Village of Ashkum

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 Ashkum is a rural farming community in Iroquois County, Illinois. We're located about halfway between Chicago and Champaign right off of Interstate 57. 

With a population of 800, we offer  a quiet, safe community to raise a family, but we're close enough to the city and large employers. 

President  Paul Heideman

Clerk  Donna Schmitz          

Treasurer Krystal Alberts    

Trustee  Mike Cotter              

Trustee Angie Gray                

Trustee Shannon Meier       

Trustee Ellen Mikeworth    

Trustee Shelley Ponton      

"Ashkum" originated from a Native American 

word meaning "more and more."  The village

was named after Potawatomi Chief Ashkum

The Village was in 1856  on railroad land. The first election was held in 1861.  .

Our Sesquicentennial celebration was held in 2006.