Driving Around Small Village Tolono, IL in 4k Video

Filmed on Sunday, March 19, 2023, I drive around the small town Tolono, Illinois to see what's happening.
Tolono is a village in Tolono Township, Champaign County, Illinois, United States. The population was 3,604 at the 2020 census. Its name was fabricated by J.B. Calhoun, land commission of the Illinois Central Railroad, who wrote about it simply: "I placed the vowel o three times, thus o-o-o, and filling in with the consonants t-l-n."
Founded in the early 19th century as a result of the land-grant Illinois Central Railroad's expansion southward, Tolono was initially home to many railroad employees. Many streets bear the names of the IC's administrative staff. The original homes in the community were small and narrow filling half lots adjacent to the railroad tracks. With the intersection of an east-west railway, Tolono became a featured stop for early rail passengers. The peak of the railroad's passenger influence in Tolono occurred when Tolono became the last stop in Illinois for Abraham Lincoln as he bid farewell to his home state in a speech given from the back of his coach.
In 1959, Tolono became home to the first Monical's Pizza restaurant. Although the original location does not bear the Monical's name any longer, the buildings still stand and another Monical's Pizza is operated less than a block away. Members of the entrepreneurial Monical family still reside in the village today.
After shooting in several locations in Tolono in 2006, Mark Roberts, a Tolono native, wrapped production on his feature-length movie "Welcome To Tolono". The film was highlighted on the 2007 film festival circuit. Welcome To Tolono focuses on an Alcoholics Anonymous group that meets in the basement of a Tolono church.
As of the 2020 census there were 3,604 people, 1,150 households, and 789 families residing in the village.
The median income for a household in the village was $62,788, and the median income for a family was $92,452. Males had a median income of $55,521 versus $31,643 for females. The per capita income for the village was $26,693. About 10.5% of families and 13.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.4% of those under age 18 and 30.4% of those age 65 or over.
The racial makeup of the village was 91.12% White, 1.11% African American, 0.47% Native American, 0.42% Asian, 0.03% Pacific Islander, 1.14% from other races, and 5.72% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 2.61% of the population. #driving #travel #drivingtour

[@martyaz]

Super video. The low sun angle really pumps up the scenery.

[@terrybane6206]

Thanks for another sightseeing drive.

[@freeconfederate]

Love the 4k!

[@exploreusacities]

GoPro makes great cameras!

[@janejencks1589]

I was there in Nov hasn’t changed a bit since 2006 ❤

[@keegssauce6920]

I was there last year my grandma used to live there but she moved last year she lives in Hillsboro Illinois now

[@dmfeelings]

lived there from 1976 to 1983 still looks pretty much the same