CIL-Con

09/04/2026

📚✨ CALLING ALL BOOK LOVERS — MEET THE AUTHORS OF CIL-CON 2026! ✨📚

CIL-Con isn’t just about cosplay, gaming, anime, and the paranormal—we’ve got some incredible authors and storytellers joining us, too!

From fantastic worlds and unforgettable characters to dark tales, strange adventures, and stories that keep you turning pages long past your bedtime, our Author Guests bring another kind of magic to CIL-Con. ❤️📖

Come meet the creative minds behind the books, discover your next favorite read, talk with authors about their work, and pick up books you can have signed right at the convention!

And one of the best parts of attending an event like CIL-Con? You might walk in having never heard of an author and leave with a new favorite book in your hands.

📅 September 11–12, 2026
📍 Front Street Event Center | G**s, Illinois
🎟️ Admission is FREE!

Support independent authors. Discover new stories. Meet the people who create them.

📚 Who knows what you’ll find waiting for you between the pages?

09/04/2026

CIL-Con is excited to welcome Angry Lady Studios!

09/03/2026

Get ready to meet the man behind the mic! 🎧

We’re thrilled to welcome voice artist, actor, audio director, and storyteller Jacob Castellon to CIL-Con 2026, September 11–12 at the Front Street Event Center in G**s, Illinois!
🎙️ VOICE ARTIST & STORYTELLER
Jacob is an experienced voice performer who has trained with some incredible names in the industry, including Tony Oliver, Dora Fine, Bill Holmes, and Charlie Adler.

🎧 AUDIO DIRECTOR
He also works with Storytellers Forge, helping turn stories into immersive audio experiences where performance and sound come together to create whole new worlds.

🎭 PERFORMER
Jacob’s talents go well beyond the recording booth! He’s performed in interactive murder mystery productions—including the wonderfully suspicious “Dom D.” in Murder at the Séance—and has appeared on screen in projects including Reentry.

🎙️ PODCAST CREATOR
He’s also the creator of the Adventures Alcove podcast, continuing his passion for storytelling in yet another medium.

And now…he’s bringing that voice, talent, and creative energy to CIL-Con!

Come meet Jacob, talk voice acting and storytelling, learn about the world behind the microphone, and discover what it takes to turn a voice into a CHARACTER.

09/03/2026

Today is National Beard Day! Come see at CIL-Con! She has the best all natural beard oils! Including one that smells like Skittles!

09/02/2026

09/02/2026

We still have plenty of outdoor spaces available! 10x20 only $25. Sell whatever you want! Rummage sale, crafts, food items, etc. Reserve your space at www.cil-con.com/events

09/01/2026

Do you love Cosplay?!?! You will not want to miss CIL-Con! Join the Cosplay Contest on Saturday! All costumes welcome. From novice to expert!

09/01/2026

Reserve your lucky numbers now! Hundreds of prizes given away! Every ticket goes into the drawing for the $120 Haunted Photograph Set donated by . This set includes a 16x20 Canvas of candy land in Devon at Pennhurst. There is also an 8x10 framed photo of Alcatraz and a 5x7 framed print of Trans-Allgheny Lunatic Asylum. Last but not least, an awesome photo of Annabelle.

To get your numbers contact the CIL-Con page, or email [email protected]. Only 1000 tickets are being sold!

08/31/2026

Coming to CIL-Con!

08/31/2026

Ready for something different?!? Check out this awesome exhibit!