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GALENA—Due to the holiday schedule, electronics recycling dates for the City of Galena are different for November and December. Instead of the traditional last-Friday-of-the-month collection, mark these dates on the calendar:

• • Friday, Nov. 20
• • Friday, Jan. 8
• • Friday, Jan. 29

The period for filing petitions for the April 6, 2027 Consolidated Election will be as follows:

                Monday, November 16, 2026                      8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

                Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2026                                  8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

                Wednesday, November 18, 2026               8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

                Thursday, November 19, 2026                     8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

                Friday, November 20, 2026                           8:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

                Monday, November 23, 2026                      8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Hillary Dickerson, city clerk, at 815.777.1050 or email hdickerson@cityofgalena.org. 

For the safety of all, the Galena River Trail and Galena Gateway Park will be closed during the upcoming deer and turkey firearm hunting seasons.

Trails will not be closed during archery seasons.

• Oct. 10-12, 2026 – Youth firearm
• Oct. 24-Nov. 1, 2026 – Turkey season/firearm
• Nov. 20-22, 2026 – Deer season/firearm
• Dec. 3-6, 2026 – Deer season/firearm
• Dec. 11-13, 2026 – Deer season/muzzleloader only
• Dec. 31, 2026-Jan. 3, 2027 and Jan. 15-17, 2027 – Deer season/late winter antlerless only and special CWD

Call Galena City Hall at 815.777.1050 with questions.

The City of Galena Halloween Trick-or-Treat will be from 5 to 7 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 30. 

The 46th Annual Galena Area Chamber of Commerce Halloween Parade is Saturday, Oct. 31 at 6:30 p.m. on Main Street. 

On Monday, Sept. 14, the City of Galena will begin flushing fire hydrants. Flushing will occur between 5 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday-Friday for approximately three weeks.

The City of Galena Planning Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals will have a public presentation on the following item at 6:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026, at City Hall, 101 Green St., Galena.

The proposed FY 2027 budget is available for viewing.

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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.