Grab-a-Java, a popular local coffee shop best known for its store-made coffee and witty artwork, plans to open a new location along Chatham Road later this year. The store's holding group — led by owner Bill Legge — filed a permit with the city for commercial development on a site at 300 Chatham Road last week.

Kentucky Burn at 1104 Sangamon Ave. on Wednesday. Kentucky Burn has joined its sister businesses just south of the Illinois State Fairgrounds main gate. This newest venture at 1104 Sangamon Ave. features 150 varieties of whiskey, as well as a full bar. The theme is reflected in the bar itself with a base made from repurposed oak barrels.

Truckload of peaches & pecans coming to town! Fresh-picked straight from our Georgia orchard. -When: 6/28/22, 10am-1045am -Where: Spare Time Lanes 2870 N Jasper St. -To reserve a box please make your reservation at MyFruitTruck.com/reserve -You pay for your peaches & pecans when you pick them up at the truck.

If the summer heat is getting you down, a Decatur business owner says her ice cream with a literal twist might be just what you need. - If there’s one word that sums up this past month, it’s HOT. And yes, that’s an all-caps HOT. With temperatures frequently hovering near triple digits, we’ve all been searching for ways to stay cool.

Clint Bland of Bland Family Farm in front of some of his cows Friday June 17, 2022. Clint Bland, a Jacksonville-based farmer and merchant, was skeptical of a website called Market Wagon when he first saw a promoter from the company hawk its wares at the Old Capitol Farmers Market a few years ago. He sees advantages to meeting people where they are and explaining what his products are and what makes them better than other, similar products.

Boot Barn, a company specializing in Western and work-related shoes, apparel and accessories, plans to open a store in Springfield in early 2023. The store will be in Sherwood Plaza, located on Wabash Avenue between Burlington and Binny’s Beverage Depot. It will open in the first quarter of 2023, according to the company's media coordinator, Tonya Doyel.