Get alerted about emergencies and other important community news by signing up for our Emergency Alert Program. This system enables us to provide you with critical information quickly in a variety of situations, such as water main breaks, boil orders, missing persons and evacuations of buildings or neighborhoods. You will receive time-sensitive messages wherever you specify, such as your home, mobile, or business phones, email addresses, text messages and more. You pick where; you pick how.

The new “Smart 911” alert system replaces the Everbridge system utilized by several Will County municipalities to send out public safety messages to registered residents via text, phone, email, or application alerts. In addition to traditional emergency notifications, participating communities may also send out additional community alerts, such as road closures, public safety information, community event information, service disruptions, and other important local updates.

Please note: This is not being used as a watch or warning system for potentially threatening weather-related events. The City encourages residents and businesses to proactively seek out weather-related information from official channels such as the National Weather Service (www.weather.gov) or their preferred local media outlet. It is a best practice to have a National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Weather Radio at your residence or place of business that broadcasts official Weather Service warnings, watches, forecasts and other hazard information 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.