City Seal, Pittsfield Iillinois text, and Abraham Lincoln bust

Community Services

Illini Community Hospital

The Illini Community Hospital is located at 640 W. Washington in Pittsfield.Pittsfield's health care needs are met through a variety of providers. Illini Community Hospital provides general and intensive inpatient care, ambulance, emergency room, radiology, laboratory, and respiratory services 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. Rehabilitative and ambulatory care services are also available. In addition, there are a number of general practice and specialty physicians, dentists, optometrists, and chiropractors located in Pittsfield.

Contact Connie Schroeder
Phone217-285-2113
E-mailcschroeder@illinihospital.org
Webwww.illinihospital.org

Senior Citizen Center

The Pike County Senior Citizens Center, located in Pittsfield, Illinois, provides transportation, information and referral services to the Senior population of Pike County. The center offers a venue for a variety of activities for Seniors. Whether it's playing cards, bingo, van trips, dance classes, or country and gospel music shows.... the possibilities are endless.

The center is available to rent for private parties and functions, and not just for Seniors. Whether it is a crowd that requires an auditorium, or a small birthday party or wedding shower, we have the space to accommodate. Please call for more information.

For more information on what the Pike County Senior Citizens Center can do for you:

ContactLorie Guthrie
Phone217-285-4969
Fax217-285-4412
Emailpcsc75@yahoo.com
Address220 West Adams Street, Pittsfield, Illinois 62363

City Hall

Located at 215 N. Monroe, Pittsfield, Illinois

ContactCindy Prentice
Phone217-285-4484
E-mailcprentice@pittsfieldil.org
Webwww.pittsfieldil.org

Municipal Building

Location of City Departments - Street & Alley and Gas & Water

Located at 702 N. Monroe Street in Pittsfield, Illinois.

ContactJeff Griggs & Bruce McKee
Phone217-285-4243
Webwww.pittsfieldil.org

Pike County Jail

Located in Pittsfield at the corner of N. Monroe and E. Adams Streets. Address is 204 E. Adams.

ContactSheriff Paul Petty
Phone217-285-5011

East Side Health & Rehabilitation Center

Located at 1400 East Washington in Pittsfield, Illinois.

ContactTeresa Bauer
Phone217-285-4491
Webwww.petersenhealthcare.net

Liberty Village of Pittsfield

Located at 610 Lowry Street in Pittsfield, Illinois.

ContactGina Edwards
Phone217-285-5200
Web:www.simplythefinest.com

Pittsfield Public Library

Located at 205 N. Memorial.The library in it's earliest form started in 1855 with 40 members and 400 volumes. Among the first trustees was John G. Nicolay, then editor of a local newspaper and later to become personal secretary to President Abraham Lincoln. The library had several locations around the square until this building was completed in 1907. Andrew Carnegie donated $7000 for the present facility in 1906. Mrs. Chauncy Higbee, wife of a local Judge donated the lot for the new building as well as pictures and cork carpeting for the children's room. The building was opened to the public on May 9th, 1907.

In 1937 Fred Jones, formerly of Pike County, bequeathed 5,000 volumes from his personal library, and he also gave $25,000 to constuct an annex to house them. Frank Jones, his brother, was married to Nellie Grant Sartoris, who was General Grants daughter. Because of this connection, the Library has several items relating to the Grant family. Today the library has 23,000 volumes and 1634 members. It provides home bound book service, casettes, has an interlibrary loan program, large print books, magazines, microfilm with a reader and printer, paperback exchange, reference materials, talking books, videos, audio books, internet access, genealogy material and story hour. In one of the Library nooks stands a grandfather clock made by Thomas jackson, a Horologist from London England. The clock was made in the early 1700's making it over 300 years old.

ContactSara Bernard
Phone:217-285-2200

Pike County Health Department

Pike County residents benefit from additional medical services provided by the Pike County Health Department. Their medicare certified home health agency offers comprehensive home health and home support services. Environmental health programs include food vendor, private well, and septic system inspections. Among the public heath programs provided are immunizations, maternal child health, WIC, chronic disease prevention and screening, family planning, and teen health promotion. Hospice services are provided by Blessing Hospital in Quincy.

ContactAnita Andres
Phone217-285-4407
Webwww.pikecoilhealth.org

Proposed Family Fitness Center

The ECHOpike Corporation, a 501 C 3 not for profit corporation plans to construct a Family Fitness Center on the Brown Shoe Factory Property. Demolition of the factory will start January 1, 2007. The Center will have a shallow pool for aquatic exercises, an olympic size pool, work out area, indoor track, locker room and rooms for activities. Fund raising will begin soon. All donations to the Family Fitness Center are tax deductible. Donations can be made to ECHOpike, P.O. Box 481, Pittsfield, IL 62363.

ContactKent Hawley
Phone217-285-5319

Pittsfield Fire Department

Pittsfield's fire department is staffed by thirty volunteer members. Equipment includes four fire engines, a tanker, a rescue van, and a brush truck. Water storage in the city is 1.1 million gallons.

ContactMike Braungardt
Phone217-285-2334

City Police Department

Police protection for the residents of Pittsfield is provided by three agencies. Illinois State Police District 20 headquarters and the Pike County Sheriff's department are both located in Pittsfield. The city also has a full time police force of 6 officers.

ContactDennis Jennings
Phone217-285-4471
Fax217-285-4485
E-mailchief@pittsfieldpolice.org
Webwww.pittsfieldpd.s5.com

Pike County Visitor Center

Located at 224 W. Washington, Pittsfield. The facility houses the Chamber of Commerce and Pittsfield Main Street ofices. Hours: Monday - Friday 8:30 - 5 p.m., closed for lunch. A 24-hour foyer is available with information regarding Griggsville, Barry, Pleasant Hill, and Pittsfield, as well as State of Illinois maps, telephone books, and Pike County Visitors Guides. There is a large Illinois map and Pike County Plat Map framed and hung for visitors to utilize. The main Visitors Center hosts a multitude of information for all of Pike County regarding events, businesses, activities, attractions, etc.

Phone 217-285-2971
E-mailinfo@pikeil.org
Webwww.pikeil.org

Mental Health Centers of Western Illinois

Located at 121 S. Madison

Phone217-285-4436