The Village of St. Joseph Board of Trustees will take action on amending the existing liquor license to allow for a Package/Pour License which would allow the opportunity for additional business owners to pursue a video gaming license.

In Feb. 2012, Village Trustees passed an ordinance to allow restaurants that serve food and liquor on-premises to apply for a video gaming license and have machines on-premises if the total gross revenues from video gaming do not exceed 50-percent of the total gross revenues from the combined sale of food and alcoholic liquor and video gaming on the premises in any calendar year.

According to Illinois Gaming Board Reports, Roch’s is the only establishment within the Village of St. Joseph that has a video gaming license at this time.

In 2019 the municipality tax revenue the Village of St. Joseph received totaled $12,408.19. Since 2012, the Village has collected $113,707.51 in video gaming tax revenue.

La Luna Cafe also had video gaming available until 2018.

The Village of St. Joseph uses video gaming tax money to make improvements to the stormwater system.

Nearby local municipalities have expanded liquor and video gaming ordinances that meet the state standard and allow for a variety of establishments that serve liquor to also provide video gaming.

In 2019, nearby Ogden, which has six establishments and 27 video gaming machines, collected $39,497.06 in video gaming taxes. One establishment in Homer, which has four machines provided $4,115.54 in tax revenue. Royal’s one establishment with three machines collected $2,293.07.

In 2019 the State of Illinois increased the number of video gaming machines an establishment can have from five to six. Truck stops on three acres of land within a 3-mile distance from a freeway interchange with a convenience store and a sales average of at least 10,000 gallons a month are allowed up to 10 terminals.

The State also increased the maximum wager from $2 to $4. Within SB 0690, the maximum cash award increased from $500 to $1,199 and allowed an in-location progressive jackpot up to $10,000.

The Village of St. Joseph’s board meeting will also include action after a presentation from Clark Dietz on the 2020 MFT Resolution and an update from Jim Page on a new grant application proposal for a bike path at Woodard Community Park.

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When Kelly Cooper was running for Village of Ogden Trustee in May of 2017, one of her promises was that she would help bring a community festival back to the town.

It had been a few years since they had anything like that in town. “I wanted to bring liveliness and some activities back to the community.” 

After getting elected, Cooper jumped in feet first and she, along with a committee, helped make the Ogden Street Fest happen. 

This year the Ogden Street Fest is on August 24th. It is the second Street Fest that Cooper has helped organize. 

This year features fun activities such as a car show, a gun raffle,a kiddie tractor pull, a 5k/1k run, a softball tournament, a rock climbing wall, a dunk tank, a flea market, laser tag, a bags tournament, and much more. 

To cap off the day, there will be a beer tent featuring Big Guns, an 80’s hair metal tribute band, in front of Billy Bob’s.

There will also be a pancake breakfast at the Ogden Masonic Lodge from 7-11 am. 

Cooper started planning this year’s festival right after last year’s ended. 

“It’s a lot of stress, and it’s a lot of work, but when you see the end result – people like it and people have fun, it’s very rewarding.”

One of the big draws is the car show. Last year, there were eight other car shows on the same day but the Ogden show still managed to draw a crowd.

“Last year was my first year doing it, and we ended up with 72 cars and bikes. I’m hoping to grow it.”

The car show is from 9-11, with awards later in the afternoon. 

The Mustang Stampede 5k/1k run is organized by the PVO Track and Field team. All of the proceeds will go to support the team this upcoming year.

The adult co-ed softball tournament still has room for a couple more teams. Rules and information for that can be found here.

There is also room for more vendors at the flea market. 

Cooper is thankful for the local businesses who sponsor the fest. They help make it possible to bring this fun event to the community. 

“My favorite part is seeing the enjoyment that everyone gets from it. It is a lot of work, don’t get me wrong, but seeing people have fun with it is my biggest thing.” 

“My main goal is to have people have fun and have a good time and come back next year.”

A complete list of sponsors, events, and other information can be found at the Ogden Street Fest event page on Facebook. 

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