City of Quincy

Oh, Top 'O The Day to Ya!  Well, another St. Patrick's Parade is in the books. It was wonderful seeing everyone who came out today to watch the parade and "usher in Spring".

When I first moved to Quincy many moons ago, the first thing I realized was how easy it was to find things in this city. The streets are numbered from the river to almost Liberty going west to east. And the north-south streets are named after presidents, states or trees. Pretty simple.

Yard Waste Collection will resume in Quincy the week of March 14.  At that time Evans Recycling will collect yard waste in marked containers and the special yard waste paper bags.

Quincy City Hall will be closed on Monday, February 15, 2016 in observance of President’s Day.   City Hall will reopen Tuesday, February 16, for regular business hours.

Applications are now available on the City of Quincy web site for those interested in entry level fire department applications and testing.

The hard work and dedication of individuals and organizations to the arts community was honored in Arts Quincy’s annual George M. Irwin Arts Awards which was presented today (Friday) at the Quincy Exchange Club meeting. The group recognized outstanding work by an arts organization, individual teaching artist, volunteer, and business leadership.

The Police and Fire Commissioners announced Friday that applications for Police Officer Testing are available on the City of Quincy Web Site

The personal finance website WalletHub conducted an in-depth analysis of  the 2016 Best & Worst cities for Illinois families to live.

Quincy City Hall will be closed on Monday, January 18, 2016 in observance of Martin Luther King’s Birthday.

Quincy City Hall will be closed at Noon on Thursday, December 24 and all day Friday, December 25 in observance of the Christmas Holiday.  City Hall will reopen Monday, December 28th, for regular business hours. Quincy City Hall will also be closed on Friday, January 1 in observance of the New Year’s Holiday.  City Hall will be open until 4:30 on Thursday, December 31, New Year’s Eve. City Hall wil