Local Wiki
Douglas County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Board meets
- Monthly, scheduled per posted agenda (morning sessions often around 9:00 a.m.).
- Meeting location
- Douglas County Courthouse, 401 S. Center St., Tuscola, IL 61953.
- County Clerk
- Judi Pollock · 217-253-2411 · judi.pollock@douglascountyil.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://douglascountyil.gov/county-meetings/
- Chair, County Board
- Douglas County Board, 7 members elected from districts. Chairman: Tom Hettinger (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 (4)
- Arcola (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Newman
- Tuscola (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Villa Grove (official website, opens in a new tab)
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
Villages (5)
- Arthur
- Atwood
- Camargo
- Garrett
- Hindsboro
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024
School districts (4)
- Arcola CUSD 306
- Arthur CUSD 305
- Tuscola CUSD 301
- Villa Grove CUSD 302
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Drainage (49)
- Arcola Bourbon Drainage District 13
- Arcola Bourbon Drainage District 15
- Arcola Drainage District 1
- Arcola Drainage District 10
- Arcola Drainage District 11
- Arcola Drainage District 2
- Arcola Drainage District 4
- Arcola Humboldt Drainage District 8
- Arcola-Bowdre Union Drainage District 3
- Arcola-Tuscola Drainage District 3
- Bourbon Drainage District 3
- Bourbon Drainage District 5
- Bourbon-Arcola Drainage District 1
- Bowdre Drainage District by User 7
- Bowdre Seven Hickory Drainage District 6
- Brushy Fork Drainage District
- Camargo Drainage District 3
- Camargo-Bowdre Drainage District by User 3
- Camargo-Bowdre Union Drainage District 4
- Camargo-Tuscola Union Drainage District 2
- Camargo-Tuscola Union Drainage District 6
- Craig Drainage District 13 of Tuscola and Arcola
- Garrett Bourbon Drainage District 1
- Garrett Bourbon Drainage District 17
- Garrett Drainage District 2
- Garrett-Unity Drainage District 7
- Hayes Branch Drainage District
- Huff Drainage District
- Kemp Drainage District of Bowdre
- McDonald Drainage District
- Miller Drainage District by User Bourbon Township
- Moultrie Coles Douglas Drainage District
- Murdock-Camargo Drainage District 4
- Murdock-Newman Union Drainage District 3
- Newman Drainage District 2
- Newman Drainage District 3
- Newman Drainage District 4
- Newman Huff Drainage District 5
- Newman-Murdock Union Drainage District 1
- Sargent Drainage District 3
- Sargent Newman Union Mutual Drainage District 1
- Sargent Union Drainage District 2
- Scattering Fork Drainage District
- Shiloh Sargent Drainage District 1
- Southwest Douglas Drainage District
- Tuscola Drainage District 4
- Tuscola Drainage District 5
- Tuscola Union Drainage District 20
- Union Drainage District by User No. 13 of
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Fire Protection (6)
- Arcola Fire Protection District
- Arthur Rural Fire Protection District
- Atwood Fire Protection District
- Camargo Fire Protection District
- Hindsboro Community Fire Protection District
- Newman Fire Protection District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Health (1)
- Douglas County Tuberculosis Sanitarium Board
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (4)
- Arcola Public Library District
- Arthur Public Library District
- Camargo Township Public Library District
- Newman Regional Public Library District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (1)
- Arthur Park District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Douglas County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)