The Village of Hoopeston was organized in January 1874, with the following presidents serving from that time:
1874 – T.J. Carr
1874-1875 – N.L. Thompson
1875-1876 – S.P. Thompson
1876-1877 – Samuel Noggle
In April 1877, the City of Hoopeston was organized. The following is a list of the mayors and the year of election:
1877-1879 – JACOB S. McFERREN
1879– ALBA HONEYWELL
1880-1881 – S.P. THOMPSON
1881-1884 – JACOB S. McFERREN
1885-1888 – H.L. BUSHNELL
1888 – A.H. TREGO
1889-1891 – W.P. PIERCE
1891-1893 – W.R. WILSON
1893-1895 – J.H. DYER
1895-1897 – JACOB S. McFERREN
1897-1901 – JOHN L. HAMILTON
1901 – JACOB McFERREN
1902-1905 – JAMES CUNNINGHAM
1905-1907 – FRED AYERS
1907-1909 – C.S. CRARY
1909-1913 – H.C. FINLEY
1913-1917 – I.E. MERRITT
1917-1919 – WILLIAM MOORE
1919-1925 – JOHN A HEATON
1925-1929 – D.J. McFERREN
1929-1931 – FRED E EAREL
1931-1933 – E.H. RICHCREEK
1933-1935 – WALTER TREGO
1935-1937 – FRANKLIN JOHNSON
1937-1941 – WILLIAM BEGGS
1941-1947 – GILBERT C TREGO
1947-1949 – FRANK NEWMAN
1949-1953 – DR. G.R. BROWN
1953-1957 – D.J. McFERREN
1957-1961 – JOHN A CRUMLEY
1961-1965 – JOSEPH C MOORE II
1965-1969 – MARTIN YOUNG
1969-1981 – EARL SMOCK
1981-1989 – DON DUKES
1989-2001 – S. ROBERT AULT
2001-2005 – CHALMERS FLINT
2005-2009 – WILLIAM DEWITT
2009 – 2021 -BILL CRUSINBERRY
2022-Current JEFF WISE