Main Street Cafe

05/16/2026

What started as a dream to create a welcoming place for homemade meals, desserts, pizza, burgers, chicken, Sunday breakfasts, and community gatherings has turned into the hardest and most emotional journey of our lives. When we bought the building on Main Street, we knew remodeling an older building would take hard work. We were ready for long nights, stress, and sacrifice. What we were not prepared for were the overwhelming costs and strict commercial requirements that kept growing at every turn. We are required to meet plumbing and construction codes designed for much larger commercial businesses and corporations. Every step forward seems to uncover another expensive requirement that must be completed before we can open our doors. While we absolutely understand the importance of safety and regulations, the financial burden has become more than we can carry alone. We have maxed out our Menards cards, borrowed all we possibly can, used the money we had saved to open, and spent the money meant for our household bills. And now… we are simply out of money. This cafe is not just a business to us. It is our future, our livelihood, and something we hoped would become a gathering place for our community for years to come. We have sacrificed time, sleep, finances, and so much emotionally because we truly believe Chadwick deserves a cozy hometown cafe again. As hard as it is to ask for help, we can’t do this alone anymore. Every donation, no matter the size, will go directly toward completing required plumbing work, inspections, code compliance, construction materials, and the final steps needed to open Main Street Cafe. If you are unable to donate, sharing this fundraiser means just as much to us. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you for believing in us, supporting small businesses, and helping keep small-town dreams alive. With love and gratitude, Erica & Dave Main Street Cafe

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05/06/2026

Still waiting on plumbing.
Painting will be completely finished on Friday.
Fan hood and vent are complete.
Stainless steel tables and walls will be complete on Friday. It seems like it’s going faster and faster 😊 we are getting so excited. 😆

04/28/2026

The truth shall prevail!!!!! Let go and let God.
The lies were proven to be lies. Case is dismissed and order squashed.
Thank you to the many, many people who submitted statements and testimony.
I sincerely hope we are completely done with those people and they stop trying to find ways to stay in my life. I’ve been harassed and stalked enough by them. I want to Forgive, forget and move forward.
We sure do love our community 💖

04/24/2026

04/20/2026

Hello everyone. First I would like to say I MISS YOU ALL SO VERY MUCH !!!!!!!
Secondly, we think we have a tentative open date for May 13. The plumbing is still a big issue and lots of little odds and ends to finish up. Exhaust fan was installed today. We have all of our lighting. We still need a few decorative things and fixtures. Flooring will be the last thing. It’s all coming together. 😊

04/09/2026

Here’s an update on everything.
We got our new business license yesterday. Keep an eye open for the newspaper ad in the Mirror Democrat. 😊 We are taking the food manager class next Tuesday because we switched locations and names.
The state plumbing inspector was there yesterday and We have run into a snag with plumbing. We are working on that. Thank you Mark as we have water. Thank you Trey from Jo Carroll as we have electricity. The gas meter has been marked off and will be placed soon.
At this time because of the plumbing I don’t think we will be open by the 15th.
A huge thank you to my dad as none of this would be possible without him. And thank you to my uncle Bill who came out from Elgin to work a couple days.