City of Benton, IL

City of Benton, IL Benton is a city in southern Illinois. It is the county seat of Franklin County. Akin. The current Mayor of Benton is Fred Kondritz. Malkovich.

Benton, the county seat of Franklin County, took its name from the prominent senator from Missouri, Thomas Hart Benton. The village of Benton was organized in 1841 on 20 acres of property donated by John Ewing and Walter S. In 1902 the village became a city, and incorporated under the mayor/commissioner form of government. The current City Council is as follows:
Accounts & Finance Commissioner -

- Cathy Garavalia
Water& Sewer/Public Properties Commissioner -- Coy Cockrum
Street Commissioner -- Lee Messersmith
Police & Fire Commissioner -- Don Storey

Office personnel are:
City Clerk -- Brook Craig
City Treasurer -- Lisa Meno
Zoning Admin/Code Enforcer -- Brian Calcaterra
Public Works Dir.-- Craig Miles
Water Dept. Billing Clerk -- Melissa Hungate
Water Clerk/Deputy City Clerk -- Damien Wilburn

The City Attorney is Thomas S. The City Engineer is Rodney Potts.

There will be a boil water order on N Madison and N Commercial St from E Main St to Joplin St due to a main break on N M...
09/04/2026

There will be a boil water order on N Madison and N Commercial St from E Main St to Joplin St due to a main break on N Madison Street in the 300 block. This will include the small blocks of side streets in between. See map attached below to see affected areas. Effective 9/4/2026

A message from Republic Services: Due to the continued high temperatures, trash collection will start an hour earlier t...
09/04/2026

A message from Republic Services: Due to the continued high temperatures, trash collection will start an hour earlier than usual next week. Let us know if you have any questions. We sincerely appreciate your understanding – and flexibility.

Per Public Works: All cars need to be removed from Crisp St to Washington St., Commercial to Grand St. for roadwork. T...
09/02/2026

Per Public Works: All cars need to be removed from Crisp St to Washington St., Commercial to Grand St. for roadwork. This includes Buchanan and Madison Streets. All the roads in green will have work done today. Thanks in advance for your cooperation.

09/01/2026

Special called City Council Meeting - September 1st, 2026

08/26/2026

What’s up Wednesday

08/26/2026
Today is the first day for picking up packets to run in the upcoming municipal election. Packets can be picked up in Ci...
08/25/2026

Today is the first day for picking up packets to run in the upcoming municipal election. Packets can be picked up in City Clerk Brook Craig’s office Monday through Friday from 8:00 am to 4 pm.

08/24/2026

Regular City Council Meeting - Monday, August 24, 2026

Address

901 Public Square
Benton, IL
62812

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4pm
Friday 7:30am - 4pm

Telephone

+16184396131

Website

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