The United City of Yorkville Welcomes You!
The City with a River in its Heart!
WELCOME! Whether you are a visitor, just moved in, or a long-time resident, we welcome you to enjoy our small town charm, top-notch parks, great recreational facilities, and hometown pride.
This year, we are focusing our efforts on the new Marge Cline Whitewater Course —a state-of-the-art kayak/canoe chute located in the heart of our downtown area on the Fox River at Bicentennial Riverfront Park.
You're also invited to visit us throughout the year for our many festivals and celebrations such as Music Under the Stars, our annual Fourth of July celebration, National Night Out, the 20th Annual Hometown Days Festival, and Holiday Under the Stars. Just click on the festivals and events link on the left, and plan on joining us all year long!
Building Department procedures for processing and reporting property maintenance and other code violations, please cilck here.
NEWS FLASH! The Illinois Department of Agriculture is spraying over Yorkville with low-flying helicopters for gypsy moths. Click here for a map of the area they were spraying and more information about the gypsy moth.
For the April 15th Tax Dodge 5K & 10K race results, click here.
Attention Utilitiy Customers:
Click HERE for an important annoucement from Illinois E-Pay.
NEWS! If you have a white "X" on your parkway tree that means that it will be removed by the City because it is an Ash tree and has been affected by the Emerald Ash Borer. If you have questions please call 630-553-4370.
"New B.U.I.L.D. Program." On January 10, 2012, the City Council adopted an innovative residential construction incentive program to spur new home starts in Yorkville. For more information please click the B.U.I.L.D. logo below.
For Information and General Procedures for Making Property Maintenance & Code Violation Complaints, please cilck here.
Community Events
Music in the Park
Riverfront Park
May 18th, 6-7pm
Come see teen band Triple Crow at the pavillion hosted by Whitewater Ice Cream. Call Robyn at 630-385-2716 for information.
Nicor's Volunteer Day in the Community
River Bank Clean-up
Riverfront Park
May 19th, 2012 ~ 8am - 12 noon
Employees, their friends and family will make a difference on Saturday, May 19 from 8 am to noon by helping to clean up the riverbanks. Questions? Please contact Laura at 630-553-8574 or emailing at lschraw@yorkville.il.us.
Music & Wine Night
Town Square Park
June 8th, 7 - 9 pm
Come see the bank Trio play and rock to the classic hits of the Eagles and more! Enjoy wine while listening to this great band.
Performance in the Park
Riverfront Park
June 9th
Gold Star Academy of Dance will be performing at the pavillion. Hosted by Whitewater Ice Cream. Call Robyn at 630-385-2716.
River Night
June 22nd, Riverfront Park
Yorkville Chamber of Commerce River Night
South Bank Businesses present: Art & Music Extravaganza
Riverfront Park
July 1st, 2-7pm
View Chicago area artist's work at the South Bank businesses. This includes River City Roasters, Creative Kernels, Whitewater Ice Cream, Freeman Sports, Casa Santiago and the Outdoor Leadership Center. Musicians will perform during the afternoon. For more information, contact Trish Kinnavy-Marshall at 630-882-8757 or click here.
Ribs on the River
Riverfront Park
July 14th, 10am - 10pm
The smell of BBQ ribs will be wafting around Bicentennial Riverfront Park on July 14 as the city hosts its inaugural Ribs on the River event. Find us on Facebook! http://www.facebook.com/#!/RibsontheRiver. For more information, click here. Come sample the Ribs and vote for your favorite!. The band EPIC will be playing from 7pm - 10pm.
Illinois Whitewater Festival
July 14th 10am - 6pm
On the east end of Bicentennial Riverfront Park come for a day of whitewater fun! Events will include whitewater kayak mini-lessons, rafting challenges, kayak biathalon, and a boat regatta. For an event schedule, please click here. More information can be found here.