{"id":13,"date":"2024-05-16T02:07:11","date_gmt":"2024-05-16T02:07:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/?page_id=13"},"modified":"2026-03-22T12:49:37","modified_gmt":"2026-03-22T17:49:37","slug":"illini-grotto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/","title":{"rendered":"Illini Grotto"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image aligncenter size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"510\" height=\"642\" src=\"https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/newheader.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-228\" style=\"width:245px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/newheader.jpg 510w, https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/newheader-238x300.jpg 238w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 510px) 100vw, 510px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Welcome to the Illini Grotto Homepage! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who are we?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Illini&nbsp;Grotto, chartered in 2023 and Based in&nbsp;Mahomet,&nbsp;Illinois, brings together master masons from across the state and beyond to promote&nbsp;good&nbsp;fellowship and&nbsp;Illini spirit.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What does good fellowship mean to Illini?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tailgating Illini games, pool, role playing games, shrimpboils, restaurants, good beer&nbsp;and engaging conversaiton.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Who do we support?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The grotto supports the grottoes humanitarian fund, a 501(c)(3) organization that provides dental care to children with special needs through its &#8220;special smiles&#8221; program.&nbsp;We also work in conjunction with lodges in central Illinois to support their charitable efforts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>What next?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you are a mason in central Illinois and want to socialize with like minded brethren, seek out Illini. If you are a UIUC alum and a mason from out of state, join with like minded masonic alums!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Illini Grotto Homepage! Who are we? Illini&nbsp;Grotto, chartered in 2023 and Based&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-13","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13"}],"version-history":[{"count":8,"href":"https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":229,"href":"https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/13\/revisions\/229"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/illinigrotto.org\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}