Local Wiki

Marshall County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026

County Board meets: Second Thursday of each month at 8:30 a.m.
Meeting location: Marshall County Courthouse, 122 N. Prairie St., Lacon, IL 61540.
County Clerk: Jill M. Kenyon · 309-246-6325 · coclerk@marshallcountyillinois.gov
Agendas posted at: https://marshallcountyillinois.gov/county-board/
Chair, County Board: Marshall County Board, 12 members representing 3 districts. Chairperson: Travis McGlasson, who succeeded Henry Gauwitz Jr. after his resignation in September 2025 — a real leadership change since the December 2025 directory.

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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)

Henry
Lacon (official website, opens in a new tab)
Toluca
Wenona

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)

Hopewell
La Rose
Sparland
Varna
Washburn

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024

School districts (2)

Henry-Senachwine CUSD 5
Midland CUSD 7

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Drainage (2)

Centerville Drainage District
Surface Water District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Fire Protection (4)

Henry Fire Protection District
Lacon-Sparland Fire Protection District
Varna Community Fire Protection District
Wenona Fire Protection District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Highways (1)

Camp Grove Street Lighting District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Library (2)

Lacon Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
Toluca Public Library 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 · Parks & Recreation (2)

Lacon Park District
Toluca Park District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (2)

Marshall Putnam River Conservancy District
Marshall Putnam Soil and Water Conservation District (official website, opens in a new tab)