Editing Charleston, Illinois (section)

== Economy ==
Charleston is home to [[Eastern Illinois University]], which has roughly 8,600 undergraduate and graduate students.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://herald-review.com/news/local/education/updated-eastern-illinois-university-reports-10-5-enrollment-gain/article_39d74c2c-b3f3-5770-9d54-79f769ee0ff3.html|title=Eastern Illinois University reports 10.5% enrollment gain}}</ref> Additionally, Eastern Illinois hosts the [[Illinois High School Association|Illinois High School Association's]] Girls Badminton, Journalism, and Girls and Boys Track and Field State Finals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://castle.eiu.edu/ihsa/|title=EIU - IHSA State Championships|website=www.eiu.edu|access-date=March 21, 2019}}</ref>

The establishment of an [[enterprise zone]] on the northern edge of Charleston has helped attract some manufacturing and industrial jobs, including [[Vesuvius plc|Vesuvius USA]],<ref>{{Cite web|title=Where We Operate|url=https://www.vesuvius.com/en/about-us/where-we-operate.html|url-status=live|access-date=January 12, 2022|website=Vesuvius|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160922040813/http://www.vesuvius.com:80/en/about-us/where-we-operate.html |archive-date=2016-09-22 }}</ref> ITW [[Hi-Cone carrier|Hi-Cone]], and Dietzgen Corporation.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Locations|url=https://www.dietzgen.com/locations/|url-status=live|access-date=January 12, 2022|website=Dietzgen Corporation|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180819235704/https://www.dietzgen.com/locations/ |archive-date=2018-08-19 }}</ref>
[[File:Original Jimmy John's Shop.jpg|right|thumb|Original Jimmy John's Shop]]
[[James John Liautaud|Jimmy John Liautaud]] founded the first [[Jimmy John's]] restaurant in Charleston in 1983,<ref>[http://www.jg-tc.com/articles/2005/09/27/news/news003.txt Construction begins on new Jimmy John's], by Dave Fopay, JG-TC Online, September 27, 2005</ref> occupying premises near the corner of Fourth Street and Lincoln Avenue.<ref>[http://www.jimmyjohns.com/ Jimmy John's Gourmet Sandwiches<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref>