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Join Jessica Lotz and Jonathan Simmons Friday mornings for a snapshot of what’s happening in the O’Fallon and Shiloh (Illinois) area right now. We’ll give highlights of new developments and projects, details of upcoming events and report on good news happening in our community! Listen to The 618 Now to be in-the-know. This podcast is a production of the O’Fallon-Shiloh Chamber of Commerce.
Episodes
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
Thursday Jul 25, 2024
In this episode, we talk about a really unique event coming to Shiloh that helps veterans tell their stories through music... Freedom Sings.
Thank you to this week's podcast partner, Vine Street Market @ OFallon Station!
On the calendar:
- Sat, July 27th 8am-noon Vine Street Market @ OFallon Station
- Sat, July 27 noon-4pm A Wizard's birthday in the Downtown District
- Thurs, Aug 1 5-9pm District Nights in the Downtown District, live music starts at 6pm
- Sat, Aug 24th O-Town Hustle 5k, register now!
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
Thursday Jul 18, 2024
In this episode, we talk about O'Fallon's bi-annual citizen survey and how community input helps drive decision making. Fun Fact: the library currently ranks as the highest rated amenity within the city (earning a 94% "excellent" or "good" rating).
Promised links:
The O'Fallon Public Library's "Library of things."
The O'Fallon Police Department's Citizen Police Academy is accepting applications for their fall class.
On the calendar:
- Sat, July 20th 8am-noon Vine Street Market @ OFallon Station
- Wed, July 24th 7-8:30pm Shiloh's Music in the Park featuring Friends of the Bluegrass
- Sat, July 27 12-4pm A Wizard's Birthday in the Downtown District (check in begins at 11am)
- Aug 11th is the deadline to apply for the Metro East Start Up Challenge. Listen to this episode to learn more.
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Thursday Jul 11, 2024
Did you know that local elections scheduled for April 1, 2025 actually start now? The process of running for school board, city council, village and more begins in August of the year prior to the election. In this episode, we cover how to run for an elected position and what it looks like for candidates who want to serve in public office.
On the calendar:
- Sat, July 13 8am-noon Vine Street Market @ OFallon Station
- Sat, July 13 8am Jenn Mueller Memorial Run (race day registrations are accepted!)
- Sat, July 13 @ 10am Battle of the Bands applications for City Fest open (CityFest is Aug 24)
- Sat, Aug 24 O-Town Hustle 5k (part of CityFest)
Friday Jul 05, 2024
Friday Jul 05, 2024
This week, we're talking about the upcoming Unplug IL day (July 13th). This is a day that encourages ditching your devices and plugging into nature! There are a number of activities around town including meditations and sound baths plus a cardboard regatta at the city's Memorial Pool!
On the calendar:
- Sat, July 5th 8am-noon Vine Street Market @ OFallon Station
- Wed, July 10th 7-8:30pm Shiloh's Music in the Park featuring Little Known Facts
- Thurs, July 11 5-9pm District Nights in the downtown district, live music starts at 6pm
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
Thursday Jun 27, 2024
- Sat, June 29th 8am-noon Vine Street Market @ OFallon Station featuring the Southwest-Southland Dairy Farmers with their milking trailer.
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- Market opens at 8am
- Live music presented by Newbold Toyota and Newbold BMW starts at 9am
- Wed, July 3rd @ dusk Fireworks over OFallon in the Family Sports Park
- Sat, July 13th 8am Jenn Mueller Memorial Race
- Sat, July 13th Battle of the Bands registration opens up (for CityFest)
- Tues, Sept 10th Chamber's annual golf tournament. Register now!
Friday Jun 21, 2024
Friday Jun 21, 2024
In this episode, we discuss how local businesses are going to win $25,000 in cash prizes, just for existing! We're talking about the Metro East Start Up Challenge.
On the calendar:
- Sat, June 22 8am-noon Vine Street Market at OFallon Station
- Friday, June 28 @ 8am Chamber's Business Over Breakfast
- Wed, July 3rd 8:30pm Fireworks over OFallon @ Family Sports Park
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
Thursday Jun 13, 2024
In this episode, we highlight a Lead In graduate and former director of The Egg and I restaurant whose community legacy lives on despite her passing away.
There's a fundraiser in her honor that helps provide scholarships for local youth and for Lead In members.
Register for the Jenn Mueller Memorial 5k here.
On the calendar,
- Friday, June 14th First Responder Night at the Gateway Grizzlies, first responders get in FREE, family and friends can purchase $17 tickets here ($5 gets donated to Backstoppers)
- Sat, June 15th 8am-noon First Responder & Military Day @ Vine Street Market, First responders and military receive $5 in market bucks to spend.
- Sat, June 15th 11am-2pm Brunch Edition: LIVE music @ June's Breakfast + patio
- Tues, June 18th 5-6:30pm Business After Hours hosted by Addington Place
- Wed, June 19th 7-8:30pm Shiloh's Music in the Park featuring Vince K band
- Tues, Sept 10th is the Chamber's annual golf tournament! Player and sponsor registration are now open! Teams fill quickly so register NOW if you're interested in playing
Friday Jun 07, 2024
Friday Jun 07, 2024
In this episode, we talk about everyone’s favorite topic… taxes! Property tax statements were mailed this past week and we talk about how property taxes are calculated and what they fund.
On the calendar:
- Friday, June 7 5:15-6:30 pm Family Fishing Derby in the south pond of the Family Sports Park - free to attend and fish!
- Sat, June 8th 8am-noon Vine Street Market @ OFallon Station
- Sat, June 8th 9am-noon Auffenberg's Kids' Day
- Thurs, June 13th 11:30am Chamber's Restaurant Roulette (for Chamber members)
- Thurs, June 13th 5-9 Live Music on the patio @ June's
- Thurs, June 13th 7-9pm Auffenberg's Summer Concert Series featuring The Stew Ewing Band
- Friday, June 14th First Responder Night at the Gateway Grizzlies, first responders get in FREE, family and friends can purchase $17 tickets here ($5 gets donated to Backstoppers)
- Sat, June 15th 8am-noon First Responder & Military Day @ Vine Street Market, First responders and military receive $5 in market bucks to spend.
- Tues, Sept 10th is the Chamber's annual golf tournament! Player and sponsor registration are now open! Teams fill quickly so register NOW if you're interested in playing.
Thursday May 30, 2024
Thursday May 30, 2024
Keeping up with what's happening in the community can be challenging. In this episode, we offer a few resources (other than our podcast!) for people who are interested in keeping up with details about developments, municipal happenings, etc.
- Developments being build (map)
- Subscribe to receive the Inside OFallon Newsletter or to receive emails when agenda items are posted for City Council
- Keep up with construction/infrastructure updates
- Review the city's stormwater projects (historical and current)
- Keep up with the Community Park Enhancement project
- Shiloh offers a quarterly newsletter (scroll to the bottom of the page to sign up)
On the calendar:
- Sat, June 1st 8am-noon Vine Street Market at O'Fallon Station.
- Market opens at 8am, free yoga from Moonbird Yoga also starts at 8am
- Live music presented by Newbold Toyota and BMW starts at 9am
- Sat, June 1 10am OTHS graduation
- Wed, June 5th 7-8:30pm Shiloh's Music in the Park featuring the Waterloo German Band
- Thurs, June 6th 6-9pm District Nights in the Downtown District
- Sat, June 8th 9am-noon Auffenberg's Kids' Day
Thursday May 23, 2024
Thursday May 23, 2024
In this episode, we celebrate the 571 seniors from the Class of 2024 at OTHS! Collectively, they received approx $15.5 million in scholarship! Woohoo! We give some insights into what the world was like when they were growing up.
On the calendar:
- Sat, May 25th 8am-noon, Vine Street Market @ OFallon Station
- 8am Yoga by Moonbird Yoga under the shade trees
- 9am Live music presented by Newbold Toyota and BMW
- Summer fun list provided by the OFallon Public Library