IN OUR COMMUNITY

It’s that time of year again. Please help us fill the food pantry for the upcoming Holiday! Food Drive will be held this Saturday, November 1st. Crews will be picking up non-perishable donations from 9:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.

The food pantry is in need of staples like pasta, breakfast foods, vegetables, and fruit. In addition this time of the year we could use:

Chili, Spices, Sugar, Flour, Manwich/BBQ, Tuna/Chicken and other canned meats

Soups, Stuffing, potatoes, and drinks.

If you live in City limits, you may place your food by your door and the ambulance drivers will pick up the food. If you do not live within City limits and would like to help stock our shelves, you can either deliver to the ambulance or contact the food pantry.

For more information call 815 795-4902

Constellation Energy has filed a request for annexation of approximately 715 acres of land south of Marseilles. 

There will be a Public Hearing on November 5th from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m. at City Hall, 200 Riverfront Drive in Marseilles. 

Representatives from Constellation Energy will be present to discuss the annexation and to answer any questions the public may have.

The City Council’s regular meeting will be at 6:00 p.m. or shortly thereafter depending on the public meeting. At which time the Council will consider either approving or denying the annexation petition from Constellation Energy.

To view the full Annexation Agreement and the Summary Highlights please visit the City of Marseilles Website at www.ctyofmarseilles.com 

MES Christmas Connection is Back!

Marseilles Elementary School is teaming up with the Marseilles Police Department, Marseilles Lions Club, Labor Local Union 393, and local churches to make sure no MES student goes without Christmas gifts!

Families in need can complete the MES Christmas Connection form—available on our website: mes150.org/community/christmas-connection

—and submit it to the school. Each family is randomly assigned to one organization, which will provide holiday support. Families cannot apply with multiple organizations.

After submitting, you’ll receive a call from your assigned organization to confirm your submission and ask a few follow-up questions.

🎁 Let’s make this holiday season magical for every MES student!

Marseilles Elementary School is proud to honor our veterans with a special Veterans Day Program on Monday, November 10, 2025, at 9:00 A.M. in the Big Gym.

A continental breakfast will be offered in the cafeteria for veterans and their families immediately following the program.

We kindly ask all veterans planning to attend (and their family members joining for breakfast) to RSVP to the Front Office at 815-554-4338.

Please enter through the red gym doors. We look forward to celebrating and thanking our heroes together! 

The Holiday Magic Lighted Santa Parade will be Saturday December 6th with parade line up at City Hall, 200 Riverfront Drive. Santa will be on hand and can visit with him at Knudson Park. The Christmas Lighting of decorations in the park will also take place.

Daylight Saving Time ends in just one week! Are you ready to “fall back” in the early hours on Sunday, November 2nd at 2:00 a.m.

The general idea is that this allows us all to use natural daylight better: moving clocks back one hour in the fall grants us more daylight during winter mornings. In the autumn, we set our clocks back one hour until Daylight Saving Time again in March.

Not everyone is a fan of this practice, though! In the U.S., exceptions to DST are Arizona (except for the Navajo Nation), Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the U.S. Virgin Islands, Northern Mariana Islands, Guam, and American Samoa. 

Learn more about where Daylight Saving Time originated, and why we still largely practice it today. Almanac.com/DST

Marseilles Rotary’s NEW fundraiser has begun! SPLIT THE POT! Halfway to St. Patrick’s Day Raffle! The more tickets that sell the higher the pot gets! Only $5 per ticket! Ticket profits go to support the needs of our community. 

The Marseilles Police Department is excited to announce that our annual Shop with a Cop program is officially underway! Donations can be dropped off at the Marseilles Police Department or mailed to:

202 Riverfront Dr.  Marseilles IL 61341 

Please make checks payable to Marseilles Police Association

Thank you for helping us make the season a little brighter for our community’s kids!

*Each year, this program helps bring holiday joy to local children by giving them a chance to go shopping with our officers for gifts, clothing, and holiday essentials. 

5th Annual Veterans’ Homecoming is hosted by the Marseilles American Legion Post 235. The event will be held on November 8th. The public is welcome. Hors d’oeuvres and open bar at 4:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m. Free for Veterans and spouses, $10 for all others for dinner.

The holidays are underway as the “Great American Christmas” FREE Preview is back!  All MTCO digiMAX TV subscribers will have access to watch on Great American Family on channel 496 from Saturday, November 1st to Sunday, November 30th.  Enjoy a full month of faith-based holiday cheer, including a new movie premiere every Saturday at 7:00 p.m. 

Check out the full “Great American Christmas” lineup at https://www.tvguide.com/news/great-american-family-christmas-movie-calendar-2025-the-full-schedule/

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Battlefield 6 was just released and will feature a battle royal mode and is free-to-play, with gameplay dynamics similar to Battlefield V’s Firestorm.  More discussion at:  https://www.pcgamer.com/games/battle-royale/ea-confirms-free-to-play-battlefield-6-battle-royale-is-coming-out-tomorrow/

These phishing emails copy trusted credit card companies to create panic and urgency, and with a goal to get you to click.  The subject of these scam emails states that “your account is temporarily restricted” or they “need to verify activity.”

For examples of these phishing emails and how to help identify them, visit 

https://cyberguy.com/scams/beware-fake-credit-card-account-restriction-scams

MSNBC Rebrand

The network known as MSNBC (channel 513) will begin going by MS NOW, My Source for News Opinion World, starting November 15th.  The network is being split off from NBCUniversal and will become part of a new publicly traded company called Versant, prompting the name change.

Are you considering purchasing a new laptop, Mac, or Chromebook?  Check out this article on how much RAM you may need in 2025: https://www.zdnet.com/article/how-much-ram-do-you-need-in-2025-my-expert-advice-for-windows-and-mac-users/