Local Wiki
Bureau County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Board meets
- Second Tuesday of each month at 6:30 p.m.
- Meeting location
- Bureau County Courthouse, 700 S. Main St., Princeton, IL 61356.
- County Clerk
- Matthew S. Eggers · 815-875-2014 · countyclerk@bureaucounty-il.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://bureaucounty-il.gov/county-board/
- Chair, County Board
- Bureau County Board, 18 members elected from single-member districts. Chair: Marshann Entwhistle (confirmed unchanged from the December 2025 directory).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (3)
- Peru (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Princeton
- Spring Valley
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Towns (1)
- Annawan
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
Villages (21)
- Arlington
- Buda
- Bureau Junction
- Cherry
- Dalzell
- De Pue
- Dover
- Hollowayville
- La Moille
- Ladd
- Malden
- Manlius
- Mineral
- Neponset
- New Bedford
- Ohio
- Seatonville
- Sheffield
- Tiskilwa (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Walnut
- Wyanet
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (12)
- Bureau Valley CUSD 340
- Dalzell SD 98
- Depue USD 103
- Hall Hsd 502
- La Moille CUSD 303
- Ladd Ccsd 94
- Malden Ccsd 84
- Ohio Ccsd 17
- Ohio Chsd 505
- Princeton Esd 115
- Princeton Hsd 500
- Spring Valley Ccsd 99
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Drainage (16)
- Devils Slough Mutual Drainage District 1
- Fairfield Drainage District 1
- Fairfield Drainage District 2
- Fairfield Drainage District 3 Bureau County
- Fairfield Mutual Drainage District
- Gold Township Drainage District 1
- Green River Special Drainage District of Bureau County
- Greenville Drainage District 1
- Hickory Creek Special Drainage District
- Manlius Drainage District 1
- Manlius Drainage District 4
- Manlius Drainage District 5
- Manlius Drainage District 6
- Mineral Marsh Special Drainage District
- Pond Creek Union Drainage District 1
- Union Special Drainage District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Fire Protection (18)
- Arlington Fire Protection District
- Buda Fire Protection District
- Bureau Fire Protection District
- Cherry Fire Protection District
- Dalzell Fire Protection District
- Ladd Fire Protection District
- Lamoille Fire Protection District
- Malden Fire Protection District
- Manlius Fire Protection District
- Mineral Gold Fire Protection District
- Neponset Fire Protection District
- Ohio Fire Protection District
- Princeton Rural Fire Protection District
- Seatonville Fire Protection District
- Sheffield Fire Protection District
- Tiskilwa Rural Fire Protection District
- Walnut Fire Protection District
- Wyanet Fire Protection District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)
- Bureau County Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (6)
- Ladd Public Library District
- Lamoille-Clarion Public Library District
- Mineral Gold Public Library District
- Ohio Public Library District
- Selby Township Public Library District
- Walnut Public Library District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (2)
- Princeton Park District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Walnut Park District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Sewer (1)
- Lake Arisipie Sanitary District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Bureau County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)