City of Lanark, IL - A great place to live


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City of Lanark, Illinois
A "TREE CITY U.S.A." Community

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The City of Lanark was established in 1861

Lanark is a beautiful, peaceful rural community located in Northwest Illinois.
It is 20 Minutes East of the Mississippi River, 55 minutes Southwest of Rockford, IL, and 2 hours West of Chicago.

The city is known as one of the most beautiful communities in the region. It has stately trees, an historic, picturesque business district and magnificent old and new homes.

Lanark takes great pride in the academic and extracurricular achievements of its students in the Eastland School District.


Area News & Highlights

Request for Qualifications (RFQ) Architectural Services
REQUEST FOR QUALIFICATIONS FOR ARCHITECTURAL SERVICES
RFQ DEADLINE: MARCH 1, 2010, 4:30 P.M.
RFQ TITLE: ARCHITECTURAL DESIGN SERVICES FOR LANARK MUNICIPAL BUILDING

The City of Lanark is openly soliciting Request for Qualifications (RFQ) for architectural / engineering services.

CLICK HERE to download the full RFQ.

Lanark Strategic Planning - second session
Tuesday, February 9
6:00 pm at the Heritage Center

Share your vision for Lanark.
Residents and stakeholder of Lanark are invited to help shape the future of the City.
Click here for more information.
Lanark Library features Snapshot Day
Libraries all around the state of Illinois will feature Snapshot-One Day in the Life of Illinois Libraries on February 10. The community is invited to the Library at 110 West Carroll Street to share their stories of how libraries have played an important role in their lives for entertainment, enlightenment or personal enrichment.
Robin Fisch, Family Nutrition/Family Consumer Science Educator from University of Illinois Extension will hold half hour sessions demonstrating ways to preserve your family story in the form of an heirloom cookbook or personal memoir. Fisch will give programs at 3:30, 4:00 and 4:30. Coffee and Hot cider will be served. Each person will be ask to add their favorite book or author to a wall chart that will be posted in the library. A display will also feature recently acquired audio books, large print titles and DVD's. For more information call 815-493-2166 Tues, Wed, Fri Noon-5 Thurs Noon-7:30 and Sat 10-3.
Job Opportunity
The U.S. Census Bureau is recruiting temporary, part-time census takers for the 2010 Census. These short-term jobs offer good pay, flexible hours, paid training, and reimbursement for authorized work-related expenses, such as mileage incurred while conducting census work. Best of all, census takers work right in their own communities.
Click here to find out more about being a census taker.
Click here for local testing dates.
Follow What's Happening on Facebook
Lanark has a Facebook page.
Click here to become a fan.
Pay your Water/Sewer/Garbage Bill Online!
You can now pay your water, sewer, garbage bill with a credit card via the internet. Please visit the following link to Illinois E-Pay sight:   Click here then follow the instructions on that page.
A SNAPSHOT OF LIFE IN LANARK:

Clubs & Organizations

  • Lions Club

  • Lanark Community Club

  • Lanark Women’s Club

  • Six Churches

  • Friends of the Lanark Public Library

  • Entrepreneur & Inventors Club

  • Lanark Chamber of Commerce

Recreation

  • City Park

  • Summer League Baseball/Softball

  • Mississippi
    Palisades State Park
    15 minutes

  • Golf Courses Two within 10 minutes
    Ten within 30 minutes

  • Playhouse Theater10 minutes

  • County Cycling Trails

  • Old Settlers Days

  • Hometown Days

  • Parades

  • Lake Carroll—Five Miles

Health, Safety and Well-being

  • Medical Clinic in Town

  • Two Hospitals within 30 miles

  • Very Low Crime Rate

  • Crime Stoppers

  • Neighborhood Watch

  • Fitness Center

  • No Traffic Congestion

  • Quiet

  • City Safe Route to School Plan

Education

  • Eastland School District 308 Test Scores 16% Above State Average

  • Low Student-to-Teacher Ratio

  • Excellent Extracurricular and Sports
    Programs

  • Caring and Supportive Teachers and
    Administration

  • Two Community Colleges within 30
    minutes

 

 

Economy

  • Low Cost of Living

  • 7.66% Property Taxes

  • Many Job Opportunities within a 30 minute commute

  • TIF (Tax Increment Financing)
    District

 Much More...

  • Beautiful Historic Architecture of Downtown Businesses and
    Residences

  • Magnificent Tree Lined Streets

  • Cable and DSL Broadband Internet
    Access

  • Outstanding Public Library

  • Golden Meals Senior Citizen Lunch
    Delivery

  • Award winning Water and Sewer Systems

  • Friendly Citizens and Businesses

  • Bed & Breakfast—One in City, five within 20 minutes


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About Lanark

Community Resources

Lanark Chamber of Commerce

Buildings & Sites Available

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Demographics sources: U.S. Census Bureau, 2000 census
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