Canton Bicentennial Time Capsule Closing Event
Welcome to the Canton IL Bicentennial Celebration information page. To honor this significant occasion, the Bicentennial Planning Committee created a series of events and activities from June 20-29, 2025, that not only showcased our rich heritage but also brought our community together in a spirit of unity and celebration. The 2125 Time Capsule deadline is […]
Posted: July 28, 2025 | View More »Support Local Just by Shopping at Kroger
If you believe in building up our community, helping small businesses, and revitalizing Canton and Fulton County—we have a simple way you can make a real difference. Please take a moment to sign up for the Kroger Community Rewards Program and choose Spoon River Partnership for Economic Development as your organization. It costs you nothing. […]
Posted: July 29, 2025 | View More »City Celebrates New Opera House Plaza With Ribbon Cutting
New Greenspace Plaza Design Is Nod To Original Historic Building Update October, 2025: The City of Canton celebrated the completion of the Opera House Plaza on Friday evening with a Ribbon Cutting and Dedication ceremony. Key contributors to the project spoke, and the Bicentennial Committee dedicated a bronze plaque mounted on the first arch. Entertainment […]
Posted: October 27, 2025 | View More »New Acquisitions: Baker Cradle
Baker Hand-built Cradle The cradle was built by John H. Baker (9/23/1846 – 9/3/1915) and his son David S. Baker (12/9/1869 – 12/30/1945), in Astoria. Four generations of the family have rocked their children in the cradle. David S. Baker: Orville W., Summum, IL, Galen of Vermont, IL, Clair C. and Marling, both of Dixon, […]
Posted: April 7, 2025 | View More »IL EPA Provides Funding for Canton Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements
The City of Canton will receive funding in the amount of $49,710,990.00 from the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency’s Water Pollution Control Loan Program.
Posted: October 27, 2025 | View More »Canton City Council Meeting Agenda for November 18, 2025
AGENDA CANTON CITY COUNCIL MEETING AGENDA Tuesday, November 18, 2025 – 6:30 p.m. Historic Depot – Donald E. Edwards Way 50 North 4th Avenue, Canton, Illinois 61520 Agendas and Minutes are available online at: www.cantonillinois.org PUBLIC HEARING FOR A PROPOSED ANNEXATION AGREEMENT (OR “PRE-ANNEXATION”) AGREEMENT INVOLVING REAL PROPERTY LOCATED AT 19777 E. Paradise Lane, CANTON, […]
Posted: November 14, 2025 | View More »Leaf Pick Up Schedule Set To Begin
Schedule Offers Earlier Pick Ups For Thurs/Fri Routes The City of Canton will begin the Leaf Pick-up Program starting Monday, November 3, 2025. Please place leaves on the terrace where possible. Please do not put any leaves in the street. We will pick up leaves, weather permitting, until the first snow. And please do not […]
Posted: October 23, 2025 | View More »Holiday Light STROLL – NEW this year!
The Holiday Lightshow committee has decided to change it up this year! Instead of the drive through Holiday Lightshow in Big Creek Park…..we are planning to do a Holiday Light Stroll in the brand-new Opera House Plaza located in Downtown Canton. With it being Canton’s Bicentennial year and we have a new beautiful Plaza downtown, […]
Posted: December 14, 2024 | View More »Canton Fire Department Issues Burn Advisory
At this time, due to dry conditions in the area, the Canton Fire Department is asking citizens to avoid burning any landscape waste until conditions improve. An option instead of burning can be taking the landscape waste to the Canton yard waste facility located at 497 West Cedar. This facility accepts biodegradable landscape waste – […]
Posted: September 16, 2025 | View More »Water Main Break on W. Hickory Disrupts Service
Wednesday, November 12: This afternoon, City crews are repairing a water main break on West Hickory Street that required water to be shut off for residents on W. Maple from the Ameren substation to the intersection of W. Maple and W. Hickory St. It is not know at this time if a Boil Order will […]
Posted: November 12, 2025 | View More »