Decatur Illinois - City Government

09/28/2026

Meet Paul Bruens 👋 He is a Municipal Services Administrative Assistant, logging work orders for concerns with trees, potholes, sewer & water issues, and processing payroll, among other tasks.

Paul has been with the City in his same role for four years. What he likes best about Decatur: "We have a beautiful lake and plenty of fun things to do around the city for a wide variety of interests."

Hope you enjoy getting to know our team!

09/28/2026

A reminder of phone upgrades taking place today at the Decatur Police Department and Decatur Fire Department. Call only 9-1-1 for emergencies.

Please remember for any emergency to call 9-1-1 and not any other number.

The City is continuing its phone system upgrade, which may affect the Decatur Police Department and Decatur Fire Department fire stations on Monday, September 28. We do not anticipate the Police non-emergency number 217-424-2711 will be impacted by the system upgrade, but do not use that number for emergencies. All emergency calls go to 9-1-1. Thank you!

09/25/2026

Visit https://decaturil.gov/610/Who-We-Are to learn more about Decatur, Illinois.

09/25/2026

Decatur area roadwork season is in full swing, with repair and resurfacing work continuing across our community this fall. Please be mindful of construction as we fix the roads.

Stay informed by using our Five Year Plan dashboard at https://www.arcgis.com/apps/dashboards/75864eca22ef45288071839d12975730 and visit https://decaturil.gov/440/Local-Roadwork-Plans for more information.

On the attached screenshot from the Five Year Plan dashboard, red streets are 2026 proposed projects, yellow are 2027 proposed projects, and green are 2028 to 2030 proposed projects.

09/24/2026

We join the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce in congratulating Brinkoetter Realtors on the completion of their beautifully renovated offices!

Brinkoetter Realtors, located at 1610 E Pershing, was founded in 1965. The family-run business is one of the larger real estate companies in Macon County. Thanks to Brinkoetter for their continued investment and growth in our community!

09/23/2026

We join the Decatur Regional Chamber of Commerce in congratulating Kurent Safety on their new location!

Kurent Safety & Industrial Supply relocated to 3103 N 22nd Street. Thank you to Kurent for your continued investment in Decatur!

09/23/2026

Please remember for any emergency to call 9-1-1 and not any other number.

The City is continuing its phone system upgrade, which may affect the Decatur Police Department and Decatur Fire Department fire stations on Monday, September 28. We do not anticipate the Police non-emergency number 217-424-2711 will be impacted by the system upgrade, but do not use that number for emergencies. All emergency calls go to 9-1-1. Thank you!

09/22/2026

Consider having Coffee with a Decatur Police Department officer on October 7!

Stop in and get to know our Decatur Police Department officers and leadership!!

09/22/2026

Recycle Coach recycling tip - Aerosol Cans

Bring full or partly full aerosol cans to a hazardous waste drop-off location for safe disposal. EMPTY cans can be recycled - remove lids and recycle them separately.

Download the Recycle Coach app to get recycling info on 1000+ items, or use Recycle Coach at https://www.decaturil.gov/580/Recycling to recycle right!