Village of Prairie City
Prairie City is a village in McDonough County, Illinois. It is the birthplace of well know cartoonist and comic strip writer Charles Kuhn who was creator of the popular Grandma newspaper comic. From 1937-1950, Prairie City was home to the Decker Press, which in the mid-1940s was the largest publishing house in America devoted exclusively…
Read MoreVillage of Fandon
Fandon is an unincorporated community in Chalmers Township, McDonough County, Illinois. The community is also known as Middletown. The nearest city to Fandon is Colchester. Fandon was established in 1837 by Major John Patrick and James Edmonston. It was originally called Middletown because it was the central point between Beardstown and Burlington. When citizens of…
Read MoreCity of Colchester
Colchester is a city in McDonough County 7 miles west of the County Seat, Macomb, IL. The city is named after the town of Colchester, England. Coal was discovered near Colchester in the 1850s and the mines in Colchester attracted immigrants from Pennsylvania. At first these included the descendants of Irish Protestant refugees from the…
Read MoreVillage of Industry
The Village of Industry is located in the mid-Southeastern region of McDonough County, 12.3 miles south east of the county seat of Macomb, IL. Industry is home to the historic Swearingen Windmill, once the Old Dutch Mill Tourist Camp from 1927-1960.
Read MoreCity of Bushnell
The City of Bushnell was founded in 1854 when the Northern Cross Railroad built a line through McDonough County. Nehemiah Bushnell was the President of the Railroad, and townspeople honored him by naming their community after him. The railroad later became part of the Chicago, Burlington and Quincy Railroad, which continues to operate through Bushnell under…
Read MoreThe Republic of Forgottonia
The lore of “The Republic of Forgottonia” was created in the late 1960s in what is the very heart of the “Republic”; Macomb, IL. A group of concerned citizens dubbed the area “Forgottonia” in protest of the lack of state and federal investment in highways and other infrastructure in a sixteen-county section of West Central Illinois. Variously described as…
Read MoreMacomb City Hall
Macomb’s City Hall holds the offices of the Mayor, City Administrator, City Attorney, Downtown Development, City Clerk, City Treasurer, Public Works and the City Council. Macomb‘s City Hall also offers a Community Room as an ideal meeting space to host your next small business or social gathering. Find all contacts for City Departments here.
Read MoreRep. Norine Hammond – 93rd District
Illinois State Representative Norine Hammond represents the 93rd District in the Illinois House of Representatives. Born and raised in Illinois, Norine Hammond is honored to serve the residents of eight west-central counties in the Land of Lincoln. They include all or part of the following: Knox, Fulton, Warren, McDonough, Schuyler, Cass, Brown, and Mason. Hammond…
Read MoreMcDonough County, Illinois
Established in 1830, McDonough County is named for Commodore Thomas McDonough who led a successful battle against the British on Lake Champlain in the War of 1812. The county has the unusual distinction of forming a perfect square by Mercator map projection. The county seat, Macomb, is situated at the very middle of McDonough, and…
Read MoreMacomb Area Economic Development Corporation (MAEDCO)
The Macomb Area Economic Development Corporation (MAEDCO) is a not-for-profit, public corporation providing a full range of services to help meet growing business’ needs in the city. They provide a storehouse of information designed to help your business develop and expand. MAEDCO provides a variety of services including attraction, expansion, and retention to the business…
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