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FORSYTH — A slow but steady stream of customers partook in the grand opening of the new Starbucks location in Forsyth at the southeast corner of U.S. 51 and Marion Avenue on Monday, July 1. The store was first announced in early 2023 with construction not beginning until earlier this year. Starbucks initially planned for a fall 2023 opening but faced delays that were not addressed. This will be the fifth location in Macon County and the first in Forsyth. […]
MATTOON — Construction continues on the Emerald Acres sports complex and shopping center near Interstate 57 in Mattoon. The nearly $100 million development, led by Goodman Real Estate of Cleveland, Ohio, broke ground in spring 2023. The sports complex will have eight outdoor softball fields, eight soccer fields, and a 135,000-square-foot field house with eight basketball courts and 16 volleyball courts. The new development will be aimed at hosting youth sporting events and tournaments. Multiple requests for comment to Goodman […]
CHARLESTON — The highly-anticipated Sonic restaurant at 107 W. Lincoln Ave. in Charleston will be open at the beginning of August, according to a company spokesperson. The location will be operated by Guernsey Holdings, which operates the recently opened Sonic location in Taylorville. The restaurant will be open seven days a week from 6 a.m. to midnight. The new store will create approximately 60 to 80 new jobs. Sonic currently has 3,545 locations across the United States, 50 of which […]
DECATUR -- Decatur will soon have another option for quick-service Tex-Mex cuisine. A Qdoba Mexican Grill restaurant has been planned to open at 3116 Water St. in the Brettwood Village shopping center, according to building permit records. The owner, North Fork Fresh Mex LLC, took out the building permits valued at nearly $500,000. Qdoba was founded in 1995 by Anthony Miller and Robert Hauser in Denver, Colo. The restaurant was originally named Zuma Fresh Mexican Grill before changing to Z-Teca […]
SAVOY — Prairie Fields Park in Savoy will host three teams for the Annual Savoy Beep Baseball Tournament on Saturday, July 6 from 10:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Hosted by the National Beep Baseball Association and supported by the local Lions clubs, the tournament is an adaptive version of baseball for the blind, low-vision, and legally blind. Athletes from around the Midwest will travel to Savoy to compete, including the Indy Thunder, Chicago Comets, and Gateway Archers. The games are […]
CHARLESTON -- The Walmart Supercenter stores in Charleston and Urbana will soon be renovated as part of a large-scale rebranding initiative by the company. A spokesperson for Walmart confirmed the news via email Thursday afternoon. Several Illinois stores, including locations in Champaign and Shelbyville, have already undergone renovations. More than 650 Walmart stores across the country will be remodeled this year. The store’s new design intends to have a more modern and upscale aesthetic with a redesigned layout and brighter […]
DECATUR — The October opening date for the new Tillamook facility is set to be on schedule, according to an email provided by a company spokesperson. “We are still on track for a fall opening,” the email read. Tillamook County Creamery Association, based in Oregon, announced in early 2023 that they would be purchasing the former Prairie Farms facility on Martin Luther King Jr. Drive for a new ice cream factory. The company purchased the facility for $2.55 million. The […]
FORSYTH -- The former Hometown Buffet in Forsyth will soon be home to two new prominent national businesses. Starbucks and Five Below have both announced they will soon open locations on the property. Hometown Buffet closed the Forsyth restaurant in February 2016 due to financial performance issues. The parent company closed all Hometown Buffet locations and other subsidiaries during the COVID-19 pandemic. Nearly all of their former restaurants have been sold in auctions. The Starbucks store will be located on […]
FORSYTH -- Forsyth residents will have an opportunity to voice their opinions about the possibility of a cannabis dispensary opening within the community. The first meeting occurred Thursday evening with a second meeting on the subject to take place on July 11. Both meetings will be at 6 p.m. at the Forsyth Public Library at 268 S Elwood St. The meeting will allow residents to ask questions to the village government as well as investors who are interested in opening […]
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