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Gillespie sales tax

Illinois

Gillespie voters to consider sales tax question

GILLESPIE -- Voters in the city of Gillespie will have an opportunity on April 1 to consider a sales tax referendum. The referendum asks whether or not the city could impose a one percent sales tax for public safety. The Gillespie City Council greenlighted the referendum on January 13. City Attorney Rick Verticchio will draft the language for placement on the April 1 consolidated election ballot. The referendum coincides with the election of several key positions, which will involve electing […]

todayFebruary 17, 2025

Lovington MAPPING

East Central Illinois Region

Lovington raises funds for MAPPING process

LOVINGTON -- The Moultrie County community of Lovington is taking a step towards enhancing its future. They are raising funds to enlist support for the MAPPING The Future of Your Community program. The initiative, facilitated by the Institute for Rural Affairs (IIRA) at Western Illinois University, aims to empower residents and leaders to work together to shape a strategic vision for community and economic development. Lovington's participation would follow communities like Pana, Nokomis, and Teutoplis who went through the process. […]

todayFebruary 17, 2025

Dunkin' Decatur

East Central Illinois Region

Second Dunkin’ location to open in Decatur

DECATUR -- The building at 2330 Mount Zion Road in Decatur has had a long history of tenants. First, it was a Wendy’s, then a Hickory River Smokehouse, and soon, it will become the newest Dunkin' location. The Hickory River restaurant closed late last year due to the building owners not renewing their lease with the company. The barbecue restaurant is currently exploring other locations to reopen in Decatur. Local Dunkin' owners, Krishna and Sim Patel, confirmed the opening to […]

todayFebruary 14, 2025

Mattoon

Coles County

Mattoon council approves boat dock lease agreement

MATTOON/CHARLESTON -- The cities of Charleston and Mattoon simultaneously held city council meetings last Tuesday. In Mattoon, the City Council unanimously approved a lease agreement with G&H Services for the construction of a boat dock at Lake Mattoon’s marina. The 20-year agreement allows the company to construct a dock with 20 boat slips for the general public to rent boats and to rent to individual boat owners. Under the agreement, the company will be responsible for the construction costs including […]

todayFebruary 13, 2025

Emerald Acres

Coles County

Emerald Acres opens to the public

MATTOON -- The long-awaited Emerald Acres officially opened Thursday, Feb. 6, according to a social media post from the developer, Cleveland-based Goodman Real Estate. The nearly $100 million project has been approximately two years in the making. The sports complex will feature eight outdoor baseball and softball fields and eight soccer fields that are currently being constructed. The nearly 140,000-square-foot field house features 16 volleyball courts and eight basketball courts. Inside the field house also features a cafeteria and an […]

todayFebruary 12, 2025

Love's

Business & Lifestyle

Love’s Travel Stops to open 20 new stores in 2025

OKLAHOMA CITY -- Love’s Travel Stop and Country Stores plans to expand its footprint across the country in 2025, with 20 new locations, according to a company spokesperson. The company currently operates around 640 locations in 42 states. New locations will be opening in Arizona, Illinois, Ohio and Louisiana. Specific locations have not yet been announced, as the company typically announces the new locations as they open. Love’s currently operates 34 locations across Illinois. Another 50 locations will be remodeled […]

todayFebruary 12, 2025

storm severe weather

Illinois

Storm spotter training March 18

LITCHFIELD -- The National Weather Service office in St. Louis, in coordination with the Montgomery County Emergency Management Agency, will be hosting a storm spotter training class this spring. The class will take place at 6 p.m. inside the auditorium of the Litchfield campus of Lincoln Land Community College, 1 Lincoln Land Drive. The class is free and typically lasts roughly two hours. Participants will learn about thunderstorm development, storm structure, how to identify severe weather features, how to report […]

todayFebruary 11, 2025

election Montgomery County ballot

Illinois

Local ballot certified for Montgomery County election

HILLSBORO -- There are contested races aplenty in the April 1 consolidated election, but there are also races where candidates will be running uncontested or no candidates filing at all. Montgomery County Clerk Sandy Leitheiser released the certified ballot for the consolidated election on Monday per a request from Heartland Newsfeed. MUNICIPAL Litchfield Litchfield will have a new mayor as Steven Daughtery opted not to seek re-election. There is a three-way race with David Hollo, Jacob Fleming, and Dwayne Gerl. […]

todayFebruary 8, 2025

Mattoon restaurants

Coles County

Mattoon sees two restaurants close

MATTOON -- Mattoon-area residents now have two fewer restaurants to grab a bite to eat. The Denny’s restaurant on Richmond Avenue permanently closed earlier this month. "Denny’s has 44 other locations in Illinois, and one nearby at 1307 N. Keller Dr.," the PR firm representing Denny's said in a statement to Heartland Newsfeed. "We’d like to thank our team members and local community for their love of the Denny’s brand." The Mattoon location opened in May 2016 at its location […]

todayJanuary 24, 2025

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