself, but was to correct water drainage along the roadway itself from neighboring developments.

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Welcome to Lincoln, Illinois. We're a picturesque community steeped in history and focused on the future. We welcome you to virtually tour our vibrant community and learn more about our rich history and the opportunities for business, recreation, and quality living which our residents and visitors have grown to love.

Lincoln is centrally located in Illinois along the famed Route 66 offering convenient travel time to major American urban centers. Over one million people live within an hour's drive of Lincoln. Bloomington-Normal, Peoria, Springfield, Decatur, and Champaign-Urbana are within 60 miles, and we're midway between Chicago and St. Louis.

Lincoln is also the only city in the world named for and christened by Abraham Lincoln before he became President. We like to think we recognize greatness long before others! We're home to a number of historic sites and events associated with our presidential namesake including the brand new Lincoln College Heritage Museum and the Postville Courthouse.

Lincoln boasts quality schooling and is home to three colleges: Lincoln Christian University, Lincoln College, and Heartland Community College.

Whether visiting for the day or staying for a lifetime, come see all that Lincoln has to offer!
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- FEBRUARY 11, 2025 PUBLIC HEARING - SEWER PRESENTATION 04/08/2025
- MARCH 3, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 04/08/2025
- FEBRUARY 17, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 04/08/2025
- FEBRURY 26, 2025 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING 03/18/2025
- FEBRUARY 11, 2025 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING 03/18/2025
- JANUARY 28, 2025 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING 03/04/2025
- FEBRURY 3, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 03/04/2025
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- JANNUARY 6, 2025 REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING 03/04/2025
- JANUARY 14, 2025 COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE MEETING 02/18/2025

Social Security Scams

Details: Created: 05 March 2020

Social Security takes protecting your personal information seriously. We want to warn you about telephone scammers pretending to be government employees. Do not be fooled!

The caller says there is a problem with your Social Security number or account. Scammers may threaten you to provide personal information and may demand immediate payment to avoid arrest or other legal action. Never give out your personal information such as your bank account or send payment in any form, such as retail gift cards, cash, wire transfers, or pre-paid debit cards. Social Security employees will never threaten you for information or money, or demand an immediate payment.

If you receive a call like this, hang up! Report details of the call to our Office of the Inspector General at oig.ssa.gov. Share this information with your friends and family.

Military Tribute Banner Program

Details: Created: 31 October 2018

Any soldier active, living, or deceased is eligible for placement on a banner through the Lincoln Hometown Heroes Program put on by Lincoln Rotary. Each individual banner will be unique and will honor the soldier. The banner will include the soldier's photo, branch of service, and era of service. Lincoln Hometown Heroes Program will be taking orders over the next few months, but the banners will be on a first come first serve basis. This project is non-political and non-partisan. This is a living memorial to those soldiers who served or are serving our country. The cost of the banner will be $50 which includes the banner, attachment hardware, and installation.

For more details see the attached Hometown Heroes form.

Hometown Heroes Form (PDF)

Electrical Aggregation Bids

Details: Created: 27 March 2018

March 23, 2018- Stone River Group received 4 bids, including one that was the lowest in the State.

Aldermen Hoefle and Welch will bring Stone River's bids to Mayor Seth Goodman, who executes an agreement that will save the on average, $123.49 per year, per household.

One can calculate their savings by taking their electric bill and the number of kWH. If you use 800kWH (considered about the average per household) and multiply by 0.01245, you show a savings of 9.96 or an annual savings of $119.52. The actual average household was a bit higher.

The program is optional. No one has to agree to use this program.

It is an "opt out" program that will automatically be on your bill, unless you exercise your choice not to use it and go with Ameren or any other program you may be using.

Residential Waste and Recycling Franchise Agreement

Details: Created: 05 February 2018

Do you have questions or need more information about the City of Lincoln Residential Waste and Recycling Franchise Agreement? Please look through the following documents:

Residential Waste and Recycling Franchise Agreement Overview (PDF)

Recycle Items (PDF)

Waste Collection Agreement with Area Disposal Services, Inc (PDF)

Crime Mapping

Details: Created: 17 November 2017

The Lincoln Police Department is pleased to introduce to our community another great way of being involved at keeping our community safe. We have taken advantage of a free service from Motorola to map crimes in our community called CrimeReports available at https://www.crimereports.com/

We want you to be informed and we need your help to control crime. With this service you will have the opportunity to register your address, which is not shared with us. Once you do, you will receive notifications of certain crimes near you and any updates on sex offenders near your registered address.

We are only listing property crimes; burglaries, thefts, and criminal damage. This is not a representation of all the crimes we investigate on a daily basis as we do not want to provide details on crimes where they are personal, like domestic batteries or sexual offenses.