Category: News

With the New Year of 2025, comes a new recycling and trash collection schedule HERE. The normal routine is EVERY OTHER Friday, recycling is collected by Republic Services. Then, trash is collected EVERY WEEK on Fridays. The schedule is usually adjusted to one day later, when there is a Federal holiday during the preceding week.…

There will be a Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony at the Albany Park on Friday, 6 December 2024 @ 6PM. The Albany Community Support Group (ACSG) is sponsoring this event and would like to invite everyone for hot cocoa and cookies at the Fire Station after the tree is lit. Click HERE for flyer! Then, on…

After you’ve shopped at all the Village of Albany’s garage sales on October 12th, there will be the annual St. Pat’s Catholic Church Spaghetti Supper from 4-7PM! Certainly you will be too tired to cook, so please consider stopping by for dinner or getting carryout. Donations for dinner: $13 / Adults; $5 / children 5-12…

Get ready, because it’s time to clean out your closets, and cupboards, and garages, and basements for the annual Albany Village Wide Garage Sales! This fall’s garage sales are planned for Saturday, October 12th from 8:00AM to 2PM. A List will be available Friday, October 11th at the Shell gas station. If you would like…

Presented by the Albany Community Support Group (ACSG). We would like to invite everyone in the community to the ACSG’s first annual Free Family Fun Day!!! This event is scheduled for August 17th from 1PM-3:30PM @ Albany Village Park. Plan on fun for the whole family at the park. The ACSG is providing everyone with…

If you are a veteran and interested in getting together with fellow veterans, please come join the Hanson-Kennedy American Legion Post #1079. The members meet the first Thursday of every month at 7PM at the American Legion located at 401 S Church St, Albany, IL 61230. Our Post #1079 is currently looking for new members…

The Village of Albany Board is very happy to announce that we have a new Public Works employee. Mike Ingram joined our municipality on 8 July 2024, in the midst of our flooding and power outages, and has not stopped since. He has been working at rapid speed this week trying to get familiar with…

The Village of Albany is in immediate need for Maintenance Worker(s) and Water/Sewer Operator(s). All interested parties should apply at the Village Hall, 102 S Main St, Albany, IL. Hard copy Applications are available at the Village Hall or you can click HERE to download and complete. Resumes are welcome, but not required. Positions we…

There is a wonderful program to help feed children during the summertime that now has a local presence at Albany United Methodist Church. The first free meals for children will be delivered this Wednesday, 29 May 2024, at noon. And — rumor has it our meals will be delivered by the Whiteside County Sheriff’s Department!…

With the warm weather and rains, also come the swarms of mosquitoes. To help protect our community from these pesky bugs, the Village of Albany has contracted with an aerial spraying company. The first spraying is tentatively planned for Thursday, 23 May 2024 in the evening, weather permitting. This type of service is contingent on…