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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
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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.
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Area News & Highlights
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**NEW**
FARMERS MARKET |
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TUESDAYS 3 pm - 6 pm rain or
shine
Lanark City Park
mid June - mid October
Click
Here For Full Details!
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Lanark Community Service Project |
Give back to your community.
The City of Lanark and it's wide variety of
not-for-profit organizations need your help to
continue to improve the quality of life for the
residents of the Lanark area.
Eastland High graduate Francesca Huggins will be
serving as an AmeriCorps VISTA Summer Associate to
assist these organizations in creating a "volunteer
pool" database of local citizens willing to donate
time or money.
To find out more,
visit the
Community Service Project page. |
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Follow What's Happening on
Facebook |
Lanark has a Facebook page.
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Pay your Water/Sewer/Garbage Bill Online! |
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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:
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Clubs & Organizations
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Lions
Club
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Lanark
Community Club
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Lanark
Women’s Club
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Six
Churches
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Friends
of the Lanark Public Library
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Entrepreneur & Inventors Club
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Lanark
Chamber of Commerce
Recreation
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City Park
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Summer League
Baseball/Softball
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Mississippi Palisades
State Park
— 15 minutes
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Golf Courses
—Two within 10 minutes —Ten within 30 minutes
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Playhouse Theater—10 minutes
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County Cycling Trails
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Old Settlers Days
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Hometown Days
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Parades
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Lake
Carroll—Five Miles
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Health, Safety and Well-being
Education
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Eastland School District 308 Test Scores 16% Above
State Average
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Low
Student-to-Teacher Ratio
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Excellent Extracurricular and Sports Programs
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Caring
and Supportive Teachers and Administration
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Two
Community Colleges within 30 minutes
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Economy
Much
More...
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Beautiful Historic Architecture of Downtown
Businesses and Residences
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Magnificent Tree Lined Streets
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Cable
and DSL Broadband Internet Access
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Outstanding Public Library
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Golden
Meals Senior Citizen Lunch Delivery
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Award
winning Water and Sewer Systems
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Friendly Citizens and Businesses
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Bed &
Breakfast—One in City, five within 20 minutes
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About Lanark
Community Resources
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& Sites Available
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