Charleston

Charleston lies along the Embarras River in east-central Illinois, where broad prairie farmland is broken by wooded river corridors. As the seat of Coles County, it has a compact civic centre focused on the courthouse square. Eastern Illinois University, founded in 1895, gives the city a distinct college-town energy, with its campus and Panthers athletics forming an important part of local life. Charleston also sits within the agricultural heartland between larger Illinois urban centres, retaining the measured pace of a regional county seat. See how Charleston fits into east-central Illinois by browsing webcams nearby.

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