Local Wiki
Sangamon County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Board meets
- Second Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m.
- Meeting location
- County Board Chambers, 2nd Floor, Sangamon County Complex, 200 South Ninth Street, Springfield, IL 62701.
- County Clerk
- Don Gray · 217-753-8683 · elections@sangamonil.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://sangamonil.gov/departments/m-z/county-board
- Chair, County Board
- Sangamon County Board, 29 members elected from single-member districts, which chooses its Chairman from among its members. Chairman: Andy Van Meter, in office since 2000 (confirmed unchanged from the December 2025 directory).
Other Local Government Here
Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.
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)
- Auburn (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Leland Grove (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Virden (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 (22)
- Berlin
- Buffalo
- Cantrall
- Chatham (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Curran
- Dawson
- Divernon (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Grandview (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Illiopolis
- Jerome (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Loami
- Mechanicsburg
- New Berlin (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Pawnee
- Pleasant Plains
- Riverton
- Rochester
- Sherman (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Southern View (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Spaulding
- Thayer
- Williamsville (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
School districts (10)
- Auburn CUSD 10
- Ball Chatham CUSD 5
- New Berlin CUSD 16
- Pawnee CUSD 11
- Pleasant Plains CUSD 8
- Riverton CUSD 14
- Rochester CUSD 3a
- Springfield SD 186
- Tri City CUSD 1
- Williamsville CUSD 15
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Airport (1)
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 · Drainage (1)
- Union Drainage District 1 (Lanesville)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Electric Power (1)
- Illinois Municipal Electric Agency
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Fire Protection (25)
- Auburn Fire Protection District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Buffalo Fire Protection District
- Chatham Fire Protection District
- Curran Fire Protection District
- Dawson Fire Protection District
- Divernon Fire Protection District
- Eastside Fire Protection District
- Illiopolis Fire Protection District
- Island Grove Fire Protection District
- Lake Springfield Fire Protection District
- Loami Fire Protection District
- Mechanicsburg Fire Protection District
- New Berlin-Island Grove Fire Protection District
- Northside Fire Protection District
- Pawnee Fire Protection District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Pleasant Plains Fire Protection District
- Riverton Area Fire Protection District
- Rochester Fire Protection District
- Sherman Fire Protection District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- South Lawn Fire Protection District
- South Oak Knolls Fire Protection District
- Southside Fire Protection District
- Western Fire Protection District
- Williamsville Fire Protection District
- Woodside Fire Protection District 1
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 · Gas Supply (2)
- Illinois Public Energy Agency
- Interstate Municipal Gas Agency (official website, opens in a new tab)
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 · Housing & Community Development (1)
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 · Library (6)
- Auburn Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Chatham Area Public Library District
- Illiopolis Niantic Public Library District
- Rochester Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Sherman Public Library District (official website, opens in a new tab)
- West Sangamon 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 · Multi-Purpose (1)
- Springfield Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (1)
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 · Public Transit (1)
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 (2)
- Buffalo Dawson Mechanicsburg Sewer Commission
- Sangamon County Water Reclamation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Sangamon County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water Supply (3)
- Curran Gardner Township Public Water District
- Mechanicsburg Buffalo Water Commission
- South Sangamon Water Commission
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)