Chillifest is a go for October 3rd and 4th after getting approval from the County Board, according to the CEO of the Taylorville Chamber Patty Hornbuckle.    

UFC Referee and Taylorville native Bobby Wombacher is coming back to town to be a celebrity Chillifest Judge, accoridng to Hornbuckle.

There are also a few events coming up before Chillifest, according to Hornbuckle. There is an event this Saturday at Big R in Taylorville and the Ducks Cornhole is on September 26th. 

The past few months have been difficult for the Chamber, according to Hornbuckle and as a 501c6 nonprofit organization they didn’t qualify for any of the state or federal grants that were available to most businesses.

Patty Hornbuckle was a guest on the NEWSTALK WTIM Morning Show.