If you are after the tranquillity and charm that only small-town locations afford, the village of Arthur has those qualities in heaps. Home to the largest Amish community in Illinois, people flock ...

Known as “The Heart of the Illinois Amish Countr,” Arthur ... potential of creating a program that would shine the light on their town through the eyes of the people who call Arthur, IL home. We also ...

Not far from St. Louis, in and around Arthur, Illinois, is the largest concentration of Amish people in Illinois ... appropriate to the town that calls itself the "Broom Corn Capital of America." ...

ARTHUR — A couple of horses may have started the construction of the Illinois Amish Heritage Center’s future Visitor and Museum Center, but a (John) Deere is going to keep it going.

ARTHUR — The Illinois Amish Heritage Center has announced plans to start construction this month on a new 10,000-square-foot museum and visitor center. Executive Director David King said in a ...

That was not the case in Arthur ... thanks to the nearby Amish community, the oldest and largest in Illinois. And some of the richest farmland in the world grows corn and soybeans outside the ...

ARTHUR (JG-TC) -- The heart of Central Illinois Amish country is only about 20 miles north of Mattoon. But the community's traditions and lifestyle have helped the Amish create a world of their own.

The Amish country of central Illinois is about as far away from Chicago as you can get without resorting to time travel. The area around the towns of Arcola, Arthur and Sullivan has much more than ...

If you have a good spot, you don’t just witness the town ... central Illinois country roads with bumper-to-bumper traffic by midafternoon. Many members of the nearby Old Order Amish population ...

ARCOLA - Some Amish residents in the Arthur and Arcola areas are recommending ... said an official with the Illinois Amish Interpretive Center in Arcola. Amber Kauffman, director of the center ...