Village of Creston

06/08/2026

Firefighters from the Ogle-Lee Fire Protection District will be using the house at 128 E North Street for Training Monday evening. You my see a lot of fire trucks, Firefighters, and artificial smoke. The training will take place from 7 pm to 9 pm. You are welcome to watch from a safe distance.

06/08/2026

We have discovered a water leak on south Transit St. Weather permitting and if Julie can get their work done, the plan is to repair it tomorrow, 6/8/26. This could result in water outages or water shut-offs. We will keep you posted as more information becomes available.

Thank you.

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06/02/2026

You may see smoke coming from 128 E North Street. Nothing is burning. It is theatrical smoke. Ogle-Lee Creston Firefighters are utilizing the structure for firefighter training tonight.

05/28/2026

The Annual Drinking Water Quality Reports have been mailed out to residents with the April billings. We have sent it via email to those who cannot receive it via mail. We have also posted the report on the Village website and copies are available at Village Hall.

05/21/2026

The Village will be spraying the detention ponds for w**ds this week. If you are sensitive or concerned about w**d killer, we recommend avoiding the detention ponds for a day or two after spraying if possible.

05/13/2026

The Water Tower is back online. The Village passed all of the required water tests, which help us ensure that the water is safe. The water might have a stronger taste or smell of chlorine, but that will lessen the longer the tower is online. We thank you for your patience with this process and we are hopeful that the installation of the mixer will help us solve the sediment and rust problems that the Village has been having for so long.

05/12/2026

Update #2
The water tower is back online and the water system has been restored to normal operations.

Update
The water tower work is complete and all the water samples have come back good. However, we are waiting for EPA approval to put the water tower back on line. Since the tower is offline, pressure relief valves installed on fire hydrants are still necessary to control system pressure. You may still see water flowing from fire hydrants around the Village. It is not necessary to contact the Ogle County Sheriff's Department, the Ogle-Lee Fire Protection District, or the Rochelle Fire Department to report open fire hydrants.

04/28/2026

The Village of Creston is installing a mixer in the water tower. We are hoping that this will at the very least reduce if not eliminate the problems we have been having with rust and sediment in the Village’s water supply. This will require the Village to drain the water tower and run off the wells. We have already started to drain the tower a little at a time to cause as little disruption as possible. We will need to finish draining the tower on Monday, 4/27 so that the firm that we have hired to install the mixer can start cleaning the tower on 4/28. During this time, some residents may experience yellow water and/or low pressure. The Village has acquired pressure valves that will be installed to help relieve the pressure on the water mains. We will also have several water hydrants “leaking” in an effort to relieve pressure as well. The process may take a week ore more depending on how smoothly things go. The tower must be completely drained and cleaned. Then the mixer will be installed. Once that is done, the tower must be sanitized. Once the sanitization is done, then we can partially fill the tower. We will then need to take samples over the course of a day or two to make sure the water is safe and properly balanced. We must get 2 back to back “clear” samples before we can finish filling the tower. As stated, we will finish draining the tower on Monday, 4/27 and the firm that is installing the mixer will start their work on Tuesday 4/27. We estimate that the tower will be offline the last week of April and the first week of May if everything goes smoothly. It could take longer if problems arise or if it takes a while to get a “clear” sample back. We appreciate your patience through this process and we sincerely hope that when all is said and done, this will reduce or eliminate the water issues we have been experiencing. We will keep you informed as the process is carried out and if there are any boil orders or other issues that come up, we will notify you as soon as possible.

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04/04/2026

With the amount of rain the Creston area has received, sump pumps have been pumping a lot of ground water. As a reminder, sump pumps cannot be discharged into the sanitary sewer. Pumping sump pump water into the sanitary sewer results in additional cost to pump and treat rainwater. In addition to the cost, the sanitary sewer is pumped to the Rochelle wastewater treatment plant for treatment. Sump pumps discharged into the sanitary system reduces system and plant capacity. Thank You for your cooperation.

04/01/2026

Village Hall will be closed Wednesday 4/1/26. We apologize for the inconvenience and the short notice. We will reopen tomorrow 4/2/26 at 8:30 am. No, this is not an April Fool’s joke.