Welcome to Cerro Gordo Illinois - a Central Illinois Community.
Conveniently located between Decatur (14 miles) and Champaign
(40 miles), Cerro Gordo Illinois is a small, quiet community steeped in old
fashioned tradition and values.
Established in 1844 as "Griswold", veterans of the
Mexican-American War renamed the town to "Cerro Gordo" after the
"Battle of Cerro Gordo" in 1947. Cerro Gordo literally
translates from Spanish meaning "Fat Hill".
Today, Cerro Gordo, Illinois is a thriving community - about 1500 people
and growing! Cerro Gordo boasts a fantastic school system,
several downtown merchants, public library, a bank, a gas
station/service center, grocery store, and much, much more!
But the heart of Cerro Gordo lies in the community members who
give it life. Our teachers, our business leaders, our
children - everyone contributes in their own way to the growth of
the community.
The village board regularly meets on the third Monday of
every month at the village hall (unless otherwise noted).
Upcoming meeting agendas and previous board meeting minutes can be
found on the Village Board page.
:: Village Ordinances
As time allows, we are digitizing Cerro Gordo village ordinances and
placing them on this website. This is a long and tedious task,
but what we have done is available on the Village
Ordinance page.
The village board regularly meets on the third Monday of
every month at the village hall (unless otherwise noted).
Upcoming meeting agendas and previous board meeting minutes can be
found on the Village Board page.
Cerro Gordo, IL statistical information