IT'LL BE THE 40th annual GREATER TAYLORVILLE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

CHILLIFEST place on the Square

Come and CHILLIFEST with us! Enjoy live music, delicious food, craft vendors, KidZone, ICS sanctioned chili cook-offs & the Chilli Pepper Pageants all on our historic Taylorville square. Don't miss this fiery celebration of chilli and community!

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Taylorville Chillifest held their chilli cookoff on Saturday as part of the International Chili Cook off.  Congratulations to our winners! 

Congratulations to our winners. Out of 12 cooks in the chilli red category, Mike Thompson won first place, Mike Mayenschein won second place, and Debra Hunt and Lloyd Weir tied for third place. 

In the Verde category, Trent Atwood won first place, Chrissy Atwood won second place, Lloyd Weir won third place, and Ken Blaida got honorable mention. 

In People's Choice category, Dan Reichert won. 

In homestyle category, Julie Netser won first place, Brenda Weir took second place, Ken Blaida took third place, and Wes Carlson won honorable mention. 

The Chillifest Pageant Winners were announced.  Taryn Clarke was named Miss Chilli Pepper with Ella Hohenstein getting first runner up, and Julie Wayman getting second runner up. Charlie Craggs was named Miss Congeniality. 

Reagan Funderburk was named Teen Chilli Pepper with Riley Lancaster getting first runner up. Gianna Marchetti was named second runner up and Reagan Funderburk was named Miss Congeniality. 

Edith Becker was named Junior Miss Chilli Pepper with Oria Becker getting named 1st runner up.  2nd Runner up was Emercyn Copeland. 

Little Miss Chilli Pepper was Brynnlee Halligan with 1st runner up named Paisley Baker.  2nd runner up was Oakley Snyder. 

Little Mr Chilli Pepper was Giavonni Lawrence with Harvey Sides taking 1st runner up and Greyson Skinner second runner up. 

Congratulations to all our winners and everyone that participated in the 2025 Chilli Pepper Pageants.

Little Miss Chilli Pepper was named on Sunday. Charlotte Hurst was named Little Miss Chilli Pepper with Ravyn Ferrill 1st runner up, and Ruby Woods 2nd runner up. 

Little Mister Chilli Bean was named with Kessler Sheppard securing honors. Macklen Sullivan took 1st runner up and Beau Brockson Shewmaker 2nd runner up.

Mister Grand Pepper Randy Fisher and Miss Grand Pepper Brenda Stickel were both named as well. 

The chili cookoffs at the Greater Taylorville Chamber of Commerce saw competition for several different categories including Red, Verde, Homestyle, and People's Choice.  Wes Carlson won in the Red category with Julie Netser finishing in second. 

Under Homestyle, Ken Blaida won 1st place, Mike Thompson won 2nd, and Mike Mayenschein won 3rd.

Chrissy Atwood won 1st place in Verde with Lloyd Weir finishing in 2nd.  Mike Mayenschein secured 3rd place in the Verde category as well. 

Mike Mayenschein won People's Choice Award with a gift card compliments of the Illinois Beef Association.