Heyworth Car Show 2025: Chrome, classics, and community on Main Street

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Main Street Heyworth became a showcase of chrome and horsepower as the fourth annual Heyworth Car Show brought together car enthusiasts, families, and vendors on Oct. 5, 2025.

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Photo: Alan Look Photography

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by Alan Look
Best Look Magazine

HEYWORTH - Main Street Heyworth transformed into a corridor of chrome and horsepower on Oct. 5, 2025, as the fourth annual Heyworth Car Show brought together enthusiasts, families and curious passersby for an afternoon of automotive celebration. Under the coordination of Rodger Zook and Tom Grant, the event continued its tradition of showcasing vintage muscle, modern marvels and custom builds that reflect the region’s deep-rooted car culture.

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Photo: Alan Look Photography

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From the moment the first engines revved, the show pulsed with energy. Rows of polished classics and tricked-out trucks lined the street, each vehicle a testament to craftsmanship and pride. Attendees wandered between gleaming fenders and candy-colored paint jobs, snapping photos and swapping stories. The diversity of entries - from restored 1950s cruisers to aggressive late-model imports - underscored the inclusive spirit of the show.

This year’s layout emphasized flow and visibility, allowing each car its moment in the spotlight. Spectators were treated to impromptu engine roars and synchronized light displays, while local vendors added flavor with food trucks and merchandise booths. The Heyworth VFW provided a fitting backdrop, anchoring the event in community tradition and civic pride.

What sets the Heyworth show apart is its blend of small-town charm and big-league ambition. Zook and Grant have cultivated an experience that’s more than a lineup - it’s a living gallery of regional identity, mechanical artistry and intergenerational connection. Whether you came to admire a pristine 1969 Camaro or to chat with a builder about their turbo setup, the show delivered.

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Photo: Alan Look Photography

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As the sun dipped behind the grain elevators, the final car left, ending another successful chapter. With four years of momentum and growing attendance, the Heyworth Car Show is no longer just a local event - it’s a Central Illinois tradition.

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Guest Commentary |We're taking on America's most anti-union company - and we are going to win

by Dori Goldberg

      OtherWords

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I work at one of the most profitable companies in the world, yet I’m barely able to get by.

In August 2023, I got hired as a warehouse associate at an Amazon delivery station in San Francisco. Within months, it became clear just how unjust and dysfunctional the workplace was.

I start work at 3:20 a.m. and spend eight hours a day processing thousands of packages. By the end of the shift, my shoulders are sore, I’m lightheaded, and I often feel like I’m running on empty.

Our workplace isn’t safe. Heavy boxes routinely fall on my co-workers’ heads. I’ve seen people get chemical burns from cleaning up hazardous materials. It’s not unusual to sustain long-term injuries from being overworked.

In short, my co-workers and I come to work every day, breaking our backs for a company that treats us as disposable — and refuses to offer living wages or adequate health care plans. But it doesn’t have to be that way. We have the power to demand better.

That’s why my co-workers and I are organizing with the Teamsters Union, standing up to our bosses, and demanding Amazon recognize our union.

Management makes false promises, wanting us to believe that if we just work hard enough, we’ll climb the ranks to become a manager or get a raise. But favoritism is rampant, and consistent understaffing makes us physically, mentally and emotionally stressed, leading to burnout.

We won’t let this company continue to exploit us. We’re demanding union recognition and a Teamsters contract because we know that when we stand together, Amazon will be forced to hear our demands.

Management has tried their best to stop us from talking to each other about workplace issues. They say they can only deal with people’s issues one-on-one, because Amazon knows that when we come together as a group, we have the power to actually change things for the better.

We’re showing our co-workers and the company that we can make our workplace safer and healthier as a union. We are fighting for a living wage, a safe workplace that’s free from harassment, and quality health care and benefits. We’re unionizing in order to have a voice and call out Amazon for their mistreatment of workers.

So at 3:00 a.m. one day this fall, my coworkers and I marched into work and demanded recognition for our union.

Amazon wasted no time in launching their union-busting crusade. We aren’t falling for it. They made $30 billion last year while paying us pennies. Amazon is scared of us. They see we have strength in numbers, and we’re not backing down.

Getting Amazon to recognize our union is going to take considerable community support. The day after we demanded recognition, we rallied outside of our facility with our co-workers, fellow union members, and elected officials. As we continue to fight for recognition and a Teamsters contract, we must continue to show that organized labor, officials, and the community stand with us.

We’re taking on this fight not just at one facility, but around the country. I’m proud to be standing with my fellow Amazon Teamsters in San Bernardino, California; Skokie, Illinois; Queens and Staten Island, New York; and Northern Kentucky. As our numbers grow, our power grows. We must set our sights on forcing Amazon to come to the bargaining table and win a strong contract.

This is our moment. Let’s seize it.

About the author:
Dori Goldberg, an Amazon warehouse worker who says that workers all across the country are uniting to defeat Amazon's union busting crusade. This op-ed was distributed by OtherWords.org.

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GoFundMe set up for families of fatal crash in Rushville

RUSHVILLE - A GoFundMe campaign has been launched to support the grieving families with arrangements needed after a school bus transporting three preschoolers collided with a semi-truck on Monday.

According to police, the bus crossed over into oncoming traffic into the path of the semi carrying a load of sand. Both vehicles were involved in flames upon impact. Three young children along with the drivers of the school bus and semi-truck perished in the tragic accident.

The accident happened near Rushville, almost 135 miles due west of Champaign-Urbana and 57 miles northwest of Springfield at around 11:30 a.m.

The GoFundMe has been set up for the families of the three students to help cover funerals, medical bills and other unforeseen expenses. According to one news report, a meal train, designed to provide the students' families with home-cooked and delivered meals during this time has been established online while community members work together to support the victims' families.

Donations can be made via this link on GoFundMe.com. As of this article, 560 donors have contributed just over $40,000 in financial support to the grieving families.

The National Transportation Safety Board posted a message on 'X', formerly known as Twitter, Monday night announcing a team would be sent to investigate the incident with Illinois State Police.