Welcome to Peru, Illinois

Going Green for the Community The City of Peru in partnership with Advantage Logistics Green Team is collecting plastic bags in order to receive two composite park benches. The types of bags we are collecting include: standard plastic grocery bags, bread bags, produce bags, newspaper bags, clean ziploc bags, magazine bags, water bottle case bags, toilet paper bags and other type 4 plastic bag. Look for the blue recycling container located just inside the north doors of Peru Municipal building. We need all the help we can get to reach our goal. Read the Full Story

Baseball & Softball Sign-up Peru Girls Softball and Boys Baseball sign up will be held on Saturday February 11, 2012 from 8:00 AM until 12:00 PM and on Wednesday February 15, 2012 from 5:00 PM until 9:00 PM in the Community Room of the Peru Municipal Building. Read the Full Story

Electronics Recycling effective Jan. 1 2012 Effective on January 1, 2012 the City of Peru garbage haulers will no longer be able to take electronics on your daily pickup. For a list of electronics not allowed please read more. The City of Peru will look into alternative ways to recycle the electronics and provide that information to the residents.The following items will no longer be picked up with normal garbage: computer, computer monitor, printer, television, electronic keyboard, facsimile machine, videocassette recorder, protable digital music player, digital video disc player, video game console, electronic mouse scanner, digital converter box, cable receiver, satellite receiver, digital disc recorder or small scale server. Read the Full Story

2012 Calendars Available Now City of Peru 2012 Calendars are now available at the City Clerk's office. Stop in and pick one up before they are all gone. Read the Full Story

2012 IMUA Scholarship Program The City of Peru in partnership with the Illinois Municipal Utilities Association (IMUA), is again offering a scholarship competition program for eligible high school seniors. Applicants must be a high school senior whose parents or legal guardians are residential custmers of the City of Peru Municipal Utility. Each applicant is to submit an application and an essay of 500 words. Applications can be obtained from the City Clerk's Office. If you have any questions please contact the City of Peru at 815-223-0061. Read the Full Story

Welcome to Peru, Illinois

Mission Statement

The City of Peru's mission is to provide top-quality, fiscally responsible municipal services in a manner that promotes the high standards of our City.