Community Calendar
Blandinsville
TUESDAY After School Program Blandinsville First Christian Church After School Program for Kindergarten through High School students from 4:00 pm to 5:00 pm.
SATURDAYS Life Skills Program Blandinsville First Christian Church Life Skills Program for 5th grade through High School students from 9:00 am to 12:00 noon on the third Saturday of each month.
Story Hour and Crafts Saturdays at The Blandinsville-Hire Library at 10 AM.
Snacks will be available. Check out the many new kids and young adult books. Spend some time at the library and take a book home to read!
SUNDAY Youth Group Blandinsville First Christian Church Youth Group for 5th grade through High School students from 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm.
Bushnell
WEDNESDAYS Story time at the Bushnell library each Wednesday from 2:30-3:30 at the Bushnell Public Library. We will have snacks, story, crafts, and playtime.
FRIDAY, MAY 29 River Bend Food Bank Mobile Food Pantry will be at Fitch Manor, 1500 W. Main St., Bushnell on May 29.
This is a drive-up Food Pantry. Registration will be from 9:3010am and food distribution will be held 10-11:30am. Helpful Hint: Laundry baskets are great for the mobile food pantry.
MONDAY, JUNE 1-JUNE 4 Vacation Bible School
The Bushnell Area Ministerial Association Combined VBS, “Illumination Station”, will be held at Bushnell Stage Park. Kids who have turned 3 through those who have completed 5th grade are invited to join each evening starting with a meal at 5:30pm, with learning, crafts, games and activities from 6 to 8pm. Register at www.checkrow.com/vbs.
Colchester
SATURDAY, MAY 23 Remove Nonnative Plants from the Woods
Come and spend a few hours outdoors helping the Friends of Argyle and park staff remove nonnative plants from the woods at Argyle from 1:30-3:30pm. Litter collecting is an option for younger volunteers. Tools and gloves will be provided or bring your own. Meet at the park visitor center for supplies. For more information or to register as a volunteer for this event, call the park visitor center at (309)776-3422.
MAY 28 - MAY 30 All Town Yard Sale To add your address, days and hours to the list contact Jeanne Biswell at 309-333-0607 or [email protected] FRIDAY & SATURDAY, JUNE 5 &6 Clean up split into two days. The North side of town divided by the highway will be picked up on Friday June 5th. The South side of town divided by the highway will be picked up on Saturday June 6th. Bulk pick-up is for residents only, the amount for each residence should not be greater than what could fit in a typical pick-up truck, or something like four bulk items and 20 bags of trash. Please bag all items that can be bagged to help the clean up go swiftly and keep the mess to a minimum.
4TH THURSDAY OF MONTH New Illinois meetings
at 7pm at the Colchester Lions Club
Macomb
MAY 15 & 16 American Legion Poppy Days Macomb American Legion Poppy Days May 15&16 at various locations in Macomb SATURDAY, MAY 16 Farmers Market
Macomb's weekly outdoor Farmers Market meets again on Saturday, May 16th, from 8:00 a.m. to Noon in Chandler Park.
You'll find locally grown produce & live plants; locally raised eggs & meat; ready-to-eat local homemade baked goods, honey, flavored popcorn, breakfast & lunch sandwiches, & more; personal care products and hand-crafted goods & gifts made by local artisans & artists; on-site expert knife & blade sharpening; and more! t Destination 6 Live Pro Wrestling presents Blood on the Dance Floor on May 16. Doors open at 5:15pm for VIP, 5:30pm for General Admission and the show starts at 6pm. VIP tickets $30, Front Row $25, General $20, Kids 6 & U $10. Tickets available online through cash app or at the Destination 6 Arena. No outside food or alcohol.
SATURDAY & SUNDAY, MAY 16 & 17 Romance & Retail vendor event
May 16th 9-5pm & May 17th 9-3pm at Smut Wagon’s home base, 14725 N. 1150th Rd., Macomb. Romance & Retail will feature authors selling their stock and signing books, alongside a curated mix of vendors and makers.
WEDNESDAY, MAY 20 Antiques & Collectibles Club
The Antiques & Collectibles Club of West Central Illinois will meet Wednesday, May 20, 2026 from 7-9 pm in the Macomb City Hall Community Room, 232 East Jackson St (enter the east side of the building). Program: Collection Literature - Gary Neuhardt, our presenter, will discuss the valuable information found in the accompanying written literature with our collectibles. This material is often lost but can provide crucial insights about your collectibles. All meetings are open to the public.
SATURDAY, MAY 30 A One Book One Community Festival Event
Macomb Fire Station Safety Tour for Kids-between 2-3pm, Macomb Firefighters will show kids fire safety practices and tour the fire station with the. Guy Huston will read Wombat Said Come In with the kids and give each child or family their own copy of the book. The story is set in Australia during bush fire season.
Table Grove
FRIDAY, MAY 23 All Town Cleanup day
Trash must be bagged or boxed unless it is too large. Items that will not be included include: hazardous waste, electronics, tires, batteries, tree limbs, brush or yard trimmings and Freon based appliances. Only one appliance per household (air conditioners, refrigerators, dehumidifiers will not be accepted unless the Freon has been removed and a certificate of removal is attached to the item). Doors must be removed from refrigerators and freezers.
