​Winters on the Illinois Prairie are always long, dark and can be brutally cold. The winter of 1846 was particularly hard for a group of weakened immigrants who had just traveled thousands of miles to reach their new home. Makeshift shelters consisting of tents, log huts, and earthen dugouts were erected shortly before the first snows arrived. They were generally inadequate, damp and overcrowded. These conditions provided an ideal breeding ground for respiratory illnesses.

In 1891, it was written that the small village of Bishop Hill in northwestern Illinois will “always occupy a prominent place in any history of the State of Illinois.” At its founding in 1846, Chicago had a population of barely 14,000, Bishop Hill’s 1,100 settlers composed a quarter of the population of Henry County, and the state of Illinois was newly developing its identity. Bishop Hill was founded by a group of Swedish immigrants who followed their leader, Erik Jansson, to

The regular meeting of the Village of Bishop Hill Board was held at the Municipal Bldg. The meeting was called to order by Village President Mike Funke at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Mike Funke, Patrick Light, Lisa Nordstrom, Ben Strand, Mike Keup, Jim Nolan, Carsen Meyer, Sharon Wexell & Terri Wigant were all present. MINUTES: Nordstrom motioned to accept the July minutes, seconded by Nolan. Voice vote, motion carried. TREASURER’S REPORT: Strand motioned to accept the Treasurer

AGENDA ITEMS TOPIC: Call to Order Roll Call to Determine a Quorum Minutes from Last Month Treasurer’s Report Pay Bills OLD BUSINESS: Water service connections on Olson St Cemetery St. maintenance + Methodist Church road maintenance Oil & Chip Bjorklund St. NEW BUSINESS:

The Colony School was built in 1861 following the 1861 dissolution of the utopian colony and provided the community with the need for education. The Colony School was later purchased and restored in 1953 by the Bishop Hill Old Settlers' Association to preserve local pioneer heritage. 1846: The Bishop Hill Colony was founded by Swedish pietist leader Erik Jansson and his followers seeking religious freedom. 1861: The communal colony officially dissolved, and the Colony School

Join us at 3:30 p.m. at the S. E. corner of the Bishop Hill State Park (Bishop Hill & Main St) to celebrate the raising of the United States flag on the newly restored 1889 Colony Flagpole. This will be followed by a "Cruise In" at 4:00 p.m..

Please join the Village of Bishop Hill and the Old Settlers Association on Sunday, September 13,2026 at 1:30 p.m. at the Bishop Hill Cemetery for a dedication of a new monument honoring all Swedish settlers lying in unmarked graves. This will be followed by an Ice Cream Social being sponsored by the Bishop Hill United Methodist Church at 2:00 p.m., concluding with a preservation techniques presented by Ryley Lamb, Bishop Hill Site Services Specialist ll.

The regular meeting of the Village of Bishop Hill Board was held at the Municipal Bldg. The meeting was called to order by Village President Mike Funke at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Mike Funke, Lisa Nordstrom, Ben Strand, Mike Keup, Jim Nolan, Carsen Meyer, Sharon Wexell & Terri Wigant were all present. Patrick Light was absent. MINUTES: Nolan motioned to accept the June minutes, seconded by Nordstrom. Voice vote, motion carried. TREASURER’S REPORT: Strand motioned to accept

AGENDA ITEMS TOPIC: Call to Order Roll Call to Determine a Quorum Minutes from Last Month Treasurer’s Report Pay Bills OLD BUSINESS: Water service connections on Olson St Cemetery St. maintenance + Methodist Church road maintenance Zoning Board members Old Settler

I wanted to address some issues that we have run into at the museum at the Bishop Hill State Historic Site. Late last summer a failure in the HVAC system in the building caused a spike in humidity levels which led to some minor mold growth. The failure in the HVAC system was addressed, dehumidifiers were brought in, and the humidity soon returned to normal levels. This arrested the mold growth and we have seen no further growth since. However, since there are technically no

VILLAGE OF BISHOP HILL VIDEO GAMING LICENSE APPLICATION/RENEWAL Please submit this application along with a copy of your valid Illinois Gaming License, a copy of your valid Illinois Liquor License, a Village of Bishop Hill Liquor License application, copy of the Village of Bishop Hill Liquor license, and a copy of your paid Insurance. Please submit all these to the Village of Bishop Hill Clerk, by the annual renewal date of May 31 of each year. There is a $100 per machine ch

ANNUAL LIQUOR LICENSE APPLICATION The undersigned herby makes application for the issuance of a village liquor license for the term ending April 30 of the following year, and hereby certifies to the following facts: (type or print). DATE: _______________________ BUSINESS NAME: ______________________________________________________________________________ BUSINESS ADDRESS: ___________________________________________________________________________ BUSINESS PHONE NUMBER (on..

A Resolution opposing the sequestration, burying, or transport of carbon dioxide in Galva, IL and surrounding areas. WHEREAS, the Village Board of the Village of Bishop Hill, Illinois is tasked with protecting the health, safety, and welfare of its residents; and WHEREAS, companies are proposing projects that capture CO2 from industrial polluters to be buried deep underground or transport it through pipelines; WHEREAS, when buried, carbon dioxide can become trapped in a high

Village of Bishop Hill, County of Henry, State of Illinois The regular meeting of the Village of Bishop Hill Board was held at the Municipal Bldg. The meeting was called to order by Village President Mike Funke at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Mike Funke, Patrick Light, Lisa Nordstrom, Ben Strand, Jim Nolan, Carsen Meyer, Sharon Wexell & Terri Wigant were all present. Mike Keup was absent. MINUTES: Light motioned to accept th

Village of Bishop Hill, Henry County, Illinois The regular meeting of the Village of Bishop Hill Board was held at the Municipal Bldg. The meeting was called to order by Village President, Mike Funke, at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Mike Funke, Patrick Light, Ben Strand, Mike Keup, Carsen Meyer , Sharon Wexell & Terri Wigant were present. Jim Nolan, Lisa Nordstrom was absent. MINUTES: Light motioned to accept the April minutes, seconded by Keup. Voice vote, motion carried. TREASUR

The regular meeting of the Village of Bishop Hill Board was held at the Municipal Bldg. The meeting was called to order by Village President Mike Funke at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Mike Funke, Patrick Light, Ben Strand, Mike Keup, Jim Nolan, Sharon Wexell & Terri Wigant were all present. Lisa Nordstrom was absent. Funke swore in Carsen Meyer as new Village Trustee, replacing Amanda Laub. MINUTES: Nolan motioned to accept the March minutes, seconded by Light. Voice vote, motion

Village of Bishop Hill , County of Henry, State of Illinois web page: bishophillil.gov The regular meeting of the Village of Bishop Hill Board was held at the Municipal Bldg. The meeting was called to order by Village President Mike Funke at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL : Mike Funke, Patrick Light, Lisa Nordstrom, Mike Keup, Jim Nolan, Sharon Wexell & Terri Wigant were all present.

Village of Bishop Hill, County of Henry, State of Illinois The regular meeting of the Village of Bishop Hill Board was held at the Municipal Bldg. The meeting was called to order by Village President Mike Funke at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Mike Funke, Patrick Light, Lisa Nordstrom, Ben Strand, Mike Keup, Jim Nolan, , Sharon Wexell and Terri Wigant were all present. Amanda Laub was absent. MINUTES: Strand motioned to accept the January minutes, seconded by Nolan. Voice vote, motion

Village of Bishop Hill, County of Henry, State of Illinois The regular meeting of the Village of Bishop Hill Board was held at the Municipal Bldg. The meeting was called to order by Village President Mike Funke at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Mike Funke, Patrick Light, Lisa Nordstrom, Ben Strand, Mike Keup, Jim Nolan, , Sharon Wexell & Terri Wigant were all present. Amanda Laub was absent. MINUTES: Nordstrom motioned to accept the December 2025 minutes, seconded by Nolan. Voice vot

The regular meeting of the Village of Bishop Hill Board was held at the Municipal Bldg. The meeting was called to order by Village President Mike Funke at 6:00 p.m. ROLL CALL: Mike Funke, Patrick Light, Lisa Nordstrom, Ben Strand, Mike Keup, Jim Nolan, Amanda Laub , Sharon Wexell & Terri Wigant were all present. MINUTES: Laub motioned to accept the minutes, seconded by Nordstrom. Voice vote, motion carried. TREASURER’S REPORT: Laub motioned to accept the Treasurer’s Report,