In 1906, Mayor Walter A. Panneck sold 450 city hall bonds to help raise the $75,000 needed to build a new city hall. Designed by local architect Victor A. Matteson and built by M.W. Allen & Sons from Peoria and J.M. Dougherty from Ottawa, the building represents an eclectic blend of several different styles of architecture. Located on the third floor of the building is the original city council chambers, restored in 1998. The building is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.