Welcome to the City of Mattoon, Illinois
Whether you live here, work here, or are just passing through, we hope you enjoy the City of Mattoon and all it has to offer. We cherish our parks, lakes, shopping centers, restaurants, schools, businesses, and many other assets. We enjoy recreation and festivities like Bagelfest and Lightworks. If you are here every day or just one, we have plenty to offer in this community.
News
Golf Cart Ordinance
NOTICE Golf Cart Ordinance Amending Title VII of the Municipal Code Regulating the Operation of Golf Carts Beginning August 1st, 2025, City of Mattoon ordinance 2025-5497 will take effect regulating the operation of golf carts on city streets within the city. The complete ordinance can be found here and should be read in its entirety by anyone wishing to register a golf cart for use. Some quick facts concerning the ordinance are as follows. All golf carts operated upon a city street must first be registered at the Mattoon Police Department located at 1710 Wabash Ave, Monday through Friday, between [...]
Safe Routes to School Meeting
July 22, 2025 Files from the July 10th Safe Routes to School informational meeting for Mattoon Middle School and Williams can be downloaded here. File from the July 17th Safe Routes to School informational meeting for the Mattoon High School can be downloaded here. Please send comments to: srtscomments@mattoonillinois.org ----------------------------------------- June 30th, 2025 The City of Mattoon will hold an informational meeting with Mattoon CUSD #2 on July 10, 2025, from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. in the cafeteria of Williams Elementary School. The meeting will provide information about the Safe Routes to School (SRTS) sidewalk grant program, which aims [...]
Water Quality Update – July 21, 2025
CITY OF MATTOON WATER QUALITY UPDATE – July 21, 2025 Current Sample Sample collected on July 21st showed non-detectable levels of harmful algal bloom neurological toxin in the drinking water at 0.14 ppb which is considered non-detect under the EPA recommended advisory levels of .30 ppb. Past Samples Samples collected on July 16th showed harmful algal bloom neurological toxin in the drinking water at .215 ppb which is under the EPA recommended advisory levels of .30 ppb. Samples collected on July 17th showed harmful algal bloom neurological toxin in the drinking water at .058 ppb which is considered non-detect under the EPA recommended advisory levels of .30 ppb. [...]
DO NOT DRINK ORDER IS LIFTED
FOR CITY OF MATTOON EVERYONE MAY DRINK THE TAP WATER - July 18, 2025 WHY IS THE ADVISORY LIFTED? The DO NOT DRINK Order that was issued on July 15, 2025 for the City of Mattoon has now been LIFTED. Samples collected on July 15th showed harmful algal bloom neurological toxin in the drinking water at .385 parts per billion (ppb) which is above the EPA recommended advisory levels of .30 ppb. Samples collected on July 16th showed harmful algal bloom neurological toxin in the drinking water at .215 ppb which is under the EPA recommended advisory levels of .30 [...]
Water Update – July 17, 2025
July 17, 2025 5:30 p.m. The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (IEPA) sampled the water on Thursday, July 17. Results obtained today show the presence of an algal bloom neurological toxin at 0.058 parts per billion, a significant decrease from 0.215 parts per billion in yesterday’s test. Today’s results qualify as a non-detect reading. Out an abundance of caution, the IEPA is recommending the City of Mattoon continues the DO NOT DRINK Order at this time. The next round of water testing is scheduled for Friday, July 18. With the approval of the IEPA, the City of Mattoon began a controlled [...]
