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October 9, 2020 in News Resources and Grants

Sign up for CodeRED alerts

CodeRED has come to Fairmont City. The CodeRED Community Emergency Alert system is used by the Emergency Communications Center to notify residents and businesses of critical situations and provide information regarding necessary actions. With this system, a specific geographic area can be selected to send messages to those within that area. You can register to receive phone messages, text messages and e-mail messages in case of emergency. The system is TTY/TDD compatible and available in Spanish.

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October 9, 2020 in Covid-19

Back in Phase 4

St. Clair county, as of October 9th, 2020, is back in Phase 4. Phase 4 is the revitalization stage of the restore Illinois plan to reopen the state during the COVID-19 pandemic.

View the guidelines overview

August 27, 2020 in Covid-19 Financial Support News Resources and Grants

Ameren Illinois Resuming Normal Operations

Recently, a joint agreement between the Illinois Commerce Comission, Illinois utilities, the Attorney General’s office, and consumer groups set a mutually agreed upon date for Illinois utilities to resume normal operations. In alignment with that agreement, the assessment of late fees resumed in July and service disconnections for non-payment will resume in September.

June 9, 2020 in Covid-19 Financial Support News Puentes de Esperanza: Bridges of Hope

Immigrant Family Financial Support

A couple of great opportunities for our immigrant families have come up. It is important that you act as soon as the application window opens because of the vast number of applicants. So read the following carefully.

June 5, 2020 in News

Sale of Surplus Vehicles and Property

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN, that the Village of Fairmont City has the following vehicles and equipment for auction

June 2, 2020 in Covid-19 St Clair County, IL Grants

CARES Act Funding for Small Business Owners

St. Clair County has identified relief funds to support small businesses hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, specifically local businesses with a commercial location in the County. Funds are anticipated to be available late June or early July as part of the Coronavirus Aid Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act federal stimulus package.

May 19, 2020 in Covid-19 Uncategorized

COVID-19 Test sites in and around St. Clair County, IL

BJC Healthcare/Memorial Drive-Thru Test Site
4000 North Illinois Lane Swansea, IL 62226
(former location of Siteman Cancer Center)
Call before you present there (618) 607-1259
Open 12-8

Med Express (Collinsville site only)
515 Beltline Road
Collinsville, IL 62234
Call before you present there (618) 344-7882
Open 8-8

SIHF Testing COVID-19 Testing Sites
Call prior to going to these sites: 618-646-2596 for all locations: Monday – Friday, 8:30 am – 4:00 pm

SIHF East St. Louis Test Collection
100 North 8th Street (enter from 9th Street)
Testing hours: Monday – Friday, 12:00 – 4:00 pm

SIHF Belleville Test Collection
7210 West Main Street
Testing hours: Monday – Friday, 11:30 am – 3:30 pm

SIHF Granite City Test Collection
2166 Madison Avenue
Testing hours: Monday – Friday, 11:30 am – 3:30 pm

SIHF Wood River Test Collection
230 Old St. Louis Road (former emissions testing site)
Testing hours: Monday – Friday, 12:00 – 4:00 pm

SIHF Cahokia Test Collection
509 Camp Jackson Road (former Cahokia Fitness &
Sports Complex)
Testing hours: 12:00 pm – 3:30 pm

Walgreens Drive Thru Test Site
1201 Camp Jackson Road ~ Cahokia
Drive-in or Appointment www.walgreens.com

State of Illinois Community Based Test Site
Jackie Joyner-Kersee Community Center
Argonne Drive East. St. Louis
Walk-in and or Drive thru

May 2, 2020 in Covid-19

Updated Illinois Stay at Home Order FAQs

(Stay at Home Order; Revised April 30, 2020) When is the Governors ' Stay at Home Order Effective? The Governor’s Executive Order 2020-10 (available via this link), mandating certain Illinois residents to stay at home, is effective from 5:00 p.m. on Saturday, March 21, 2020, through the duration of the Gubernatorial Disaster Proclamation, which was extended and modified through May 29, 2020, by Executive Order 2020-32 (available via this link).

January 2, 2019 in Community Connections News

Fairmont City Little Free Library

Fairmont has just installed its first few Little Free Library boxes. The Little Free Library Program places book-sharing boxes where they can be a catalyst for improving reading motivation and deepening community interaction. These new boxes will connect the residents of our community who cannot always make it to our full time library location.

Little Free Library 1
Little Free Library 2