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A picturesque small town in the heart of Northern Illinois, Genoa is perfectly situated to provide residents with

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n behalf of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce, I would like to welcome you to our town. Genoa is an outstanding place to live, work, and grow a business. Whether you’re visiting for the day, looking for a new place to call home, or you’re already a resident of our thriving community…we guarantee you will love our community. Genoa is a quaint little town with a big heart and plenty of opportunities. Our rich history dates back to 1835, and the Chamber was established in 1956 to advocate for and support the prosperity of Genoa and area businesses.

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It is an exciting time to be a member of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce. We are always creating new networking and promotional opportunities to help our member businesses succeed and grow, including space to advertise on the Chamber website, business referrals, monthly networking opportunities, and continuing education. Other great events that allow our member businesses to gain visibility include the Home and Business Expo, Annual Golf Outing, Farmers Markets, The Cruisin to Genoa Car Show, The Great Genoa Duck Race, The Fall Crawl and Celebrate the Season. The Chamber also partners with the Kishwaukee Valley Wanderers to host many other events including Cinco de Genoa, Schools out for Summer and the annual VolksFest with the Craft Beer and Wine Festival.

We continue to partner with local government and other organizations to pursue improvements in the overall quality of life for the city, county, and region, particularly in the areas of transportation, education, healthcare, tourism, economic development, community development, and workforce development. Our success in achieving our mission and purpose is due to a collaborative effort from the Chamber Board of Directors, Chamber Ambassadors, City of Genoa, Chamber members, area professionals and community volunteers.

Our online Business Directory and Area Guide are two resources the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce provides to the local community. We continue to encourage you to think local, shop local!

By supporting the businesses in our directory, you are reinvesting in your community.

To our current Chamber members, thank you for your continued support. For those of you considering relocating your business or opening a new business in Genoa, you will find that becoming a Chamber member is of great value to you. Genoa is thriving, come grow with us!

Krissy Johnson Executive Director Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce Genoa Area Chamber

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Krissy Johnson Executive Director Kelly Kuschel Associate Director Pattie Marx President Tricia Herrera Vice President SERVPRO of DeKalb County

Tyler Studebaker Treasurer First Midwest Bank

Karen Simmons Genoa-Kingston School Dist. #424

Manny Pena American Family Insurance

Jennifer Rink Northwestern Medicine

Josh Kubiak Edward Jones

Phil Harris Alan Browne Chevrolet

Jan Tures City of Genoa

Rick Amato Legal Counsel

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Welcome Letter

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Genoa Chamber Ambassador Club

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The Heart of the Community

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Community Rallies Behind 21st Century Food Hub

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Riverbend Condos Offer Luxury Retirement Options

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Genoa Police Explorers Gives Youth an Inside Look at Working in Law Enforcement

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Genoa Area Map

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2020 Genoa Area Chamber Membership Directory

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Advertiser Index

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CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER: Katherine M. Photography CONTRIBUTING WRITER: D.M. Herra CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Shaw Media Staff All information current as of January 2020

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The Genoa Ambassador Club of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce is a prestige public relations, booster and goodwill organization dedicated to a better community. It will concern itself with activities to enhance the image of the Genoa area Chamber of Commerce, create solidarity within the membership, and will bring about a greater appreciation among community citizens of what the Chamber stands for in terms of goodwill, civic participation, recognition and appreciation.

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Carolyn Tobinson of Tobinson’s Ace Hardware (Ambassador Chairman)

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Community THE HEART OF THE

By: D.M. Herra

GENOA’S VETERANS’ ORGANIZATIONS WEREN’T ALWAYS NEIGHBORS.

In fact, until 1959 Bayard Brown American Legion Post 337 and Genoa VFW Post 8387 each had their own separate meeting places. That year, the two groups – whose membership rolls of World War II and Korean War veterans largely overlapped – decided to build something together.

According to Don Anderson, a local U.S. Marine Corps veteran who belongs to both organizations, the Genoa Veterans Home, 311 S. Washington St., was built

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on donated land through the labor of the veterans themselves. A number of the members were tradesmen, said Anderson. By 1963, the clubs were meeting in the new building. In 1967, it was finished.

Today, the Genoa Veterans Home – a separate entity from either the VFW or the Legion – is more than just a gathering place for veterans. It is a community hub, hosting everything from club meetings to fundraisers to weddings.

“Probably every organization in town uses this hall for meetings,” club manager Kat Carrier said. “It’s more like a community center than an old-school

VFW or American Legion.”

While the community benefits from public use of the space, Carrier said the clubs benefit as well. Membership in veterans organizations has declined nationwide in recent years, and many clubs have found it no longer makes sense to be the sole occupant of large halls.

“It’s a matter of survival. We can’t be just one little club in a huge building,” Carrier said. “We don’t charge anyone to meet here, but it’s having people here using the bar, renting the hall, playing bingo, that sort of thing that keeps the club afloat.”

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Though the club was built for veterans, it didn’t take long for the public to sit up and take notice. In the early 1970s, it started hosting a weekly fish fry that became a popular Friday night destination. The building had more space than city hall at the time, and local government meetings began taking place there. Other organizations followed suit.

“Not only is the veterans home a great support home for our local veterans, they are a great asset to our community,” said Carolyn Tobinson, owner of Tobinson’s Ace Hardware. “The veterans home’s participation in and hosting of numerous local events is tremendous, and they are always giving back to our community.”

The building is home base to numerous local clubs and nonprofit groups. Thanks to its kitchen and bar, it is a popular venue for private events like weddings and reunions as well as fundraising dinners.

In a small community, the veterans home is also a dependable entertainment venue. There are regular game nights for cards and bingo, as well as themed dances, holiday parties, and tailgating parties.

“It became a community center almost by accident,”

the veteran said. “As membership in the veterans’ organizations declined the public use increased.”

Many of the groups who organize public events at the building are still connected to the U.S. military in some form, Anderson said. Besides the American Legion and VFW, there are companion organizations like the Sons of the American Legion and the American Legion Auxiliary who also call the place home.

And those groups have not forgotten the building’s roots or original purpose. Though all groups are welcome to use the veterans home, many events have a military flair, like the U.S. Marine Corps birthday party or the Army vs.

Navy football game tailgate.

Last Veterans Day, the building hosted a community celebration recognizing the 100th anniversary of the American Legion and the anniversary of the Bayard Brown post.

“Just imagine what it was like 100 years ago. You had a lot of people involved,” Legion Commander Ray Gentilcore told the Daily Chronicle at the event. “We support other organizations, and we support the community out here, too.”

DON ANDERSON The Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce would like to recognize Don Anderson for his contribution to this article. Don was a pillar of our community and was a member of the Genoa American Legion, the VFW, the Marine Corp League and a member of the Genoa, IL Police and Fire Commission. Don was gracious, kind and a true gentleman always willing to help when asked. He will be missed by many.

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Community Rallies BEHIND 21ST CENTURY FOOD HUB

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By: D.M. Herra eather Edwards wants the Genoa Food Hub to be a place where people find more than food.

It is a place to find resources, education and community.

The Food Hub will, first and foremost, provide a new home for the GenoaKingston food pantry. The volunteer-

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run panty was previously located in a church basement that was only accessible by stairs and was only open one morning a month.

“There is a stereotype that people who use food pantries don’t have jobs, but that’s really not true. These are people with families who are working, and a working parent can’t get to the food pantry between 9 and 11 on a weekday

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morning,” said Edwards, associate director of DeKalb County Community Gardens, which manages the Food Hub.

Gardens’ community partners leading classes as well, on topics from diabetes management to improving your credit score.

The Food Hub, in contrast, will be open once a week, including at least one weekend day and one evening a month. The bright downtown building is a single, accessible level and will be laid out supermarket style, so that clients can choose only the foods they will eat.

“We’ve had a lot of interest from local banks, who want to offer classes on things like money management,” she said. “One of the big components of DeKalb County Community Gardens is education. In order to lift someone up, education is very important. We don’t want to just hand people assistance; we want to teach them to fish for themselves.”

Accessibility, Edwards said, is a bonus for the many seniors who rely upon the food pantry to supplement their kitchens.

“One gentleman told me someone always brings him his food and he was so excited he could go and pick it out himself,” Edwards said.

In addition to the food pantry, the Food Hub is equipped with classroom space and a commercial kitchen.

The Community Gardens will use the space to lead classes on gardening and healthy cooking using some of the produce it provides to the pantry.

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There are plans for a monthly paywhat-you-can meal, Edwards said.

Those who are able to donate more for their meal help to subsidize meals for those who can pay little or nothing.

The Community Gardens also envisions a portion of the 2,000-square-foot downtown building offering a place for local farmers to sell goods like jams and local honey.

While the food pantry is available only to residents of Genoa and Kingston, Edwards said, the educational and community events are open to anyone,

regardless of residence or financial situation. With so much going on, Edwards hopes it will remove any stigma people may feel about walking through the doors.

“I’d be remiss if I didn’t say how proud I am to have this facility in Genoa,” Mayor Mark Vicary told the Daily Chronicle at an open house to kick off renovations. “We are often overshadowed by larger communities, but there’s so much good work going on in town.”

Edwards said the support from the community has been incredible.

About 80 people attended the preconstruction open house, and since then offers of time and donations have continued to pour in. The Knights of Columbus offered to provide coats collected in its coat drive. Because the new pantry is equipped with a refrigerator and freezer, it can offer perishable food, Edwards said. When a group at Crosswinds Community Church learned that, it offered to sponsor a supply of milk.

The Food Hub itself is a direct result of

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Riverbend Condos OFFERING LUXURY RETIREMENT OPTIONS By: D.M. Herra

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people don’t let their kids do that anymore. But I drove through Genoa and I saw a little girl – third, fourth grade – riding her bike just like we used to do.”

“I remember being in third or fourth grade and riding bikes around with my friends,” he said. “In a lot of places

Grainger is making his mark on the city by developing a 55-and-older residential community in the heart of the Riverbend subdivision. When complete, the development will have

hen homebuilder and real estate developer Brian Grainger first built a home in Genoa in 2009, the city caught his eye. It had a smalltown charm that reminded him of his childhood.

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92 ranch-style condos in 23 buildings.

Each of the luxury condos will be 1,815 square feet with a three-car garage and a variety of amenities including brick exterior, granite countertops and large walk-in showers.

Grainger has developed a similar retirement community on Bethany Road in Sycamore and is currently building out another Sycamore development on Route 23. He is able to develop the Genoa property for significantly less, he said, because the lots were partially developed before the housing bubble burst.

“We were able to take the existing infrastructure that was laid for the singlefamily homes and repurpose that,” Grainger said. “The demand for singlefamily lots has been pretty low while the demand for high-end retirement condos is really high. This was an opportunity to take an area that was struggling to develop and develop it to really its highest, best purpose.”

Genoa Administrative Director Alyssa Seguss said Riverbend’s completion has a host of benefits for the city.

Deteriorating infrastructure is being replaced, a nearly decade-long legal battle with the previous developer is

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being settled, and the city is being reimbursed for the time it has spent mowing and maintaining the vacant land.

Grainger said Riverbend’s unique location – it is bordered by GenoaKingston High School, a county forest preserve, and city-owned property – creates a quiet atmosphere that is much appreciated by homebuyers, who tend to be retired or semi-retired.

“One of our clients’ favorite things tends to be walking, and there are so many great walking paths right here,” Grainger said. “One day we were out working, and we saw a dad and his kids walking home, dragging a canoe. I asked where they got in the river and they told me there’s a point where you can enter the river and it just sort of loops around to the other side of Riverbend. It’s almost like the subdivision has its own built-in lazy river.”

out to a cornfield and saying, ‘Imagine,’” Grainger said. “Riverbend already has this vibrant community.”

There is an existing age-restricted area in the subdivision, Grainger said, where he is adding 123 rental townhomes. The rental units are smaller, at 1,100 square feet with a one-car garage. They have all of the luxury features of the larger units, he said, and are designed to allow residents to age in place.

“Our average customer is in their mid 60s, but at Somerset Farm [in Sycamore] I walked somebody through who was interested in buying and he was 100.

He was asking good questions, too,”

Much of the interest in the age-restricted community has come from Genoa families, Grainger said. People whose adult children live in Riverbend have been attracted to the homes’ amenities and proximity to their children.

“One challenge we usually have with new construction is you’re taking people

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Grainger said. “We don’t really focus on making our homes ‘accessible’ as we do on what we call ‘universal design.’”

The key to universal design, Grainger said, is making the structure accessible to everyone without giving the impression that it was designed for people with mobility issues.

“The doorways are three feet wide. There are no steps coming in. The shower is a true walk-in, with nothing to step over,” he said. “But those are features anyone can enjoy. If you are somebody who doesn’t have difficulty getting around then you have a knee replacement, while you’re recovering suddenly you can’t do stairs or step into a tub. If you live in a home with universal design everything still works out.”

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Explorers

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livia Saidat always thought she would like a career in law enforcement. After a few months of participating in the Genoa Police Department’s Police Explorer program, she was sure.

“I wanted to learn more about what the job is actually like out in the community,” she said. “I wanted to see what police officers do, and I can honestly say they should get a lot more respect for what they do.”

Olivia, 17, loves helping people. By the time she joined Explorers, she had already worked as a lifeguard and begun taking courses in criminal justice.

Exploring is a program with its roots in the Boy Scouts of America, though all posts are coed. Explorer posts are career-specific clubs for young people

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ages 14 to 21 to delve into “immersive career experiences and mentorship provided by community and business leaders,” according to national website exploring.org.

“It allows them to learn about the field of law enforcement and just explore the different aspects of it,” said Genoa Police Sgt. Chris Hathcoat, who oversees the local program.

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The Genoa post began in the middle of 2019, when some teens were interested in joining the department’s police auxiliary program but were not yet the minimum age of 18.

Hathcoat said several officers on the department offered to lead the program if he would supervise it.

“We’re all learning,” he said. “This is a new experience for us, too. How far they take it really depends on [the teens]. There are competitions they can enter, but they have to do it as a team. If they all decide they want to do that, we’ll get them ready. If they decide they would rather keep it more informal, that’s what we’ll do.”

Exploring posts coordinate with the national organization to give youth an enriching experience using the resources in their community.

Posts can be developed around law enforcement, like the Genoa post, or around arts and humanities, aviation, business, communications, engineering and technology, fire safety, health care, law and government, science, skilled trades or social services. Scholarships are available for participants in aviation, fire safety, law enforcement and public safety exploring.

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In the first few months of the program, the Explorers learned about typical police activities such as booking procedures, traffic control and assisting medical first responders.

Though the activities are simulated, Hathcoat said he tried to give them a sense of what officers work with on a daily basis. For the traffic control exercise, for example, he set up a mock T intersection in a parking lot.

While the Explorers directed traffic, officers took turns driving through.

“We were giving them a hard time, saying things like, ‘But my house is over there,’ and ‘Let me through, I really need to go that way.’ One of them finally got really assertive and said, ‘No, you need to go where I’m directing you,’ and we were like, ‘Yes!’ You don’t realize it, but traffic control is one of the most assertive things police officers have to do.”

Wyatt Strohacker, 18, said he was interested to learn just how many things a police officer does in a day.

“It’s so much more than just pulling people over,” he said. “It’s interesting to learn how much they do out in the community and how involved they are.”

Law enforcement has developed an image problem in recent years, and enrollment in many criminal justice programs has dropped, Hathcoat said. He believes community-oriented programs like Exploring, which introduce youth to police officers as real people and shows them the real ins and outs of the job, may be one solution.

“Those criminal justice programs at Kishwaukee Education Consortium and Kishwaukee College all feed from somewhere,” he said. “If you’re trying to get young people interested in the field, this is how you do it.”

Explorers in Genoa’s program can earn privileges like riding along with on-duty officers, Hathcoat said.

Though they can stay in the program until age 21, interested residents can join the department’s auxiliary program at 18. Auxiliary officers are non-sworn personnel who help with traffic control and policing community events.

Like Olivia, Jacob Mishler, 15, came to Explorers already interested in a career in law enforcement. Explorers has only increased his enthusiasm.

“Researching law enforcement jobs, I learned there are a lot of cases where

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Strohacker said he would recommend Explorers to any teens considering a law enforcement career.

“This might be a chance to find out it’s not for you, and it would be better to know that before you’ve invested all kinds of time and money into pursuing it as a career,” he said. “Or maybe you find out this is what you love, and you can pursue it with more confidence because you know what it’s like.”

sister participated in an Explorers program in Kingston when she was in her teens. She grew up to become an aesthetician, but he said she loved and benefited from her Explorers experience.

“It helped her to become more engaging,” Hathcoat said. “She was really shy, and the things she did going through that program boosted her confidence and her ability to be assertive and talk to people. Those are skills that benefit you no matter what career field you go into.”

For information on joining the Genoa Police Department Exploring program, contact the police department at the non-emergency number, 815-784-6633.

Even if the program does not lead to a police career, it can still have a positive impact on a young person’s future. Hathcoat said his

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Banner Up Signs 1170E State St. • Sycamore (815) 899-9211 bannerupsigns.com

Abby’s 701 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (815) 784-8200 bbysvideogaming.business.site

Benzinger Printing 673 Park Ave. • Genoa (815) 784-6560 • benzinger.com

Bethany Animal Hospital 2400 Bethany Rd. • Sycamore (815) 756-8925 bethanyvet.com

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Camelot Northwest Center for Autism 123 W. 1st. St. • Genoa (815) 981-4689 cameloteducation.org

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Century 21 New Heritage II 120 W. Oak Knoll Dr. Hampshire (847) 683-2000 newheritage.com City of Genoa 333 E. First St. • Genoa (815) 784-2327 • genoa-il.com cmj Technologies 435 Borden Ave. • Sycamore (815) 899-2468 • cmjtech.net Coldwell Banker-The Real Estate Group 511 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-4582 cbhonig-bell.com Country Financial David Gingerich 305 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-6688 representatives.countryfinancial. com/david.gingerich Crossroads Community Church 228 W. Page St. • Sycamore (815) 784-0123 crossroadscn.com CrossWind Community Church 13100 Cherry Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-5427 crosswindcommunity.org Crown Exteriors, Inc. 113 N. Genoa St., Ste D. • Genoa (815) 784-3003 crownexteriors.net Cub Scout Pack 117 705 Pat Ct. • Genoa (847) 344-9013 • beascout.org Custom Aluminum Products 312 Eureka St. • Genoa (847) 717-5500 custom-aluminum.com

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Damsel in Defense Sycamore (815) 762-5068 mydamselpro.net/tinachesser Dance Fit Genoa (904) 613-3765 • dancefit.biz Davidson Pargman & Company, LLC P.O. Box 340 • Genoa (815) 379-8360 dpc-advisors.com

DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau 2500 N. Annie Glidden Rd. Community Outreach Building, Ste. F • DeKalb (815) 756-8129 dekalbcountycvb.com DeBenedetto’s Resturant 414 W. Main St. • Kirkland (815) 217-2282 debenedetto.com DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder 110 E. Sycamore St., 2nd Fl. Sycamore (815) 895-7142 dekalbcounty.org/coclerk DeKalb County Community Foundation 475 DeKalb Ave. • Sycamore (815) 748-5383 dekalbccf.org DeKalb County Community Gardens 303 Birchwood Ln. • DeKalb (815) 793-0950 dekalbgardens.org DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation 2179 Sycamore Rd., Unit #102 DeKalb (815) 895-2711 dcedc.org DeKalb County History Center 1730 N. Main St. • Sycamore (815) 895-5762 DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership 475 DeKalb Ave. • Sycamore (815) 748-5383 dekalbcountypartners.org DeKalb County Regional Office of Education 2500 N. Annie Glidden Rd. Ste. C • DeKalb (815) 217-0460 dekalbcounty.org/roe Distinctive Catering by Debi P.O. Box 394 • Genoa (815) 784-6121 DNA Communications, Inc. 601 1st Ave. • Rochelle (815) 562-4290 • dnacom.com Dog Guard of Illinois Kirkland (815) 467-8134 dogguardofil.com

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Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Josh Kubiak 599 Pearson Dr., Ste. 2 • Genoa (815) 784-3734 edwardjones.com

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Genoa Park District 400 E. Second St. • Genoa (815) 784-5612 • genoaparks.com

Elder Care Services 1701 E. Lincoln Hwy. • DeKalb (815) 758-6550 • ecsdekalb.org

Genoa Pharmacy 228 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-2122 hampshirepharmacy.com

Family Service Agency of DeKalb County, Inc. 14 Health Services Dr. • DeKalb (815) 758-8616 fsadekalbcounty.org

Genoa Public Library 240 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-2627 genoalibrary.org

Farandas Banquet Center 302 Grove St. • DeKalb (815) 981-3304 • farandas.com

Genoa Smiles 619 E. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5166 genoasmiles.com

First Midwest Bank 601 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (779) 382-7001 • firstmidwest.com

Genoa Super Wash 360 Sycamore Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-4386

Floor to Ceiling 2439 Bethany Rd. • Sycamore (815) 756-8575 floortoceiling.com

Genoa Veterans Home Corp.

311 S. Washington St. • Genoa (815) 784-5967 genoavetshome.us

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G.K. Trailblazers Genoa • (815) 761-7951 gktrailblazers.com

Genoa-Kingston CUSD #424 980 Park Ave. • Genoa (815) 784-6222 • gkschools.org

Gabriela’s Sweets & Eats Kingston • (847) 204-2540

Genoa-Kingston Education Foundation Genoa • (815) 757-4162 gkedfoundation.org

Genoa Animal Hospital 703 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (815) 784-6109 genoaanimialhospital.com

Genoa-Kingston Fire Department 317 Railroad • Genoa (815) 784-3412 • genoa-il.com

Genoa Auto Parts-Napa 330 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-4300 napaonline.com/en/il/genoa/ store/35881

Genoa-Kingston PTO Genoa • (630) 750-6640 Genoa-Kingston United Way, Inc. P.O. Box 5 • Genoa (815) 784-6282 • gkunitedway.com

Genoa Café 233 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-6647

Gillerson’s Gastro Diner 313 W. Main St. • Genoa (779) 382-0051 • gillersons.com

Genoa Fitness Center 333 E. First St. • Genoa (815) 784-3488 • genoaparks.org Genoa Guest House, LLC 231 S. Sycamore • Genoa (815) 751-0703 genoaguesthouse.com Genoa Masonic Temple Association 130 S. IL Rt. 23 • Genoa (847) 774-7400 genoalodge#288.org Genoa Motors 231 Sycamore Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-2600 genoamotors.com

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Genoa Motors Auto Repair 540 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-4330

Goodfellows of Genoa/ Kingston P.O. Box 255 • Genoa 847 343-3984 Gospel Life Bible Church 301 S. Sycamore St. • Genoa (815) 501-4234 gospellifegenoa.com

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Habitat for Humanity of DeKalb County 1625 DeKalb Ave. • Sycamore (815) 991-5341 • hfhdcillinois.org

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Hauser Ross Eye Institute 1630 Gateway Dr. • Sycamore (815) 756-8571 hauser-ross.com Heartland Bank & Trust Services 327 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5101 hbtbank.com/locations/genoail-main Hendrik Stables 12757 Base Line Rd. • Kingston (815) 570-1760 hendrikstables.com Hendricks Wealth & Estate Management 650 Spring Hill Rd., Ste. 2000 West Dundee (847) 428-3997 • jghfs.com Herb/o/logy 15705 Marengo Rd. • Union (815) 739-0139 Heritage Woods DeKalb 2626 N. Annie Glidden Rd. DeKalb (815) 787-6500 gardant.com/ heritagewoodsDeKalb Herron & Co. Barbers 113 N. Genoa St., Ste. A Genoa (779) 382-0543 herronandcobarbers.com Hill’s Tap 319 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5982 • hillstap.com Hoffman Realty, LLC 535 Babson Rd. • Monroe Center (815) 522-3255 hoffman-realty.com Home Town Storage P.O. Box 332 • Genoa (815) 355-7271 htsitsakeeper.com

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Illinois Community Credit Union 508 W. State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-4541 ilcomcu.org

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J6 Polymers 601 Derby Line Rd. • Genoa (815) 517-1179 j6polymers.com

Jackie’s Vacations - A Dream Vacations Company 1600 E. Lincoln Hwy., Ste. F DeKalb (779) 777-6077 jackiesvacations.com

Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society 622 Park Ave. • Genoa (815) 784-5559 sites.google.com/site/ kvhsgenoail/home

Jeffrey Caron Optometry 318 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-6480

Kishwaukee Valley Wanderers Genoa (815) 761-4660

Jeff Keicher State Representative 158 W. State St., Suite C Sycamore (815) 761-6570 Keicherforrep.com

Knights of Columbus Genoa (847) 987-1989 scbparish.org

Jonamac Orchard 19412 Shabbona Rd. • Malta (815) 825-2158 jonamacorchard.com

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Kar-Fre Flowers 1126 E. State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-6558 karfre.com Karlsbad Tavern 413 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-6336 karlsbadtaverngenoa.com Katherine M. Photography DeKalb (815) 757-3018 katherinephotography.com Kingston American Legion Willard Aves Post 1010 facebook.com/ Americanlegion1010/ Kingston Mutual Insurance Company 420 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5657 kingstonmutual.com Kishwaukee College 21193 S. Malta Rd. • Malta (815) 825-2086 kish.edu Kishwaukee Education Consortium 21255 Malta Rd., P.O. Box 263 Malta (815) 825-2000 kecprograms.com Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra P.O. Box 310 • DeKalb (815) 756-3728 kishorchestra.org Kishwaukee Valley FNRA Sycamore (815) 501-9421 friendsofnra.org/il

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Krueger & Associates, Ltd. 103 N. State St. • Hampshire (847) 683-2500 • kruegertax.com

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Latsis Bakery 401 West Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-4334 www.latsisbakery.com Law Office of Paula Rieghns, Ltd. 203 W. Grant Hwy. • Marengo (815) 901-2273 • rieghnslaw.com LawnWorks P.O. Box 384 • Genoa (815) 784-6309 Lindgren Power, LLC Kingston (815) 703-8531 lindgrenpower.com Liquor ‘n’ Wine 540 E. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-9780 liquornwine.net Lloyd Landscaping and Garden Center 662 Park Ave. • Genoa (779) 382-0402 lloydlandscaping.com Lynn’s Carpet Cleaning, Inc. P.O. Box 271 • Genoa (815) 784-3385 lynnscarpetcleaning.com

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Mellow Mammals Genoa (815) 569-4454 mellowmammals.com Midwest Tents & Events 1300 S. 7th St. • DeKalb 877-388-8368 rentmidwesttents.com Minnihan’s Irish Pub 209 W. Main St. • Genoa (779) 382-0444 Morning Star Media 240 Edwards St. • Sycamore (815) 899-0150 morningstarmediagroup.com

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Nat’s on Maple 112 S. Maple St. • Sycamore (630) 553-1153 Northern Illinois University 1425 W. Lincoln Hwy. • DeKalb (815) 753-0916 • niu.edu Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists 540 E. Main St., Ste. 5 • Genoa (815) 784-6417 northernrehabpt.com Northwestern Medicine One Kish Hospital Dr. • DeKalb (815) 756-1521 nm.org Northwestern Medicine-Genoa 599 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (815) 748-8900 unlimitedperformance.org Northwestern Medicine Physical Therapy-Genoa 599 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (815) 784-2100 • nm.org Novak C.B.D. Kingston (815) 751-0575 hempworx.com/novakcbd

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Marc’s Lawn Service, LLC 502 N. Main St., Ste. 2 Sycamore (815) 739-7818 marcslawnservice.com

Olson Funeral & Cremation Services, Cooper-Quiram Chapel 1245 Somonauk St. • Sycamore (815) 784-2518 olsonfh.com

Mark Carlson-State Farm Insurance Agency 318 W. Main St., #1 • Genoa (815) 784-3337 agentcarlson.com

Olympia Chiropractic 1680 Mediterranean Dr. Sycamore (815) 899-6061 olympicchiroandpt.com

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OpenDoor Coffee, LLC Genoa (815) 991-6281 opendoorgenoa.com

Rick Amato-States Attorney Sycamore (815) 739-1840 amatoforstatesattorney.com

St. Catherine’s Catholic Church 340 S. Stott St. • Genoa (815) 784-2355 stcatherinegenoa.org

Trinity Lutheran Church 33930 N. State Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-2522 tlcgenoa.org

OPG DeKalb, Inc. P.O. Box 33 • Cortland (815) 501-0705 • opgdekalb.com

Rivers’ Mexican Cantina and Grill 407 Sycamore Rd., Ste. #9 Genoa

Studio 815 701 Pearson Dr., Ste. 3 • Genoa (815) 355-0480 studio815genoa.business.site

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Sugar on Top Bake Shop, Inc. 316 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 751-9857 sugarontopbakeshop.com

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Paulsen Appliance 245 W. State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-6373 paulsenappliance.com Pest Control Consultants Dixon (815) 284-4101 • pccil.com Pete’s Castle/Marathon 104 W. Main St. • Genoa (847) 683-2188 mymarathonstation.com/ StoreHome/159251 Pleasant Hill Construction, Inc. 29439 Pleasant Hill Rd. Kingston (850) 685-7113 pleasanthillconstructioninc.com

S&A Maintenance Services, Inc. 610 W. Second St. • Genoa (815) 784-8416 sandamaintenance.com Safe Passage, Inc. P.O. Box 621 • DeKalb (815) 756-5228 safepassagedv.org Senator Dave Syverson Rockford (815) 381-0006 senatordavesyverson.com

Sweet Dream Desserts and Catering 1969 DeKalb Ave., Ste. B Sycamore (815) 756-8150 sweetdreamdesserts.com Swing Masters Bar & Driving Range 825 Tyrell Rd. • Gilberts (847) 697-5000

Service Concepts, Inc. 404 S. Centre Dr. • Genoa (815) 784-4100 serviceconceptsinc.com

Sycamore Integrated Health 920 W. Prairie Dr., Ste. J. Sycamore (815) 895-3354 sycamoreintegratedhealth.com

Prairie State Winery 222 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-4540 prairiestatewinery.com

Servpro of DeKalb County 515 5th Ave. • Rochelle (815) 758-3900 servpro.com

Sycamore Park District 940 E. State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-3365 sycamoreparkdistrict.com

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Seyller’s, Inc. P.O. Box 158 • Genoa (815) 784-3724 seyllers.com

Sycamore Precision Machine 334 E. First St. • Genoa (815) 784-5151 sycamoreprecision.com

Shaw Media 1586 Barber Greene Rd. DeKalb (815) 756-4841 daily-chronicle.com

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R. Hansel & Son Company 221 N. Sycamore • Genoa (815) 784-5500 Ralfie’s BBQ and Catering Oregon (815) 757-0275 • ralfiesbbq.com Raynor Door Authority 9450 Forest Hill Rd. • Loves Park (815) 654-0310 • rdarockford.com Remax Classic 514 E. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-2800 eshometeam.com Resource Bank 310 Hwy. 23 • Genoa (815) 784-8301 resourcebank.com Responsive Roofing 221 W. Lincoln Hwy., Ste C. DeKalb (815) 901-8860 responsiveroofing.com

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Slater-Butala Funeral Home 132 W. Main • Genoa (815) 784-5191 butalafuneralhomes.com Slingerland & Clark, P.C. 499 E. State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-5141 slingerlandandclark.com Small Business Development Ctr @ WCC 18 S. River St., Room 268 Aurora (630) 906-4143 waubonsee.edu/sbdc Smile Doctors-Braces by Hurley and Volk Orthodontics 895 S. State St. • Hampshire (847) 289-8800 smiledoctors.com

Taxco Resturant 223 W. State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-8545 taxcorestaurant.com The Lincoln Inn Restaurant 240 E. Lincoln Hwy. • DeKalb (815) 756-2345 thelincolninn.com Theisen Roofing 257 W. Stephenie Dr. • Cortland (815) 758-8998 theisenroofing.com Thirty-One Genoa (847) 815-1553 mythirtyone.com/kristidunn

Village of Kingston 101 E. Railroad St. • Kingston (815) 784-5572 villageofkingston.org Voluntary Action Center 1606 Bethany Rd. • Sycamore (815) 758-3932 vacdk.com

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Wakoh Wear, Inc. 673 Park Ave. • Genoa (815) 784-2734 wakohwear.com Walcamp Outdoor Ministeries 32653 Five Points Rd. • Kingston (815) 784-5141 walcamp.org Walnut Street Daycare Center 201 Walnut St. • Genoa (815) 784-2223 walnutstreetdaycare.com WDKB Radio 2201 N. 1st St. • DeKalb (815) 758-0950 949wdkb.com Weed Man Lawn Care 860 Stover Dr., Unit A • Elburn (630) 208-9333 weedmanusa.com White Pony Woodworks Kingston (847) 204-1346 WLBKFM98.9/ AM1360,WSQRFM93.5/ AM1180 2410 Sycamore Rd. • DeKalb (815) 748-1000 x201 wlbkradio.com

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Your Graphix, INC. Hampshire (815) 762-1837 your-graphix.com

Tobinson Ace Hardware 361 Sycamore Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-6004 acehardware.com

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