City of Fulton, Illinois

City of Fulton, Illinois Fulton is a friendly rural community located in northwestern Illinois. Fulton is known for its pride in its Dutch heritage.

The City of Fulton has a population of 3,647 people according to the 2020 Census and covers an area of 2.3 square miles. Fulton currently has five main attractions for visitors to explore: the Fulton (Martin House) Historical Museum, the Andresen Nature Center, a 12-acre pioneer village known as Heritage Canyon, a fully functional windmill named "de Immigrant", and the Windmill Cultural Center. Recreational opportunities exist for all four seasons including a marina, an extensive bike/hike/walking trail, and a hotel to offer to lodge. Fulton is situated on the banks of the beautiful and majestic Mississippi River, on the historic "Lincoln Highway", the "Ronald Reagan Trail", the "Great River Road", and "Great River Trail". On the edge of town, see Lock & Dam 13, Sand Prairie, Sunfish Slough, Cattail Slough, and Mickelson's Landing. Fulton has a public school district that is consolidated between two neighboring towns and also is home to a private school system. There is a wonderful variety in the types of business that reside in Fulton proper and unincorporated Fulton. Fulton is a great community to live and raise a family or retire to. Residents know who their neighbors are and genuinely care. Numerous eateries offer a plethora of food items to choose from. Many of the retail and service businesses are located in our historic downtown for close and easy shopping. The majority of Fulton's large service, industrial, agricultural, and manufacturing companies are situated on the outskirts near the rail, river, and highway access. Fulton also has acreages available, and ready for larger companies to expand or break ground on. Explore, experience, and enjoy Fulton...we are open for business!

Sometimes things don’t always go as planned…. Today while Helm was going to make the connection at 4th St and 13th Ave, ...
09/16/2026

Sometimes things don’t always go as planned…. Today while Helm was going to make the connection at 4th St and 13th Ave, they found out one of our valves was broke! This is the reason we are doing all of this water main work downtown this is a very old system and is in serious need of an upgrade!

We are aware of water coming out of the valve box by Witt’s end but hopefully all of the services will be replace by end of this week and we can shut that part of the system off!

Rain hasn’t stopped Helm from working today, today crews took down the old light poles in the block of the post office i...
09/15/2026

Rain hasn’t stopped Helm from working today, today crews took down the old light poles in the block of the post office in preparation for the bases for the new poles!

We received our operating permit yesterday from the EPA which means they can finally start connecting everyone downtown to the new water main!

Helm is still working on 11th Ave, they are working in the area of the meat market today but are making good progress. W...
09/11/2026

Helm is still working on 11th Ave, they are working in the area of the meat market today but are making good progress. We were also informed starting Monday they will jump back into 4th st and start doing water services!!

Pay attention next week for closure updates as they will be on the move!

Helm is working down 11th Ave today, as well as taking our 2nd sample down to the lab so we can apply for our operating ...
09/10/2026

Helm is working down 11th Ave today, as well as taking our 2nd sample down to the lab so we can apply for our operating permit! If all goes well, next week they will start doing water service hook ups!

Crews are knocking out more water main on 13th Ave today, they should have this all installed and finished up tomorrow, ...
09/08/2026

Crews are knocking out more water main on 13th Ave today, they should have this all installed and finished up tomorrow, water main testing has started with first sample being taken to the lab tomorrow.

Helm is working down to the next tie in location at the corner of 3rd St and 13th Ave but as you can see lots of overhea...
09/04/2026

Helm is working down to the next tie in location at the corner of 3rd St and 13th Ave but as you can see lots of overhead obstacles!!

‼️4th St will be fully opened off of the bridge by the end of today‼️ Make sure to come downtown this long weekend and support all of our great local shops!!!

09/04/2026
We have good news!!!! By the end of tomorrow Friday 9/4 4th St will be open for the weekend!!! Helm was able to make the...
09/03/2026

We have good news!!!! By the end of tomorrow Friday 9/4 4th St will be open for the weekend!!!

Helm was able to make the connection on 4th St this morning and everything went according to plan!!

This heat isn’t slowing Helm down!! The goal today is to make it down to the tie in location where they will connect the...
09/02/2026

This heat isn’t slowing Helm down!! The goal today is to make it down to the tie in location where they will connect the new water main to the existing water main. Then they will work west towards 3rd St on 13th Ave to finish that loop in our water system.

‼️Remember to keep support our great downtown local business during this last phase of construction!! Exciting things are happening downtown come by and check them all out!!

Crews have made good progress on 4th St and it’s only Tuesday!! The plan is to have all the water main installed along 4...
09/01/2026

Crews have made good progress on 4th St and it’s only Tuesday!! The plan is to have all the water main installed along 4th St by Friday!! Then we can start testing the new water main and apply for our operating permit!

Some questions have been asked about our water tower not having any water in it?! The pictures shown here are pressure tanks this is what allows our system to operate normally without causing any disruption to our system, so no need to worry when you go to use your sink you will still have water!!

Address

413 11th Avenue
Fulton, IL
61252

Opening Hours

Monday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Tuesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Wednesday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Thursday 7:30am - 4:30pm
Friday 7:30am - 12pm

Telephone

+18155892616

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