Notifications

The pickleball complex at Recreation Park is closed for the winter season. The City of Galena will determine the opening date. Please refrain from entering the courts until that announcement is made. 

The public is encouraged to subscribe to City of Galena alerts -- available through email, text message or both -- on the city website under the Residents/Emergency Notifications tab.

Those who subscribe can select the items for which they would like to receive alerts: Emergency Resident Notifications, Upcoming Public Meetings, General Announcements, Comprehensive Plan Process, or all of the above. Simply type in your first and last name, email address, mobile number and carrier, and then confirm. Those who subscribe can unsubscribe at any point.  

All owners and occupants need to remove snow and ice from sidewalks that front or adjoin your property by noon each day. 

The City of Galena has been notified that CodeRED, the third-party platform used for emergency alerts, has been impacted by a cybersecurity incident. As a precaution, anyone who previously registered for CodeRED should update passwords on any other accounts where they used the same password.

The 2026 City of Galena recycling magnets are now available at Galena City Hall, 101 Green St. The magnets are free for residents. 

The City of Galena provides a video of the 2025 Galena Halloween Parade for public enjoyment. You may access the parade video page on this website by clicking: Video The parade took place at 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, October 25, 2025.

The City of Galena is reminding residents that plastic bags are not recyclable through the curbside collection program. Avoid placing recyclable items in plastic bags -- garbage bags, grocery bags, etc. -- in the curbside collection cart. Montgomery Trucking will not pick up recycling in any sort of plastic bag. 

Plastic bags can be dropped off for recycling at Tammy's Piggly Wiggly and Walmart in Galena. 

New for residents and visitors, Galena Country Tourism has launched "This Week in Galena Country," a weekly visitor's guide feature on it's website, visitgalena.org. The new feature is accessible by scanning the QR code or clicking here.

Honor or remember a loved one, a family or a pet by sponsoring a bench. The City of Galena has benches available for sponsorship at Rec Park and Green Street Plaza.