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In the recent months there have been concerns raised with the sporadic sightings of coyotes within the city limits. Contacts have been made with the USDA Wildlife Services as well as the State of Illinois DNR for consultation and direction. The sightings have been categorized as just that, “sightings” or “observations”.

UPDATE 5/15: Letter from Mayor-City of Lincoln

UPDATE 3/31: The Landscape Waste Facility will reopen tomorrow, Wednesday, April 1, 2020.  The hours will be 8am-3:50pm on Wednesdays and Saturdays. 

We ask that everyone follow the social distancing guidelines, set in place by Governor Pritzker, while disposing of their landscape waste and that no one go beyond the barricades set in place for the attendant’s safety.  The attendant will record name and license plates number.

UPDATE 3/27: The City of Lincoln is aware of the concern COVID-19 presents.  The City of Lincoln takes the emergency declaration issued by the Governor concerning the virus seriously with the stay away order in place and desires to limit exposure.  Therefore the upcoming Committee of the Whole scheduled for Tuesday, March, 31, 2020 has been canceled.  The next meeting will be a Public Hearing on Monday, April 6, 2020 at 7:00 pm followed immediately by the Regular City Council Meeting.

Business Resources related to COVID-19  If you have questions about an event, procedures for your business, or questions relating to any of the Governor's Executive Orders, please contact the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity

UPDATE 3/25: Lincoln Landscaped Waste Facility on Broadwell Dr is currently closed until further notice.

UPDATE 3/16: City Hall is now closed to foot traffic, you may utilize phone at 217-735-2815 or 217-732-2144. City Council will have their meeting tonight at 7:00 PM.  Although we are not restricting attendance we are strongly discouraging attendance if necessary.  You may watch the broadcast on Channel 5 Comcast or our YouTube channel.

 

In regards to sewer payments:

Form of payment can be dropped in one of the two drop boxes in front of city hall or in parking lot across from the park on Kickapoo street.  Payments can be made in the form of check, money order or cashier’s check.

NO CASH!!

pdfArea Trash Announcement 

 

In order to protect our employees and the public, we ask that you DO NOT enter any City facility during this time if you have the following active symptoms:

  • Fever
  • Cough/Sneezing Cold Symptoms
  • Difficulty Breathing

In order to keep our facilities free of COVID-19 we ask that you abide by this.  Anyone with "active" signs of this virus should stay home, avoid contact with the public, and Call their Doctor as soon as possible.

Please utilize any drop off boxes, US Mail, or telephone for general business and limit public appearance as a last resort as we are following the IDPH and CDC mitigation strategy at this time.

Thank you for your cooperation and understanding.

Records Retention

The City of Lincoln maintains certain social media accounts for the purpose of sharing information in a timely and efficient manner.  All documents posted on our social media sites shall be linked from our website at https://lincolnil.gov and may be deleted on social media as they are only copies of original documents. 

 

Public Comments

Comments containing any of the following inappropriate content will not be permitted and are subject to removal and/or restriction:

  1. Profane, obscene, violent, sexual, or pornographic content and/or language.
  2. Content that promotes discrimination on the basis of race, color, age, religion, gender, etc.
  3. Content that violates a legal ownership interest, such as a copyright or trademark.
  4. Threats to any person or organization.
  5. Conduct in violation of any federal, state, or local law or the encouragement of illegal activity.
  6. Information that may tend to compromise the safety or security of the public or public systems
  7. Promotion of any business, product, services, or activities not related to government business.
  8. Spam or links to other sites

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.

 

The City of Lincoln is pleased to present videos recorded from news, events, or meetings.

 

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Lincoln City Council Regular Voting meetings are televised live on the Comcast Channel 5, typically at 7 p.m. on the first and third Monday of every month.

Lincoln City Committee of the Whole discussion meetings are televised typically at 7 p.m. on the second and fourth Tuesday of every month.

 

Archived videos of past City Council meetings can be viewed at our YouTube Channel.  Of course it is a good idea to subscribe to the channel within YouTube, because you will receive an alert notification that we are broadcasting.  We are also now streaming to Facebook on the City of Lincoln Facebook Page.

 

 

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Below are current employment announcements for the City of Lincoln, Illinois.

 

CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19)

Information is available on the following sites:
Logan County Current Statistics

Memorial Health System  - Includes daily statistics for MHS and a COVID-19 Risk Screening

Local Business Resources
Logan County Department of Public Health
Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH)
Centers of Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

 

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Contact Information

 

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City Hall
700 Broadway Street
Lincoln, Illinois 62656

(217)735-2815

 

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Mayor
(217)735-1612
 
Administrative Assistant
(217)732-2122
 
City Clerk
(217)735-2815
 
Building and Safety
(217)732-6318
 
Street and Alley
(217)732-4655
 
Waste Water Treatment
(217)732-4030
 
Fire Department
(217)735-4020
 
Police Department
(217)732-2151