Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative (EIEC) is pleased to announce the appointment of Bradley W. Smith as the cooperative’s next President and Chief Executive Officer, effective April 7, 2025.

Jeremiah 33:6, a not-for-profit with the mission to provide preventative maintenance health education to community members in rural east central Illinois, is the most recent recipient of the Sharing Success grant program from Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative, the local electric cooperative, and CoBank, a cooperative bank serving vital industries throughout rural America. 

Jeremiah 33:6 received $5,000 to help fund a produce pantry which offers nutritional food and education to people who can’t afford healthy food. 

We want to thank Eastern Illini members who attended the Annual Meeting events in Tuscola, at the Ford County Fairgrounds and at the Iroquois County Fairgrounds.

It was great to be able to enjoy a sit-down fried chicken meal and talk with members, friends and neighbors. We hope everyone enjoyed the meal and music. Hats off to our employees who went above and beyond to ensure everything ran smoothly. The final Annual Meeting event at the Iroquois County Fairgrounds culminated with the Eastern Illini Electric Cooperative business meeting with began at 6:00 p.m. in the 4-H Building.