Lemont Reminds Residents To Sign Up For Alert System

LEMONT, IL — The Village of Lemont and Lemont Township are reminding residents to sign up for Everbridge, a new alert mass notification system it started using last year.

Residents and businesses are encouraged to register immediately to receive these alerts by visiting the Village of Lemont website, www.lemont.il.us, and selecting “Lemont Alerts” on the top right, the featured button or bottom portion of the home page.

Everbridge will alert residents and businesses about time-sensitive, urgent or emergency incidents that may affect your safety, impact your commute or affect your daily routine, according to the Village.

Alerts range from automated weather alerts, shelter in place, natural disasters, and other emergencies, to more time-sensitive announcements, such as road closures, water main breaks, or areas to avoid. Messages will be sent to residents on their preferred devices — cell phone, SMS, home phone, email, and more.

Residents listed in the Lemont, IL, 911 database will be automatically subscribed to emergency alerts by phone, but Everbridge allows citizens to self-register, provide additional contact information or opt out, the Village said.

“We have a commitment to ensure public safety, community awareness and emergency response. To uphold this, when critical information and more urgent public service announcements are available, we need to reach our residents as quickly and reliably as possible,” said Marc Maton, Chief of Police. “The Everbridge emergency notification system allows the Village of Lemont and Lemont Township to disseminate this information across all types of devices, ensuring residents have access to real-time public information when they need it the most.”