We think you will find a community worth calling home!
With its own hospital, privately endowed public library, community college, exceptional park district, top-rated school district, historic downtown, businesses to service your needs and access to Fulton County’s expansive outdoor activities; Canton offers everything you need to live, raise a family, work, retire, learn, and play!
2025 is here and the Canton IL Bicentennial Celebration begins! To honor this significant occasion, we have planned a series of events and activities from June 20-29, 2025, that will not only showcase our rich heritage but also bring our community together in a spirit of unity and celebration. To honor Canton’s Bicentennial Celebration, we […]
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Canton & Lewistown have launched an online Community Needs Assessment with the Spoon River Partnership for Economic Development and IHDA. It’s confidential and your feedback will help pave the way forward for our housing & community development projects. The cities of Canton and Lewistown, in collaboration with the Spoon River Partnership for Economic Development (SRPED) […]
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UPDATE 11:00am: These repairs are now complete, and NO boil order will be needed. Residents who were without water may wish to let faucets run a bit to clear any air or debris that may have settled in pipes. Today, City crews are repairing a water main break on N. Tenth Avenue between Birch and […]
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