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August 21 - Korte Meat Processing |
September 20 - Street Art Fest |
| Join us in welcoming and supporting our
NEW Chamber Members! |
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Be a Part of Highland’s Most Colorful Day of the Year!
Street Art Fest returns Saturday, Sept. 20 (rain date: Sept. 21), transforming the Highland Square into a vibrant open-air gallery. Dozens of artists will turn the streets into masterpieces, while visitors enjoy art, live music, shopping, food, and fun kids’ activities.
Sponsorship puts your business front and center with a highly engaged local audience. It’s a powerful way to boost visibility, drive traffic, and show your support for the community – all in one day!
If you haven’t sent in your sponsorship form yet, there’s still time to secure your spot and be part of this fantastic event! We’ve got talented artists ready to create incredible chalk masterpieces - now we just need YOU to sponsor their spots. Your support puts your name right alongside the art and helps make this community celebration possible! Artist Bag Sponsor deadline is August 21st to include your logo on the bags
Entertainment and Kids Korner Sponsorships are now FULL! Thank you! |
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Thank you 2025 Sponsors for your support!!! |
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Art Square Sponsors
Michelangelo Sponsors Highland Arts Council The Korte Company Picasso Sponsors Skyline Community Realty Group Da Vinci Sponsors Gateway Digital Media Group
Highland Rotary Club Luitjohan Flooring Scheffel Boyle St Paul School & Parish
Steve Schmitt Chevrolet Terra Properties Voegele Studio Ziegler Jacob Insurance Monet Sponsors Becker Jewelers
CC Food Mart Constitution Bank Epoc Experience/Fathom BJJ Highland Arts Center/Highland Music School Highland Lions Club
HSHS St Joseph's Hospital Kloss Furniture Korte & Luitjohan Contractors Lee's Fine Jewelry Mazzio's Italian Eatery
Michael's Coffee Shop On Board Charcuterie Plocher Construction Powers Advisory Group The Smile Shoppe
Sparlin Plumbing Spengel-Boulanger Straeter Thinking |
| Event Sponsors Kids Korner Sponsors Highland Optimist Club Scott Credit Union Entertainment Sponsors Big R Farm & Home Highland Jaycees
Artist Bag Sponsors
Counselors Associates Ltd Driscoll Brickwork
Edward Jones - Brian Becker Trouw Nutrition Friends of the Fest Happy Faces - Face Painting Highland Nutrition Center Kalmer Landscape Supply
Myrtle & Grace Rosenthal Optometric Steve Schmitt Chevrolet |
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Special thank you to the Highland Civic Woman's Club for organizing the Kids Korner! |
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Highland Farmer's Market
Farmers Market on the Square Tuesdays from 4-7pm |
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See below for some of the events offered and click the link below for a FULL list! |
Book Club Meets 4th Thursday of each month at 6:30 pm |
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| School and Sports Physicals available at HSHS Medical Group offices
Walk-in appointments available at select locations
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. – HSHS Medical Group offices are now scheduling school and sports physicals for children 18 years old or younger. Now is the time to schedule the physical well before the sports season or school year starts. |
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First Mid Earns Third Consecutive Top Workplaces Industry Award
Mattoon, IL (August 7, 2025) First Mid Bancshares, Inc. (First Mid) is proud to announce it has been named a
Top Workplaces award recipient in the Financial Services Industry for the third year in a row by Energage, a
purpose-drive organization that develops solutions to build and brand Top Workplaces.
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Highland Health Care Center Hosting Free Community “Drive-Through Health Fair” on Friday, Sept. 12, 11 a.m.-2 p.m.
HIGHLAND, IL. (Aug. 11th, 2025) – Highland Health Care Center, in Highland, is hosting a community drive-through health fair on the grounds of the skilled nursing care facility on Friday, Sept. 12, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. It is free and open to all ages. The event, to be held at 1450 26th St., Highland, IL., will feature: · Blood pressure, blood sugar, and vital sign screenings and is open to the public. · Hydration station will be provided. · Drive through, get a checkup, and grab your free health and wellness bag!! |
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Click images for a full view of flyers |
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St. Paul Kirchenfest
Scheduled Events - Aug 22-24 |
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Kirchenfest 53 is being held August 22-24 and we can't wait to see you there. The weather forecast is looking great! The Kirchenfest Chairs wanted to cordially invite all of you to please join us for the Kirchenfest Auction. It will be held this year on Saturday, August 23 beginning at 10 AM in the North tent.
There are tons of great items up for grabs. Sports tickets, dining, parties, experiences, and other great items you won't find anywhere else. There is something for everyone.
VIEW AUCTION ITEMS!
Grab a plate of our famous Bavarian breakfast skillet and a cold drink of your choice and head on over to the North Tent to join us for a great time! The first 25 paddles to register on Saturday morning will even receive a special attendance prize. We can’t wait to see you at Kirchenfest 53! Lots to do at this year's Event! Check out the links below for more info! Schedule of Events MEGA Raffle!
BINGO!
NEW FOOD ITEM - HOT DOGS
JASS
BAVARIAN SKILLET
ELVIS
BIKE/RUN
CORNHOLE
FREE THROW CONTEST |
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Highland Jaycees School Supply Drive - AUG 1-SEP 1 |
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| The Highland Jaycees are holding a School Supply Drive! We will have boxes at First Mid Bank & Trust, Bank of Hillsboro, FCB, Region, TruBuy and Korte Meat. Drop off supplies from 08/01/2025 to 09/01/2025 |
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Main Street Pastures
Monthly Special - AUG |
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| Make sure to visit the booth at the Highland Farmer's Market every Tuesday! Find us:
Highland Farmer's Market
Tuesday 4-7pm @ Highland Square
Farm Store Hours:
Thursdays & Fridays 3-6pm
Most Saturdays 9-12pm Vine Street Market
Saturdays at O'Fallon Station 8-12pm |
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Cedarhurst Senior Living
Coffee & Donuts - AUG 28 |
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| Cedarhurst is excited to host Coffee & Donuts! |
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Heartland Community Chorus
Auditions - (see attachment for dates) |
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Heartland Community Chorus needs your talents! For more information, click HERE! |
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Three Brothers Masonic
Golf Scramble |
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Three Brothers Masonic invite you to take part in their Golf Scramble to benefit Shriners Children's Click the image below for details and sing up form!
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| Three Brothers Masonic invite you to Sponsor their Golf Scramble to benefit Shriners Children's. Click the image below for sponsorship form and sign up! |
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Gateway CEO Meet & Greet - SEP 4 |
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| Thursday September 4
7:30-8:30 AM
Truck Centers Training Center
2376 Formosa Road
Meet 20 new students from Class of 2026.
Network with business members from our local
community
Breakfast pizza & coffee available |
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Highland Arts Council
Watercolor Class - Sep 10 - Oct 8 |
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| The Highland Arts Council is hosting a 5 week Watercolor Class! See below for more information and to get signed up!!! |
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Leaps of Love 24 Hour Laps for Leaps - September 19-20 |
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| Click HERE for more information on this family friendly event for a GREAT cause!!!
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Greg Holthaus Memorial Fund LifeVac Giveaway - Fall 2025 Wiffleball Tournament - OCT 5 |
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Holly's House of Hope
Quarterly Newsletter - Click to Read! |
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Athletico Physical Therapy |
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Unwind Services to Elevate Your Beauty |
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Apex
Welcome new Personal Trainers / Fall Youth Speed & Strength Class |
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Lipic's Engagement
Customer Service Week/Limited Time Offer |
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| National Customer Service Week 2025 is right around the corner—how will your business recognize the incredible people who keep your customers coming back? Whether you're a business owner, part of an HR team, or in management, now is the perfect time to start planning a meaningful way to celebrate your frontline staff.
From personalized gifts and team appreciation events to branded apparel or recognition programs, there are countless ways to show your customer service team they’re valued. How will you make it count this year? Whether it is 4 employees or 40K employees, Lipic's Engagement can help you with your decisions today. |
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St. Paul School Upcoming Events |
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Grantfork Village-Wide Garage Sale |
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Recurring/Ongoing Announcements |
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View past streams and upcoming live streams of Highland Sports through the link below! |
| | Help Complete the Puzzle with LOL! Let’s have some FUN and help us reach our goal! Help us present 15 families with a $100 gift card by donating a piece of the puzzle! Your support makes a difference! |
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| What's Up Highland Podcast |
Does your organization have something to share with the community? If so, Joe & Jeff invite YOU to join their podcast and get the word out! |
| Are you looking to treat your employees or clients with something sweet? The Cookie Doode offers a variety of bulk order options to suit your needs! From delightful cookie platters perfect for office gatherings to individually bagged cookies for larger events, we have you covered.
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For Information about Welcome Club, Click on the image below!!! |
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Catch up on all the latest news and read
The Pioneer Newspaper |
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Discover Downstate Illinois is looking for to help promote your event!
If you have an event that you would like posted, following their link HERE! |
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| | Is Your Business Hiring?
Submit Your Own Job Listing - If you would like your company's open positions listed on the Chamber website, you can do so by entering them from your member home page.
1) Sign in with the log in and password you set up when you joined the Chamber or when we transitioned to the new website. If you need the info resent or have questions, just let us know, we are HAPPY to help!
2) Click on Resources
3) Choose Submit Job Board - enter your job information
When you complete your entry, it will be pending until approved by the Admin(Hillarie). These are checked weekly for approval.
Click HERE for a full listing of job postings from our website!
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Chamber Office Hours
Monday - Thursday:
9am - 3pm
If you would like to meet with us and want to ensure that we are in the office, feel free to call ahead of time as we may be out and about visiting with Chamber members.
Thank you!
DEADLINE for getting information in the Chamber weekly newsletter is Thursday by 9:00am.
If you miss the cut-off date, we keep your information for the next publication. Please submit your information to
hillarie@highlandillinois.com or taylor@highlandillinois.com
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