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Welcome to Galena! We have assembled the following list of services to assist you with your relocation to our community. Should you have any questions please contact the City of Galena at 815.777.1050.
New Resident Guide

CONTACT	SERVICES
City of Galena Building Dept. 101 Green St. Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.1050 F 815.777.3083 Email: jmiller@cityofgalena.org	Building Permits
City of Galena Receptionist 101 Green St. Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.1050 F 815.777.3083 Email: matibagos@cityofgalena.org	All City of Galena inquires
City of Galena Utility Billing Department 101 Green St. Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.1050 F 815.777.3083 Email: utilities @cityofgalena.org	Water Sewer Garbage
NICOR P 888-NICOR4U (642.6748) http://nicorgas.aglr.com	Natural gas
Jo Carroll Energy P.O. Box 390 793 U.S. Route 20 West Elizabeth, Illinois 61028-0390 P 815.858.2207 Toll Free: 1.800.858.5522 After hour power outages: 1.800.927.5254 http://www.jocarroll.com	Electric
Mediacom TOLL FREE: 855-MEDIACOM or 855.633.4226 http://mediacomcable.com Dish TOLL FREE: 888.926.5457 http://www.dish.com DirectTV Resource TOLL FREE: 855.463.7359 http://www.directvdeals.com AT&T http://www.attinternetservice.com/u-verse/tv/	Cable TV Internet Satellite TV Satellite TV Phone Internet TV
AT&T TOLL FREE: 800.288.2020 http://www.att.com	Internet Phone
Sand Prairie Wireless 793 US 20 W. Elizabeth, IL 61028 my.connectSP.com P 800.858.5522	Internet
Frontier Communications https://frontier.com/shop/bundles/	Video Internet Phone
HughesNet www.hughesnetinternet.net P 1.844.737.2700	Internet
Internetproviders.com https://w ww.internetproviders.com	Internet
Viasat https://www.ViaSat.com/internet P 1.844-605-2426	Internet
Vonage https://phone.vonage.com/vonage-plans.htlm P 1.888.218.9015	Phone
US Post Office - Annex 901 Galena Square Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.1584 US Post Office – Downtown 110 Green St. Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.0225 https://www.usps.com/	Mail Postage boxes Mail Postage boxes
Galena Public Library 601 S. Bench St. Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.0200 Email: info@galenalibrary.org http://www.galenalibrary.org/	Books Internet Historic Room
Jo Daviess County Animal Control Jo Daviess County Health Department 9483 US Highway 20 Galena, IL 61036 P 815.776.0326 Email: animalcontrol@jodaviess.org http://www.jodaviess.org Online Pet Registration: petdata.com/for-pet-owners/jdv/license-online	Pet registration and licensing
Jo Daviess County Assessor 330 N. Bench St. Room 105 Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.1016 F 815.777.9422 Email:countyassessor@jodaviess.org http://www.jodaviess.org	Assessments
Jo Daviess County Treasurer 330 N. Bench St. Room 120 Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.0355 F 815.777.2285 Email: countytreasurer@jodaviess.org http://www.jodaviess.org	Property tax payments
Jo Daviess County Courthouse, Clerk of Courts 330 N. Bench St. Room 204 Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.0037 Traffic Clerk: 815.777.2295 F 815.776.9146 Email: swand@jodaviess.org http://www.jodaviess.org	Court records
Jo Daviess County Clerk 330 N. Bench St. Room Room 108 Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.0161 F 815.777.3688 Email: countyclerk@jodaviess.org http://www.jodaviess.org	Records birth certificates Records death certificates Voting information
Jo Daviess County Recorder 330 N. Bench St. Room Room 104 Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.9694 F 815.777.3688 Email: countyrecorder@jodaviess.org http://www.jodaviess.org	Records property Records real estate transactions
Galena Primary School 219 Kelly Lane Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.2200 F 815.777.0303 Email: digmanbecky@gusd120.k12.il.us http://www.gusd120.k12.il.us/	Family Ties Pre School Special Ed Pre School K-4
Galena Middle School 1230 Franklin St. Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.2413 F 815.777.4259 Email: soatb@gusd120.k12.il.us http://www.gusd120.k12.il.us/middle/	School grades 5-8
Galena High School 1206 Franklin St. Galena, IL 61036 Phone: 815.777.0917 Fax: 815.777.2089 Email: mhawkins@gusd120.k12.il.u http://www.gusd120.k12.il.us/high/hsdefault.asp	School grades 9-12
Galena Preschool Little Learners St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church 127 S. High St. Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.1134 or 815.777.9081 http://www.galenapreschool.com	School ages 3-5 years
Galena ARC Preschool 11084 US Hwy 20 W Galena, IL 61036 P 815.777.2248 Email: executivedirector@galenaarc.org http://www.galenaarc.org	School ages 3-5 years
Senior Resource Center for Stephenson & Jo Daviess Counties http://www.seniorresourcecenter.net	Local resources for seniors
SeniorGuidance.org https://www.seniorguidance.org	Senior housing database
Assisted Living Research Institute https://www.assistedliving.org/illinois/	Senior living in Illinois
About Assisted Living https://www.aboutassistedliving.org/how-can-i-pay-for-assisted-living	Senior living resources
Help.org Rehab.Help.org	Substance Abuse Treatment

The City of Galena

101 Green Street
Galena, Il 61036
T 815.777.1050
F 815.777.3083
Email
Hours: 8:00 a.m.-4:30 p.m. M-F

About Us

The City of Galena is located in the unglaciated area of Northwest Illinois. Our rolling hills, history, 19th century architecture and opportunities for year round outdoor recreation attract nearly a million visitors a year. Galena is a safe, healthy and vibrant place to raise a family, start a business or enjoy retirement. Click here for a short video about Galena’s unique lifestyle.

Galena Websites

• Galena Chamber of Commerce	• Galena State Historic Sites
• Galena History Museum	• Jo Daviess County
• Galena Public Schools	• Turner Hall
• Galena Public Library	• Greater Galena Marketing, Inc.
• Galena Foundation	• NW IL Econ. Dev. (NWILED)