Spring is in the air! For those living within the city limits, burning of landscape waste is permitted only between April 1st and May 31st and between October 1st and December 15th. Landscape waste drop off opened in March at Moffitt Park and remains open through November.

Weather permitting, the week of April 8, 2024, the annual cemetery clean-up begins to beautify and maintain the cemetery. Lot owners with any vases, wreaths, arrangements, or hanging baskets from shepherd’s hooks they wish to save should remove them before April 7, 2024, as all ground-level decorations will be removed and disposed of to clear the way for mowing and trimming. 

At the March 11th City Council meeting the Council discussed:

• Discussion – Liquor/Gaming Licenses

And approved:

• And authorized the City Attorney to Prepare an Ordinance to amend the Code to add C 2 Special Use for storage facility with no exterior storage and limited delivery hours.
• An ordinance amending the City Code regarding Bodywork Establishment
• Ordinance Rezoning and changing zoning map for property located at 809 N. First St. from I-1 to R-1
• Ordinance Rezoning and changing zoning map for the Vacant Lot Adjacent to 809 N. First St from I-1 to R-1
• Expenditure of $4,400 payable to Engbrecht for Curb Replacement at 130 S Bay Dr.
• Waive Bid Process for the Benedict Street Bridge Repair and authorize City Engineer to seek proposals
• Resolution Opposing the Elimination of the 1% Grocery Tax
• City Engineer to Bid Bradley Drainage Grant Projects
• Special Event Request for Crafts on the River Craft Show at Cutright Park on September 14, 2024 from 9am-3pm for the fall craft show
• Special Event Request for Tri to Beat MS for the use of 2nd Street from Shore Acres to Walnut Street on June 8, 2024 from 8am–11am for MS Kids’ triathlon
• Special Event Request for the use of City Park on March 30, 2024 for the Easter Egg Round Up
• Request for Live Entertainment from the American Legion on March 24, 2024 from 2–6pm for the band The Old Souls
• An expenditure of $1,024, payable to Ray O’Herron for the Purchase of Duty Ammunition for the Police Department
• The Salary Adjustment of the Records/Collector for Clerk Byrnes

Closed Session – Personnel 5ILCS 120/2 (C) (1) – Appointment, Employment, Compensation, Discipline, Performance or Dismissal of Specific Employees

• Approved Annual Merit Increase for Supervisors

April

01–30 Light it up Purple Gift of Hope Tissue and Organ donation Month

04 History of the 900 Block 2nd Street, East side Presentation – Historical Society, 6:30pm

05 LIVE MUSIC – Elyse Wiley – Gilmore’s Sports Bar, 7pm

06 Lawnmower Clinic – IVC Band Boosters Fundraiser, 8am-noon

06 Mighty Millie Fundraiser – Three Sister’s Park, 2pm

06 LIVE MUSIC – Arcomusical – Chillicothe Public Library, 1:30pm

07 LIVE MUSIC – Deuces Wild – American Legion, 3–6pm

08 Solar Eclipse Viewing – Chillicothe Public Library, 1pm

08–12 [CITY] Chillicothe Cemetery Cleanup Days

11–14 Chillicothe Players Theatre – Suicide, Inc. by Andrew Hinderaker – Shore Acres Clubhouse

12 CRAFT – Upcycled Aluminum Can-Plant Labels, Chillicothe Public Library, 11am

13 Free Vision Screenings – Chillicothe Public Library, 9:30am

13 Chillicothe 2nd Saturday – Retail Businesses on 2nd, 4th, and Santa Fe, 10am

13 LIVE MUSIC – Raynah – Gilmore’s Sports Bar, 7pm

13 Spring Makers Market – Three Sisters Park, 9am–3pm

13 Adult Prom Party fundraiser for St. Jude Runs – Pearce Community Center, 7pm

15 Chillicothe Chamber Annual Meeting and Awards – Chillicothe Public Library, Noon

20 Spring Loose Drew’s Plots Fundraiser – Three Sisters Park, 10am

20 Drews Plots Disc Golf – Three Sisters Park, 9am

20 LIVE MUSIC – Lonesome Jones – Gilmore’s Sports Bar, 7pm

20 Come Paint! – Heather’s Wine Nook, 6pm

21 LIVE MUSIC – BlackHill – Moontower Bar and Grill, 2pm

21 LIVE MUSIC - Not Petty – American Legion, 3pm

21 Public Breakfast – Peoria Casting Club, 7:30am–10:30am

23 World Book Day – Evergreen Senior Living, 5pm

24 Senior Steppers at Coal Hollow Park, 10am–Noon

25–27 Spring Planting Days – Three Sisters Park (Not open to public. Only open for School Field Trips)

27 Chillicothe Players Theatre Murder Mystery Fundraiser – Barracks Hospitality Group, 5pm

27 Spring Flight Youth Dance & Dodgeball – Pearce Community Center, 7–9pm

28 IVC Cystic Fibrosis Walkathon – IVC Track, 1-4pm

28 Pancake and Sausage Breakfast – George Washington Masonic Lodge, 7am–11am

A lot is happening in Chillicothe! Come on out and join us!

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