The city is divided into four wards with the following boundaries:

    A.    Ward Number One: Ward Number One shall embrace all that part of the city lying southerly and southwesterly of a line described as commencing at a point where the centerline of Illinois Route 3 intersects the south boundary line of the city; thence northwestwardly, along the centerline of said Main Street to its intersection with the centerline of Monroe Street: thence southwestwardly, along the centerline of Monroe Street, to its intersection with the centerline of Beaird Street; thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Beaird Street, to its intersection with Hill Street, thence westwardly along the centerline of Hill Street to its intersection of Grueninger Street, thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Grueninger Street, to its intersection of Bottom Avenue, thence westwardly along the centerline of Bottom Avenue to its intersection with Illinois Route 3, thence northwestwardly along the centerline of Illinois Route 3 to its intersection with the centerline of Valmeyer Road thence westwardly, along the centerline of Valmeyer Road to its intersection with the west city limits thence along the southerly, easterly, and southerly city limits, to the point of beginning in the centerline of Illinois Route 3.

    B.    Ward Number Two: Ward Number Two shall embrace all that part of the city lying within the following boundaries: beginning at a point where the centerline of Illinois Route 3 intersects the south boundary line of the city; thence northwestwardly, along the centerline of said Main Street, to its intersection with the centerline of Rueck Street, thence northeastwardly and northerly, along the centerline of said Rueck Street, to its intersection with the north boundary line of the city thence along the northerly, easterly, and southerly city limits, to the point of beginning in the centerline of Illinois Route 3.

    C.    Ward Number Three: Ward Number Three shall embrace all that part of the city lying within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point where the centerline of Rueck Street intersects with the centerline of Main Street thence northwestwardly along the centerline of Main Street, to its intersection with Illinois Route 3, thence northwesterly along the centerline of Illinois Route 3, to the north city limits; thence easterly and thereafter along the north and northeasterly city limits to the intersection with the centerline of Rueck Street, thence southerly along the centerline line of Rueck Street to the point of beginning in the centerline line of Main Street.

    D.    Ward Number Four: Ward Four shall embrace all that part of the city lying within the following boundaries: Beginning at a point where the centerline of Main Street intersects with the centerline of Monroe Street, thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Monroe Street, to its intersection with the centerline of Beaird Street, thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Beaird Street, to its intersection with Hill Street, thence westwardly along the centerline of Hill Street to its intersection of Grueninger Street, thence southwestwardly along the centerline of Grueninger Street to its intersection of Bottom Avenue, thence westwardly along the centerline of Bottom Avenue to its intersection with Illinois Route 3 thence northwestwardly along the centerline of Illinois Route 3 to its intersection of Valmeyer Road, thence westwardly along the centerline of Valmeyer Road to its intersection with the west city limits thence northerly along the westerly city limits to the northern city limits line, thence east along the centerline of Illinois Route 3, thence southeasterly along the centerline of Route 3, to the centerline of Main Street, thence southeasterly along the centerline of Main Street to the point of beginning. (Ord. 636 § 1, 1986: prior code § 39-1-1)