“The Village of Volunteers”

TRASH COLLECTION AFFECTED BY SNOW

TRASH COLLECTION UPDATE: WASTE MANAGEMENT trucks were in town at 5am this morning BUT they were NOT able to complete collection of the entire Village. The landfills are CLOSING due to accumulation of snow and the roads are deterioting too fast. WASTE MANAGEMENT will...

1st NEW RESIDENTIAL CONSTRUCTION BREAKS GROUND

Wednesday, November 19, 2025, the first of 35 new residential homes in the Otter Creek Subdivision broke ground by Ambassador Homes of Loves Park. The photo below shows the home being built at 1805 Concord Drive in Durand. It will serve as a model for a short time to...

Temporary Office Hour Change

Village Hall will be open from 12:30pm - 4:30pm Thurday, Friday & Monday, November 13-17. Please call 815-248-2606, press 3 on the phone tree, to reach Deb, the Utility Billing Clerk, if you need immediate assistance. Thank you

WWII ARMY AIR CORPS SOLDIER RETURNS HOME

Gold Star Veteran, Shirl P. Best, 24 year old, WWII Air Force Navigator, in the 303rd Bomber Squadron , returns home to be put to rest in the Durand Cemetery after 80 years. A memorial service will be held on Saturday, November 8th, 2025 in the Durand High School Gym...

SPILL CLEAN-UP

UPDATE REGARDING THE HAZ-MAT CLEAN-UP THAT DURAND FIRE DEPARTMENT REPORTED: Thank you to Durand Fire Department who responded to the Haz-Mat incident at 202 W. Howard Street, Durand, called in back up, made the Village aware of the situation and posted the information...

FRIENDS OF THE LIBRARY PRESENTATION

No One Ever Sees Indians - Native Americans in the Media Are you watching Closely? The Friends of the Durand Library is pleased to host a presentation on the depiction of Native Americans in the media and how these images influence public perception of Native peoples...

Helm Group will be in town with the street sweeper and to lay down the fog seal on the streets in the Otter Creek Subdivision Thursday, September 18 and Friday, September 19. Also, ALL fire hydrants were flushed today in the Otter Creek Subdivision.

ONLINE PAYMENT PROCESSOR CHANGE

All autopay customers will be required to enter payment information and set up autopay again on Friday, September 12, 2025 or before the end of the month.

Durand Water Quality

There was a post to Facebook on the "What's Happening in Rockford, IL" about water quality for many zip codes in Winnebago County, including Durand. This information in outdated and incorrect for Durand. Durand, Illinois has brand new wells and wellhouses, with...

ROAD AND PARKING LOT MAINTENANCE

UPDATE: Due to weather, all roadwork has been delayed until next week. Any street repairs required in the Otter Creek Subdivision will be done per the street engineer's recommendations. Starting tomorrow, Wednesday, July 30, 2025... ALL ROADS in the OTTER CREEK...
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Durand, IL
10:09 pm, Nov 30, 2025
temperature icon 41°F
overcast clouds
75 %
1016 mb
3 mph
Wind Gust: 3 mph
Clouds: 100%
Visibility: 6 mi
Sunrise: 7:21 am
Sunset: 4:33 pm