By Kelly Costa

During Monday night’s city council meeting, Alderman Rick Johnson announced that city officials will be walking door to door in Ward 3 collecting water grant information. The state of Illinois requires a minimum response rate of 80 percent to qualify for the grant. The city is asking for help by answering the door and providing the limited information requested.

Also, city officials will be going door to door throughout the city collecting applications for home repair grants. These grants will allow the city to do such work as replacing roofs, doors, windows, heating and...