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800 Washington St., P.O. Box 620 Mendota, Illinois 61342 phone: 815.539.6507 fax: 815.539.6025

Made in Mendota.

Over the last 5 years Starved Rock Wood Products has become a leading manufacturer of high-quality kitchen cabinets. We’ve invested more than $20 million in our state-of-the-art production facility here in Mendota, installing the latest automated equipment to complement the woodworking skills of our team. This allows us to produce very high-quality cabinets, in almost any style and any color, but at a low cost. Our business model is unique – we design, we manufacture, we deliver, and we install. No distributor, no middleman. This saves our customers both time and money. Our success is rooted in our small-town values, and we remain committed to our Mendota home, always looking to hire the best employees and apprentices from across the region, and to continue producing world-class products right here in the Midwest. We are already planning and investing in the next phase of expansion in Mendota, adding more production capacity and building a modern showroom in downtown Mendota, due to open later this year. Starved Rock Wood Products is a company of the CL Enterprises Group.

For more information, please call 815-538-7797 or visit starvedrockwoodproducts.com

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Welcome

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n behalf of the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce, our Board of Directors, Chamber Ambassadors, and our entire membership, we would like to present our 2022 Mendota Community Guide to you.

We hope this section offers valuable insight and information about what Mendota has to offer – big and small – and what makes Mendota the World’s Greatest Little City. Whether you are a new business looking to relocate, moving your family to Mendota, or simply passing through, we hope this section provides you with all the information and resources necessary to help you fully enjoy your time here.

From a complete membership list to city resources, from useful info about education to government, shopping to healthcare, and more, this section is intended to showcase all the aspects of Mendota as well as all the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce members.

This guide represents the members of the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce. We encourage you to visit one of our 200-plus members and patronize their businesses to discover for yourself all the amazing businesses and opportunities the City of Mendota has to offer.

Becky Biers, Adminstrative Assistant

Do you want to learn more about becoming a Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce member or about opportunities for volunteering in this community? Contact the Chamber at www.mendotachamber.com or call us at (815) 539-6507.

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The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce has been a constant in the community since 1945 and offers a wide array of services. It remains your source for all community and business information. The Chamber also makes welcome packets with info about our schools, organizations, businesses, and activities for prospective residents, businesses, and all other interested parties. For the most upto-date information, feel free to call us at (815)539-6507 or visit www.mendotachamber.com.

Thank you for your interest in Mendota, and we welcome new members of the community with open arms. We look forward to serving you!

Shelby Weide President/CEO Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce

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About

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he Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce, established in 1945, is a not-for-profit organization of businesses representing industry, retail, service professionals, and agriculture in partnership with tourism and government to further promote economic growth and quality of life in Mendota.

The strength of the Chamber lies in the active involvement of its membership. Both large and small businesses are represented and influence the direction of the organization.

The Chamber office makes referrals of its members and promotes them through a variety of activities, making the public aware of the goods and services available here in Mendota from its membership.

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Sponsoring community events and promoting tourism such as Mendota’s Annual Sweet Corn Festival, one of the largest harvest festivals in the Midwest, annually attracting more than 60,000 visitors to Mendota, is also an important role of the Chamber. The Chamber office organizes the hundreds of volunteers necessary for this and other smaller events during the year.

The Chamber acts as a community information center, answering a variety of questions daily from the public.

The Mendota Chamber is a voice for business and is devoted to strengthening the business community and maintaining the exceptional characteristics of life here in Mendota.

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THE CHAMBER OFFICE IS LOCATED AT:

800 Washington Street, Mendota, IL 61342 AND CAN BE REACHED BY: phone: 815.539.6507, fax: 815.539.6025, or email: sweide@mendotachamber.com

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Board Members

MENDOTA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

EXECUTIVE BOARD MICHELLE BARKMAN Chair of the Board First State Bank EVAN WIXOM Vice Chair First State Bank MARION QUINTANA Secretary Expressions Salon TINA MCPHEETERS Treasurer Starved Rock Wood Products JEN MASINI Past Chair Mendota High School

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

AMBASSADORS

JESSE ARELLANO Eureka Savings Bank

ERICA HENRY Purpose Nutrition

HOLLY CHRISTMAN Graves-Hume Public Library

CHELSEA SCHWARTZBACH First Federal Savings Bank

MATT MEYER Mendota FFA JEFF MAUK ADM

KELLY LEWIS Independent

STEVE DONNELL Mendota Area Y

JESUS DELAO Taco Madre

LEE STOCKING Mendota Museum & Historial Society

DESSA COLLINGS Mendota Elks Lodge #1212

GABI BARKMAN Barkman Concrete

LINDA HESSENBERGER Central Bank-Peru

RUSTY LINDENMEYER Woodhaven Association

EMILY MCCONVILLE City of Mendota

CHRISTIN ATHERTON First State Bank

KIM KENNEDY OSF St. Paul Medical Center

PAUL DAHL II Midland States Bank BRAD COX Mendota School Dist 289

ERIN LAUER Schimmer Chevrolet Buick

KELLY BECKER Mendota Dist 289

LUKE O’BRIEN Edward D Jones

JOIN TODAY! CHAMBER BENEFITS Networking Opportunities • Marketing Opportunities • Cost-Saving Programs • Internet Marketing • Membership Directory Telephone Referrals • Direct Mail • Mendota’s Progress

FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT WWW.MENDOTACHAMBER.COM

Front Row: Amber Sondgeroth, Carol McLachlan, Margaret Frick, Kim Marshall.

Back Row: Financial Advisors: Clint O'Brien, CFP®, Neal O'Brien, Luke O'Brien, CFP®.

609 Main St., Suites A & B, Mendota, IL 61342.

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Gloria Cogdal | Designated Managing Broker • 815-228-2752 Sally Corrigan | Broker • 815-830-8101 SM-LA1967887

1316 Lakewood Pl #5 • Mendota

(815) 539-6507

Government

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endota’s mayor-council form of government, a clerk-collector, city treasurer, and city attorney serve its 7,057 residents. Accountable and accessible government, positive planned growth, and progress have been the earmark of Mendota’s administration.

With a 15-member police force, the Mendota Police Department maintains 24-hour patrol. Mendota police are involved in the community with

programs like DARE, Crime Stoppers, and an active Neighborhood Watch.

The Mendota Fire Department has a full fleet of top firefighting and rescue equipment to handle emergencies, including three engines, one aerial tower, a heavy-duty rescue vehicle, and one rapid response vehicle.

A Regional Dispatch Center serves the community and provides rapid dispatch for police, fire, and emergency services.

The Mendota Civic Center is a fullservice facility situated on Lake Mendota. Used often by the entire Illinois Valley, it offers meeting, conference, and banquet rooms that seat a wide range from 15 to 500 people.

Other programs include city-owned parks, CDAP Revolving Loan Fund, Tax Increment Financing, and Enterprise Zone.

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IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERS AMTRAK: 1-800-USA-RAIL COMCAST (cable and internet): 800.266.2278 COMED (electric): 800.334.7661 EMERGENCY: 911 FRONTIER (telephone): 888.642.6748 GRAVES-HUME PUBLIC LIBRARY: 815.538.5142 HUME-CARNEGIE MUSEUM: 815.539.3373 J.U.L.I.E. (Call before you dig): 800.892.0123 LASALLE COUNTY CLERK: 815.434.8202 MENDOTA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: 815.539.6507

MENDOTA AREA SENIOR SERVICES (MASS): 815.539.7700 MENDOTA CITY CLERK’S OFFICE: 815.539.7459 MENDOTA FIRE: 815.539.3434 MENDOTA POLICE: 815.539.9331 MENDOTA POST OFFICE: 815.539.6366 OSF SAINT PAUL MEDICAL CENTER: 815.539.7461 OSF EMERGENCY ROOM: 815.539.1400 SECRETARY OF STATE DRIVERS’ LICENSE FACILITY: 815-539-7849 UNION DEPOT RAILROAD MUSEUM: 815.538.3800

MENDOTA AREA CHRISTIAN FOOD PANTRY: 815.538.2211

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Providing accessible and affordable public transportation for anyone to anywhere in LaSalle County.

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Homes in Mendota

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uality of life is a top priority in Mendota. Residents enjoy access to quality schools and health care, as well as a variety of recreational opportunities.

The houses in Mendota are diverse, from modest single-family homes and apartments to condominiums, stately Victorians, and new residential developments.

Quaint, tree-lined streets and quiet neighborhoods are in abundance here, making for a family-friendly environment.

Whether home-seekers are a young family searching for their first home or a retired couple looking to settle down, Mendota is full of possibilities.

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Parks, Recreation, & Cultural Activities

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ith numerous parks and recreational hotspots, Mendota has a lot of opportunities for fitness and nature lovers. Mendota maintains 325 acres of parkland, including 71 lakeside acres.

Lake Mendota Park and Lake Kakusha are in the northwest section of town.

Spanning 68 acres, Lake Mendota offers game fishing and has a pier that provides handicap access. The park features playgrounds, Frisbee golf, a volleyball court, baseball and softball diamonds, soccer fields, and picnic grounds with grills and shelters.

Nearby Lake Kakusha, a wildlife refuge, is comprised of 104 acres. It also has spots for picnics, game fishing in the lake, and plenty of secluded areas for relaxing and enjoying being in a beautiful natural setting.

Snyders Grove Nature Area is 98 acres and sits two miles southeast of town. With three other city parks, Apple Orchard Park, Strouss Park, and Blackstone Park, Mendota has plenty of spots for people to spend some time individually or with a group in the great outdoors. Apple Orchard Park and Blackstone Park both have playground

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equipment and picnic shelters.

Blackstone Park also has public tennis courts.

Strouss Park has a swimming pool, basketball hoops, baseball and softball diamonds, playground equipment, and picnic areas with shelters and grills.

For young athletes, Little League offers a multi-team program for girls softball and boys baseball for ages 6 to 12 and a senior league team program for 15- to 16-year-olds. Other sporting opportunities are there as well, including youth soccer, youth wrestling, and junior tackle football.

For those looking to stay active and fit, the Mendota Y offers additional athletic opportunities, such as group fitness classes, health seminars, and health screenings in conjunction with OSF Saint Paul Medical Center. They also offer personal trainers for individualized workout instruction. For children, the Y provides a youth summer recreation program called Adventure Camp, a day camp, after-school program, basketball, volleyball, and NFL flag football.

Six sanctioned bowling alleys are located in the Mendota Elks Lodge, offering league and open bowling for members

and guests.

Three miles west of the city, the Mendota Golf Club has an 18-hole course with reasonable rates for non-members. They offer league play for men and women and a clubhouse offering a pro shop, food service, and bar.

For a unique recreational opportunity, the small, nearby community of Triumph is home to Waltham Curling Club, which operates a three-lane curling court or ice field that can be rented for private use from December through February.

With several Illinois State Parks in the area, Mendota residents enjoy exceptional recreational amenities.

Starved Rock State Park has miles of hiking trails that wind through canyons and atop bluffs. There are also camping, fishing, boating, and picnic areas in the 3,200-acre park. Nearby Buffalo Rock State Park provides a panoramic view of the Illinois River from its high bluff.

Families come to picnic, view the live buffalo, and stay at the lodge that is open year-round. Matthiessen State Park showcases spectacular geological formations and canyons, and Canal State Trail provides opportunities for hiking, biking, and even snowmobiling.

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OTHER CULTURAL AND RECREATIONAL FACILITIES AND ACTIVITIES INCLUDE THREE MUSEUMS:  THE HUME-CARNEGIE MUSEUM contains an extensive photographic collection covering more than 150 years of the area’s history, Wild Bill Hickok memorabilia, items fashioned by various Mendota industries, and changing exhibits dealing with Native American items, local sports, and military displays.  UNION DEPOT RAILROAD MUSEUM, located in a restored part of an 1888 depot, contains an HO train layout showing 1930s Mendota in life-like detail, and outdoor rolling stock, including the CB & Q #4978 steam locomotive.  THE BREAKING OF THE PRAIRIE MUSEUM is housed in a replica barn with glass walls for open viewing and is also comprised of another building – a prairie chapel.

There is a 2,000-seat gymnasium at Mendota Township High School for viewing of sporting events. The high school also has a 524-seat auditorium for not only school productions and symphony, jazz and choral concerts, but productions put on by the Mendota Community Theatre Group and musicals by 3M Productions, a group comprised of talented residents, representing Mendota High School, Mendota Education Association, and the Mendota Community Theatre.

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Education M

endota is served by two school districts – Mendota Elementary School District #289 and Mendota Township High School District #280.

Mendota Elementary School District #289 has three elementary schools. The District 289 Education Center holds Preschool Special Education classrooms, speech and physical therapy classrooms, and administrative offices. The total enrollment of the District #289 schools is over 1,100.

BLACKSTONE SCHOOL

This school, where the youngest members of the school district can learn and have fun, is for kindergarten and first grade. It has a media center, library, and computer lab.

LINCOLN SCHOOL

Lincoln School serves students in second grade, third grade, and fourth grade.

Like Blackstone, it has a media center, library, and computer lab. In each classroom, it also has computers linked to the World Wide Web.

NORTHBROOK SCHOOL

This school serves fifth-grade elementary students and sixth-, seventh-, and eighth-grade middle school students. It has a media center, mobile laptops, and desktop PCs. With many extracurricular opportunities, the school hosts basketball and volleyball games, band, choral concerts, and other community activities.

in 2003, includes a complete outdoor athletic and co-curricular complex that is utilized by physical education classes, agriculture greenhouse and Waldorf Agricultural Center, as well as athletic activities of football, soccer, track, baseball, softball, and tennis.

HOLY CROSS SCHOOL

Holy Cross offers pre-school enrichment and a parochial grade school, with an enrollment of 180, for students in preschool through eighth grade. It’s known for its academic excellence, a safe environment, and having many extracurricular and sports activities.

They offer a faith-based education, an advanced technology program, small class sizes, and strive to challenge each student to reach full potential through spiritual, moral, intellectual, social, and physical development. They offer a yearround Child Care Program as well.

MENDOTA TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL DISTRICT #280

The high school has an enrollment of 488 students and offers many opportunities for students, both in academics and extracurriculars. The school offers dual credit coursework in conjunction with Illinois Valley Community College, FFA activities, and fine arts.

The students of MHS learn in a 1:1 technology environment with Chromebooks. The high school, built

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NORTHERN ILLINOIS SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN EXCELLENCE

HIGHER EDUCATION OPPORTUNITIES

Many Mendota residents attend Illinois Valley Community College, 20 miles

from Mendota in Oglesby.

IVCC offers courses and degrees required for effective transfer to baccalaureate degree programs, occupational/technical courses, certificates, and degrees leading directly to successful employment and continuing education courses. Northern Illinois University at DeKalb is just 45 miles from Mendota.

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Northern Illinois School of Christian Excellence is a small private Christian school that has a low student/teacher ratio. The staff at the school places a high emphasis on critical thinking, while encouraging them to study Scriptures. The school can accept students ranging from preschool through high school. The high school offers college prep courses, foreign languages, athletic training and competition, as well as travel opportunities throughout the U.S.

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art of Mendota’s small-town charm is the convenience and personalized service of its shops and restaurants.

With a variety of merchandise and services, Mendota’s shopping and dining districts are one of the city’s highlights.

Family-owned businesses offer apparel, accessories, gifts, furniture, greenhouse plants and florals, office supplies, liquors, and more.

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Numerous chain retail businesses also help residents and visitors find everything they need. Mendota’s chain businesses include three major automobile dealerships, a farm implement dealership, lumberyard, grocery and convenience stores, pharmacy, hardware, automotive supplies, gas stations, and discount stores.

Those who need service providers have a wide variety to choose from, including doctors, dentists, veterinarians, realtors, accountants, investment services, insurance providers, lawyers, electricians, plumbers, contractors, landscapers, photographers, travel agents, providers of banquet facilities, auto repair specialists, and more.

Mendota’s wide array of restaurants excel at serving up oldfashioned hospitality along with their tasty meals. Visitors can find an assortment of cuisine options, from home-cooked meals to fine dining selections. Whether you are looking for an ethnic or an American menu, you are sure to find delicious fare that will satisfy you. You can sit down and enjoy an evening with family and friends in an assortment of locallyowned establishments or opt for food on the go from a national franchise.

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MENDOTA RESTAURANTS:

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Casey’s General Store

Pizzas by Marchelloni

Cindy’s on 34

Rosati’s Pizza Pub

El Rey Del Taco

Subway

El Zarape Mexican/American

Tacos Guzman

Restaurant Main Street Station

Taco Madre Ziggie’s Family Restaurant

McDonald’s Mendota Elks Lodge #1212

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Churches & Organizations Eleven churches, many of them in beautifully built, historic buildings, represent various denominations. The congregations sponsor social clubs and a variety of youth-oriented activities, including a community Vacation Bible School.

More than 50 civic, fraternal, and social organizations and clubs are active and meet regularly. These groups, with their many caring volunteers and community spirit, maintain and improve the quality of life in Mendota.

Lodging

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(815) 539-6291 Complete Family Eyecare All the latest trends to look your best!

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Mendota’s Oldest Funeral Home Family Owned and Operated Since 1938 Robert Merritt

Past Chamber President 1971

 QUALITY INN & SUITES (815) 538-3355 | 1307 Kailash Drive, Mendota, IL A three-story roadside hotel, located at the intersection of Highways 34 and Interstate 39 at exit #72.

Brett Merritt

Past Chamber President 2011

The following amenities are available: free WiFi, complimentary full American breakfast, free parking, indoor pool, air-conditioned, handicapped rooms, gym, pets allowed, tourism information.

Nearby are the Hume-Carnegie Museum, Union Depot Railroad Museum, and Breaking of the Prairie Museum at 3.2 miles. Location is less than 20 miles from Starved Rock State Park.  SUPER 8 (815) 539-7429 | I-39 & Rt. 34, Mendota, IL Your choice for value and convenience to Lake Mendota Park, Starved Rock State Park, and Matthiessen State Park. Free 8-item SuperStart breakfast bonanza, guest rooms come with free WiFi. Handicapped rooms are available, along with free parking for any size vehicle. Kids 17 and under stay free with an adult.

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Health Care

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SF HealthCare Saint Paul Medical Center, located at 1401 East 12th Street, began in 1951 and is a non-profit 25-bed Critical Access Hospital.

There are 16 physicians on the hospital’s active medical staff, which includes family medicine providers and general surgery.

The hospital has an additional 18 Allied Health professionals, 126 physicians on its consulting staff, and 98 contracted providers. OSF Saint Paul offers various outpatient specialty clinics, including cardiology, neurology, nephrology, obstetric/gynecology, oncology, orthopedics, podiatry, pulmonology, urology, and a wound clinic.

Services and departments offered by the hospital include 24-hour emergency services with emergency room physicians available 24 hours a day, seven days a week; Medical-Surgical unit, 4-bed intensive care unit, day surgery, surgery, laboratory, rehabilitation services, cardiopulmonary services, cardiac and pulmonary rehab. Diagnostic Imaging offers services around the clock with its inhouse MRI, CT scanner with fluoroscopy, ultrasound, 3D mammography, and

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nuclear medicine scans.

The hospital has more than 200 employees on staff.

In addition to the magnificent facilities at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center, there are many health clinics in Mendota and the surrounding area providing health care services to the people of Mendota.

Northwestern Medicine Valley West Hospital provides cancer care treatment in Rochelle for Mendota residents. Rochelle is only 28 miles from The World’s Greatest Little City.

Community Health Partnership provides cancer screenings, family planning, primary and oral health care and community outreach.

Mendota also features high quality nursing homes facilities that provide the best possible care to residents. Heritage Health Therapy and Senior is a licensed facility in the southwest corner of the city, providing short-term and long-term care.

The facility is certified for Medicare and Medicaid and houses 85 senior citizens.

They receive complete nursing care with all Medicare/rehab to home private suites.

They also have physical, occupational, and speech therapies.

Power Care Rehabilitation is Physical, Occupational, and Speech Therapy Services company that focuses on modern approaches to enhance biological , psychosocial, and physical well-being of our patients. We treat balance, weakness, deconditioning, post operative surgeries, pain from arthritis, back pain, fibromyalgia, knee, hip, shoulder, and sciatica pain. We specialize in Pain Management for most conditions associated with joints and muscles. We accept Medicare, most major insurances, low cost private pay, and workman’s comp certified. Therapy can be done in the comfort of your home or outpatient clinic location.

Stonecroft Village Retirement Community provides a quiet and serene atmosphere on the west end of Burlington Street. They have independent living and assisted living accommodations. The support services are within a caring, residentfocused environment that people can really call home.

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Business & Industry

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ith a solid industrial base, Mendota affords opportunities to growing companies, both new and existing. Numerous highly diversified manufacturing plants, most with international distribution, currently provide a good share of jobs for the men and women of Mendota.

Area industrial and business employers benefit from the proximity of training programs provided through Illinois Valley Community College.

Through the use of incentives, new industry is continually drawn to the Mendota area. There are area Tax Increment Financing Districts to assist in financing new development and improve infrastructure. The city administration and an Economic Development Department are focused on planned growth and productive expansion. Mendota’s financial institutions are also prepared to lend strong support to new business.

Mendota’s Business Park has a flexible development plan to attract firms needing small to large acreage sites. The city-owned park offers competitive land costs and excellent location advantages. It is located on the east side of Mendota adjacent to Interstate 39. Sites include service by rail line Burlington Northern Santa Fe Railroad, close proximity to I-80 and I-88, and municipal water and sewer to the property line.

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Tourism

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endota has become wellknown for its largest tourist event – the Annual Sweet Corn Festival. This event is always held on the second full weekend in August and brings 50,000 people to Mendota to join in on the fun and to eat some delicious sweet corn.

The festival offers free entertainment every day that appeals to young and old festival attendees. In addition to that, there are balloon twisters, magicians, professional face painters, a queen pageant, and musical entertainment, running the range from classic rock-n-roll to country. There is a carnival on the midways and a

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crafter’s marketplace and flea market with beautiful handmade crafts, arts, antiques, and collectibles.

For adult entertainment, there is a beer garden in the evening featuring high-energy live bands. On the Sunday of the festival, the grand parade always is a big crowd-pleaser as it makes its way down Mendota’s tree-lined streets.

The parade features drill teams, bands, Shrine groups, antique farm implements, floats, and performers.

The food at the festival is outstanding, with food booths lining the streets and offering ethnic, regional, and festival foods. The “big event” is when the free, hot, buttered sweet

corn is served, which takes place on Sunday afternoon. All that sweet corn is cooked in an antique steam traction engine before it is served by the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce and numerous volunteers. The corn is dripping with butter and salted to your personal taste.

To learn more about Mendota’s Sweet Corn Festival, visit www. sweetcornfestival.com or call the Mendota Chamber at (815)539-6507.

(815) 539-6507

City of Mendota 815-539-7459 800 Washington St. EMcConville@MendotaCity.com

Krenz Dental Corporation

Jon C. Krenz, D.M.D. OTHER BIG DRAWS FOR MENDOTA  THE MENDOTA MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY presents a Railroad Crossing & Country Fair event on Father’s Day weekend at Mendota’s Union Depot Railroad Museum and the Breaking of the Prairie Museum. Featuring old-time demonstrations, a tractor show, and tours of both museums, it gives visitors a glimpse into Mendota’s historical railroad and agricultural past.  3M MUSICAL PRODUCTIONS hosts an annual musical on the first weekend in August. Talented performers from Mendota and the surrounding area, representing the Mendota Education Association, Mendota High School, and the Mendota Community Theatre, produce first-class musicals such as “Grease,” “Cats,” “Joseph & the Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat,” “The Sound of Music,” and “Footloose.”  OTHER SUMMER EVENTS include an Ice Cream Social and concert by the Mendota High School Band and Mendota’s 4th of July fireworks display at Lake Mendota.  THE MENDOTA TRI-COUNTY FAIR closes the summer of fun events on Labor Day weekend each year with floral, vegetable, and fruit displays, as well as commercial exhibits. There is a chainsaw carving and a beer garden with a live band. Truck and tractor pulls, a demo derby, carnival, and livestock competition also takes place.

Family Dentistry and Orthodontics

Hours: Mon. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m./1:30 p.m.-4 p.m.

Tue.-Fri. 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m./1:30 p.m.-5 p.m. • Sat. by appointment

704 Indiana Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 815-538-5316

KEN

OTTERBACH

Land Clearing Basements Trucking Gravel & Black Dirt Ponds

Since 1991 Ken Otterbach

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35461-2900 North Ave, Mendota

One-Stop Shop!

Furniture • Mattresses • Flooring Bedroom • Living Room • Tables and Chairs

BEDDING IN MENDOTA 1091 S St Hwy. 251 • Mendota, IL • 815-539-6263 www.meyersfurniture.com

Mon. & Fri. 9-6 • Tue.-Wed. 9-5 • Closed Thursday • Sat. 10-5 • Sun. 12-4

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Awards

MENDOTA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE H.D. HUME AWARD The H.D. Hume Award is presented to an individual for their outstanding service and dedication to Mendota and its people, through community service. The recipient of this award has helped to make our community a better place to live, raise a family, work, and do business through their time and efforts.

PREVIOUS WINNERS

2021 HUME WINNER STEVE LAUER

1970 George Frost, Jr. & Harold Atherton 1971 Emerson Tidd 1972 Horace D. Hume 1973 Richard Leiser 1974 Henry Sauer 1975 G.A. Prescott & Julius Schaller 1976 Kenneth B. Butler 1977 Harry F. Schaller

1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000

John Goebel June Claus Jessica Nashold Christ Troupis Allen Bonnell Thomas Merwin James “Stymie” Schmitt Robert Shafer Stan Kordek Roger Krenz Bill Phalen Len Schaller Gaylon Ehlers Bill Gish Jim Wade Horace D. Hume Robert Cooper James Strauss Garry & Karen White Bill Greenwood James & Marjorie Carroll Dr. Robert Krenz Frank Kobilsek

2001 Skip & Deb Stachlewitz 2002 Dale Fischer & Harry Phalen 2003 Mike Phalen 2004 Dr. Dan Doyle 2005 Steve Gahan 2006 Jeff Simonton 2007 Mike Wasmer 2008 Judy Merritt 2009 Steve Dancey 2010 Chris Holdenrid 2011 Matt Carroll 2012 Mitch Landgraf 2013 Randy Fox 2014 Delbert Knowlton 2015 Ken & Barb Purvis 2016 Lori Simonton 2017 Tim Phalen 2018 Luther Kaiser 2019 Lee Stocking 2020 Todd Phalen 2021 Steve Lauer

TOM MERWIN GOLD STAR EMPLOYEE AWARD Remember when getting a gold star meant you’d done a great job? IT STILL DOES! We’re looking for that “Gold Star” Employee - someone who makes you glad to do business in Mendota!

The Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce and The Mendota Reporter, in a joint project, are seeking nominations from the customers of the retail, service, and professional businesses in the community for that outstanding employee in Mendota.

This is your opportunity to recognize that kind, courteous, competent, and efficient employee who cashes your checks, fills your order, answers the phone, brings your food, or processes your paperwork every day.

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1992 Cheryl Thorne

2001 Bob Barnett

2010 Linda Basil

1993 Hester Full

2002 Donna Johnson

2011 Carolyn Motter

1994 Joyce McDonald

2003 James “Stymie” Schmitt

2012 Charlotte Delhotal

1995 Barb Christopher

2004 Sherry Kuntzi

2013 Lori Simonton & Sarah Dalton

1996 Jack Arkins

2005 Steve Dinges

2014 Cheryl Barr

2019 Sidney Engles

1997 Johnny Arteaga

2006 Jackie Emm

2015 Rita Borelli & Wendy Letterly

2020 Nancy Bogle

1998 Bob Francis

2007 Anne Buchanan

2016 Lynn Carbone

2021 Jamie Bromenschenkel

1999 Sheila Bettner

2008 Dave Fitzgerald

2017 Ashley Mccully

2000 Nellie Needs

2009 Rayanne Sester

2018 Colleen Meyer

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2021 GOLD STAR WINNER JAMIE BROMENSCHENKEL

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Membership Directory MENDOTA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

ADVERTISING & MEDIA ADVERTISING DESIGN & SIGNS BY ANDERSON 104 W. Madison St. Ottawa, IL 61350 (815) 434-7340 www.signsbyanderson.com EL REY 102.9FM WMKB 3654 W. Jarvis Skokie, IL 60076 www.wmkbradio.com LA SALLE NEWSTRIBUNE 426 2nd St. La Salle, IL 61301 (815) 223-3200 www.newstrib.com MCS ADVERTISING 4110 Progress Blvd Peru, IL 61354 (815) 224-3011 www.mcsadv.com NRG MEDIA 1430AM WCMY & 95.3 JACK FM 216 W. Lafayette St. Ottawa, IL 61350 (815) 434.6050 www.1430wcmy.com STARVED ROCK MEDIA 1 Broadcast Lane Oglesby, IL 61348 (815) 223-3100 www.starvedrock.media STUDSTILL MEDIA 3905 Progress Blvd Peru, IL 61354 (815) 224-2100 www.studstillmedia.com PRINTING SERVICES DBP LLC (DEPENDABLE BUSINESS PRODUCTS) 1227 S. Main St. Princeton, IL 61356 (815) 872-3676 DESIGN & SIGNS BY ANDERSON 104 W. Madison St. Ottawa, IL 61350 www.signsbyanderson.com

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RADIO STATIONS EL REY 102.9FM WMKB 3654 W. Jarvis Skokie, IL 60076 www.wmkbradio.com NRG MEDIA 1430AM WCMY & 95.3 JACK FM 216 W. Lafayette St. Ottawa, IL 61350 (815) 434.6050 www.1430wcmy.com STARVED ROCK MEDIA 1 Broadcast Lane Oglesby, IL 61348 (815) 223-3100 www.starvedrock.media STUDSTILL MEDIA 3905 Progress Blvd Peru, IL 61354 (815) 224-2100 www.studstillmedia.com SCREEN PRINTING 4M GRAPHIX 1605 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 252-2740 www.4mgraphix.com

ARTS, CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT CRAFTING PAINTING PARTIES & CRAFTS WITH LUCY 2015 Guiles Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 910-5221 SEW QUILTABLE LLC 507 10th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 200-1113 www.sewquiltable.com ENTERTAINMENT BIG UPROAR Americana, Rock & Country Music – 1960s – Current (630) 779-0761 WINDY CITY AMUSMENT, INC (630) 443-4547 www.windycityamusement.com

PAINTING PARTIES PAINTING PARTIES & CRAFTS WITH LUCY 2015 Guiles Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 910-5221

AUTOMOTIVE AUTO DEALERS MENDOTA FORD 1401 S. 13th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9314 www.mendotaford.com PRESCOTT BROTHERS, INC. 614 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9388 www.prescottmendota.com SCHIMMER GM 1501 S 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (866) 815-6880 or 815-539-9343 www.schimmergm.com AUTO REPAIR SERVICES ADKINS TOWING LLC 3252 Chicago Rd Paw Paw, IL 61353 (815) 409-3380 ARS AUTO REPAIR 307 Plaza Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-2412 www.arsautorepairmendota.com CROSS BODY SHOP 1213 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7010 DELONG’S AUTO BODY 4718 N Hwy 251 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6326 MOORE TIRES 1901 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5606 www.mooretires.com

SPECIALTY BODY & PAINT, INC. 1503 W. Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7801

BUSINESS & PROFESSIONALS SERVICES ACCOUNTANTS CHRIS ELLER – THE RETIREMENT SPECIALISTS 801 Jefferson St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3437 www.chris-eller.com GAHAN GOY CPA’S, LTD. 913 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3614 ARCHITECTURE PHALEN STEEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 200 US Rt. 52 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9391 www.phalensteel.com AUCTIONEERS MCCONVILLE REALTY & AUCTIONEERING 612 S. Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5673 www.mcconvillerealty.com COMPUTER SERVICES SURF FIBER INTERNET 2910 W. Rock Falls Rd Rock Falls, IL 61071 (219) 326-5252 ENGINEERS CHAMLIN & ASSOCIATES 903 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-8137 www.chamlin.com EYE DOCTORS TARA N. VANDEWYNGAERDE, OD, PC 700 14th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6291 www.visionsource-drtara.com 2022 Community Guide |

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HOME INSPECTION QUALITY FIRST INSPECTIONS LLC 907 Illinois Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 503-1696 www.QFINow.com INVESTMENT SERVICES CHRIS ELLER – THE RETIREMENT SPECIALISTS 801 Jefferson St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3437 www.chris-eller.com COUNTRY FINANCIAL – MICHAEL J. ORGAN, AGENT 306 W. 7th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3441 EDWARD JONES 609 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3471 or (815) 539-2309 GAHAN GOY CPA’S, LTD. 913 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3614 NEWSPAPERS LA SALLE NEWSTRIBUNE 426 2nd St. La Salle, IL 61301 (815) 223-3200 www.newstrib.com THE MENDOTA REPORTER 703 Illinois Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9396 mendotareporter.com UTILITIES COM ED 919 W. 1st St. Dixon, IL 61021 800-Edison1 www.exeloncorp.com NICOR 1305 Martin Luther King Dr. Bloomington, IL 61701 (888) 642-6748

COMPUTERS & TELECOMMUNICATIONS AMBULANCE BILLING NORTHERN ILLINOIS AMBULANCE BILLING, INC. P.O. Box 260 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-2468 COMPUTER SERVICES IMPACT NETWORKING, LLC 2901 Peoria St. Peru, IL 61354 (815) 224-1116 www.impactmybiz.com

CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT & CONTRACTORS CONCRETE & CONSTRUCTION BARKMAN CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC. 705 Illinois Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3705 ROSE CONCRETE 705 1st St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5843 www.roseconcretemendota.com WESTERN SAND & GRAVEL CO., LLC 400 Old North Rd. Spring Valley, IL 61362 (815) 664-2341 www.westernsandgravelil.com CONSTRUCTION BARKMAN CONCRETE CONSTRUCTION, INC. 705 Illinois Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3705 BASIL CONSTRUCTION 4007 Rt. 251 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7217

H & H BUILDERS 702 2nd St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9623 www.hhbuilders.com

LILJA TILING & EXCAVATING LLC 2000 Welland Rd. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3485 www.liljatiling.com

JJ&L CARPENTRY 4177 E 050 Rd. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6598

FLOORING JONES HOME IMPROVEMENT 410 17th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6175 GRAIN/FERTILIZER NORTHERN PARTNERS COOPERATIVE 1000 6th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6772 www.northernpartners.net

JONES HOME IMPROVEMENT 410 17th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6175 MAUCH CARPENTRY 705 Illinois Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7867 www.mauchcarpentryinc.com PHALEN STEEL CONSTRUCTION COMPANY 200 US Rt. 52 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9391 www.phalensteel.com ELECTRICIANS CARRIAGE HOUSE ELECTRIC 105 12th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-5598 www.carriagehouseelectric.com GANZ ELECTRIC N. State Hwy 251 Mendota, IL (815) 539-3062 MS ELECTRIC 1701 Peri Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 751-2265 EXCAVATING KEN OTTERBACH EXCAVATING & DEMOLITION 35461 2900 North Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6108

WHERE QUALITY, FRESHNESS, AND SERVICE IS GUARANTEED! 801 Jefferson St., Mendota, IL 61342 Phone: (815) 539-3437 Fax: (815) 539-3477

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HEATING & COOLING CARRIAGE HOUSE ELECTRIC 105 12th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-5598 www.carriagehouseelectric.com TRIPLE SERVICE PLUMBING, HEATING & COOLING 801 Monroe St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3828 www.tripleserviceinc.com WALTER BROTHERS PLUMBING, HEATING & COOLING 909 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-6516 PLUMBING TRIPLE SERVICE PLUMBING, HEATING & COOLING 801 Monroe St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3828 www.tripleserviceinc.com WALTER BROTHERS PLUMBING, HEATING & COOLING 909 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-6516

CHRIS ELLER President & Wealth Advisor chris@chris-eller.com ERIC ARKINS Wealth Planner eric@chris-eller.com WILLIAM SCHWABENLAND CPA bill@chris-eller.com

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ROOFING JJ&L CARPENTRY 4177 E 050 Rd. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6598 NORTHERN ILLINOIS SEAMLESS ROOFING 705 Illinois Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5142 www.northernillinoisseamlessroofing.com SAND WESTERN SAND & GRAVEL CO., LLC 400 Old North Rd. Spring Valley, IL 61362 (815) 664-2341 www.westernsandgravelil.com WINDOWS JONES HOME IMPROVEMENT 410 17th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6175

FAMILY, COMMUNITY & CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS BANQUET FACILITY MENDOTA CIVIC CENTER 1901 Tom Merwin Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3411 www.mendotaciviccenter.com CHAMBER OF COMMERCE MENDOTA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE 800 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6507 www.mendotachamber.com CHURCH FIRST PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH 1003 5th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-5603 www.fpcmendota.com VICTORY BAPTIST CHURCH 505 W. 7th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9081 www.vbcmendota.com HUMAN SERVICES LA SALLE COUNTY VETERANS ASSITANCE COMMISSION 4231 Progress Blvd Suite 4 Peru, IL 61354 815-433-176 www.lasallecountyvac.com NORTH CENTRAL AREA TRANSIT 1784 Chessie Lane Ottawa, IL 61350 1-833-433-6228 rideNCAT.com UNITED WAY OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY 2220 Marquette Rd. Peru, IL 61354 (815) 223-8339 www.unitedwayelc.org

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LIBRARY

GRAVES-HUME PUBLIC LIBRARY 1401 W. Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-5142 www.graveshume.org

MENDOTA MOOSE FAMILY CENTER 211 E 12th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5745 www.mooseintl.org

DIMOND BROS INSURANCE 1704 4th St. Peru, IL 61354 (815) 223-7923 www.dimondbros.com

MENDOTA ROTARY CLUB 1213 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7010

FIRST STATE INSURANCE 715 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5651 www.firststateinsurance.biz

MENDOTA VFW POST 4079 610 6th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6466

MUSEUMS H.D. Hume Company P.O. Box 677 Mendota IL 61342 (815) 883-4212

STARVED ROCK COMMUNITY FOUNDATION 241 Marquette St. La Salle, IL 61301 (815) 252-2906

MENDOTA MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY 901 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3373 mendotamuseums.org/index.htm ORGANIZATIONS ILLINOIS VALLEY HISPANIC PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL PO Box 664 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 503-4304

UNITED WAY OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY 2220 Marquette Rd. Peru, IL 61354 (815) 223-8339 www.unitedwayelc.org

KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS 1010 Jefferson St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-7070 MENDOTA AREA SENIOR SERVICES 1901 Tom Merwin Drive Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7700 www.mendotaareaseniorservices.org MENDOTA AREA YMCA 1811 S. 13th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-2900 www.ivymca.com/visit-mendotaarea-y MENDOTA BUSINESS & PROFESSIONAL WOMEN 3980 E. 40th Rd. Mendota, IL 61342 MENDOTA COMMUNITY THEATRE 156 East US Rte 52 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 910-9117 MENDOTA ELKS LODGE #1212 707 Indiana Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-3557 www.elks.org MENDOTA FFA ALUMNI 706 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-2265 MENDOTA LIONS CLUB PO Box 76 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5651

FINANCE & INSURANCE FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS CENTRAL BANK ILLINOIS 1721 Midtown Rd. Peru, IL 61354 815-220-1788 EUREKA SAVINGS BANK 1300 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5656 www.eurekasavings.com FINANCIAL PLUS CREDIT UNION 1905 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3444 www.financialplus.org FIRST FEDERAL SAVINGS BANK 1205 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6757 www.ffsweb.com FIRST STATE BANK 706 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-2265 1403 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 815.539.1518 MIDLAND STATES BANK 609 8th Ave. Suite B Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9346 www.midlandsb.com INSURANCE COUNTRY FINANCIAL – MICHAEL J. ORGAN, AGENT 306 W. 7th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3441

KURT BRUNO – STATE FARM INSURANCE 1103 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3878 www.kurtbruno.com

MENDOTA MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY 1019 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3426 www.mendotamutual.com

GOVERNMENT & EDUCATION CITY GOVERNMENT CITY OF MENDOTA 800 Washington Street Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7459 COLLEGE ILLINOIS VALLEY COMMUNITY COLLEGE 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave. Oglesby, IL 61348 (815) 220-8268 www.ivcc.edu SCHOOLS HOLY CROSS SCHOOL 1008 Jefferson St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-6151 www.holycrossmendota.com MENDOTA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIST. 289 1806 Guiles Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7631 www.m289.org MENDOTA TOWNSHIP HIGH SCHOOL 2300 West Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7446 www.mendotahs.org NORTHERN ILLINOIS SCHOOL OF CHRISTIAN EXCELLENCE 505 N. 7th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 830-8938 www.nisce.net

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HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP OF ILLINOIS 1009 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6124 www.chpofil.org OSF ST. PAUL MEDICAL CENTER 1401 E. 12th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7461 www.osfhealthcare.org/saint-paul HEALTH SERVICES ABIGAIL WOMEN’S CENTER 1610 Stroble Ave, Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-3044 www.abigailwomenscenter.com COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP OF ILLINOIS 1009 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6124 www.chpofil.org ILLINOIS VALLEY COUNSELING SERVICES, LLC 901 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 815-993-1614 www.illinoisvalleycounseling.com POWER CAR REHABILITATION 500 6th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (888) 994-0793 www.powercarerehab.com NURSING HOMES HERITAGE HEALTH THERAPY AND SENIOR CARE 1201 1st Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6745 www.heritageofcare.com

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FLORISTS FLORALCREST FLORIST & GREENHOUSE 1207 22nd St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9306 www.floralcrestinc.com HARDWARE STORES STEPHENITCH DO IT BEST HARDWARE 1200 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9394

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FLORALCREST FLORIST & GREENHOUSE 1207 22nd St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9306 www.floralcrestinc.com POWER WASHING T2 ENTERPRISES 867 N. 45th Rd. Earlville, IL 60518 (815) 530-4464 www.arabiancarriage.com

LEGAL LAWYERS GUILFOYLE LAW FIRM 1316 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6711 www.guilfoyleandstevensonllp.com KALEEL LAW OFFICE 806 Jefferson St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5616 www.davidkaleel.com MARTIN LAW OFFICE 812 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3711 www. tmartin-law.com

LODGING & TRAVEL LODGING QUALITY INN & SUITES 1307 Kailash Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-3355 www.choicehotels.com SUPER 8 2601 E. 12th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7429 TRAVEL AGENTS TRAVEL TO YOU, INC. 1602 Knollcrest Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7298 www.traveltoyou.net

MANUFACTURING, PRODUCTION & WHOLESALE BEVERAGE DISTRIBUTOR EUCLID BEVERAGE LTD. 20 Unytite Dr. Peru, IL 61354 (815) 693-6193 www.euclidbeverage.com

SULLIVAN’S ACE HARDWARE 1116 Meriden St. (815) 538-4694 www.acehardware.com

G & M DISTRIBUTORS 1425 Franklin Grove Rd. Dixon, IL 61021 (815) 288-4463 www.gmdist.com

LANDSCAPING & NURSERIES EKANA NURSERY & LANDSCAPING 417 E US Rt. 34 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-4800 www.ekananursery.com

FERTILIZER NORTHERN PARTNERS COOPERATIVE 1000 6th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6772 www.northernpartners.net

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MANUFACTURERS ADM GRAIN CO. 3004 E. 12th St. (815) 539-7491 www.adm.com AMERICAN MACHINE, INC. 215 E. 12th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6558 ADVANCED DRAINAGE SYSTEMS 1600 Industrial Drive Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-2160 www.ads-pipe.com BUCKMAN IRON & METAL 705 5th St Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9563 www.buckmanironandmetal.com BLACK BROTHERS CO. 501 9th Ave. Mendota, IL, 61342 (815) 539-7451 www.blackbros.com CHAMLIN & ASSOCIATES 903 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-8137 www.chamlin.com HCC, INC. 1501 1st Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9371 www.hccincorporated.com KINGSPAN INSULATION, LLC 1101 Lori Ln Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3106 www.diversifoam.com MAHONEY ENVIRONMENTAL SOLUTIONS 448 N 3973rd Rd. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5633 www.mahoneyes.com PLANO MOLDING 1800 Hume Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-3111 PRAIRIE LAND MILLWRIGHT, INC. 617 East US Rt. 34 Mendota, IL 61354 (815) 538-3085 www.prairielandmillwright.com RIDLEY FEED INGREDIENTS 1609 1st Ave. Mendota, IL 61354 815 539 9321 www.ridleyfeedingredients.com STARVED ROCK WOOD PRODUCTS, LLC 1605 Division St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-7797 www.starvedrockwoodproducts.com

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PERSONAL SERVICES & CARE CHIROPRACTORS BECKER CHIROPRACTIC 1403 E. Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-2182 www.beckerfamilychiro.com DENTISTS COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP OF ILLINOIS 1009 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6124 www.chpofil.org KRENZ DENTAL CORP. 704 Indiana Ave. Mendota, IL (815) 538-5316 www.krenzdental.com WEST SIDE FAMILY DENTISTRY 709 Plaza Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7004 www.mendotadentist.com

Assisted Living • Independent Living 1700 Burlington St, Mendota. (815) 538-5300

CARRIAGE HOUSE ELECTRIC 815-538-5598

EYE CARE TARA N. VANDEWYNGAERDE, OD, PC 700 14th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6291 www.visionsource-drtara.com FUNERAL HOME MERRITT FUNERAL HOME 800 Monroe St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7211 www.merrittfh.com

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WASMER FUNERAL HOME, INC. 2112 W Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-8500 www.wasmerfuneralhome.com JOB SKILLS BUSINESS EMPLOYMENT SKILLS TEAM 815 N. Orlando Smith Ave. Oglesby, IL 61348 (815) 224-0375 www.best-inc.org RETIREMENT COMMUNITY STONECROFT VILLAGE 1700 Burlington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-5300 www.stonecroftvillage.com

PETS & VETERINARY PET GROOMING JURASSIC BARK 207 E. 6th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 200-3326

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REAL ESTATE, MOVING & STORAGE REALTORS HOMESTEAD REALTY 1316 Lakewood Plaza Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3811 www.homesteadrealtymendota.com MCCONVILLE REALTY & AUCTIONEERING 612 S. Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5673 www.mcconvillerealty.com TOWN & COUNTRY REALTY 607 6th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6635 www.tcrealtysales.net WOODHAVEN ASSOCIATION 509 LaMoille Rd. Sublette, IL 61367 (815) 849-5200 www.woodhavenassociation.com

RESTAURANTS, FOOD & BEVERAGES CONVENIENCE STORES BECK’S BP 1301 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3300 www.beckoilco.com BECK’S I-39 AUTO/TRUCK PLAZA 1302 Raymond Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3330 www.becksoilco.com CASEY’S GENERAL STORE 801 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6018 www.caseys.com FARMERS MARKET MENDOTA’S FARMERS MARKET 700 Block Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6263 Every Saturday June-October GROCERY STORES SULLIVAN FOODS 1102 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9341 www.sullivansfoods.net

CINDY’S ON 34 1300 Raymond Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9000 El REY DEL TACO 701 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7100 elreydeltacomendota.com El ZARAPE MEXICAN/AMERICAN RESTAURANT 1206 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5985 www.elzarapemendota.com MAIN STREET STATION 714 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7011 mainstreetstationbar-grill.com MCDONALD’S 1503 13th Ave. Mendota, IL (815) 538-2100 2701 E 12th St. Mendota, IL (815) 538-6012 PIZZAS BY MARCHELLONI 1210 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-2145 www.marchellonismendota.com PURPOSE NUTRITION 1108 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 503-3853 ROSATI’S PIZZA PUB 801 6th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-3838 www.myrosatis.com/mendota SUBWAY 2705 E 12th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 315-4210 1602 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-7827

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TACOS GUZMAN FOOD TRUCK 202 4th Ave. 1214 Washington St. - Weekend Location Mendota, IL 61354 (815) 503-0839 TACO MADRE 604 6th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-8388 www.thetacomadre.com THE CHALET SPORTS BAR 2104 E. Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 712-8926 ZIGGIE’S FAMILY RESTAURANT 1212 1st Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5060 www.ziggiesrestaurant.com

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LIQUOR STORE LAKESIDE LIQUORS & TOBACCO 1310 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6400 NAIL SERVICES EXPRESSIONS SALON 709 Illinois Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 830-6033 STUDIO 1500 1500 Knoll Crest Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-6362 www.studio1500hair.com OFFICE SUPPLIES POHL’S OFFICE SUPPLY 809 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-5741 www.lopofficesupply.com

ANTIQUES D&D Antiques 708 Illinois Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 440-5056 or 630-730-9904

PIANO TUNING YEAKEL’S PIANO SERVICE 805 Meadowview Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-3444 www.yeakelpianoservice.com

APPLIANCES STEPHENITCH DO IT BEST HARDWARE 200 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9394

RETAIL CLOTHING SPORTS-N-STUFF, INC. 804 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6354

SULLIVAN’S ACE HARDWARE 1116 Meriden St. (815) 538-4694 www.acehardware.com

SALONS EXPRESSIONS SALON 709 Illinois Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 830-6033

CARPETING MEYERS FURNITURE 1901 S. State Hwy 251 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6263 www.meyersfurniture.com CLOTHING JANELAINE BOUTIQUE 5 W 42nd Rd Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 910-7591 janelaineboutique.com FARM EQUIPMENT PRAIRIE STATE TRACTOR 1701 S 13th Ave Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6724 prairiestatetractor.com FURNITURE STORE MEYERS FURNITURE 1901 S. State Hwy 251 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6263 www.meyersfurniture.com

STUDIO 1500 1500 Knoll Crest Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-6362 www.studio1500hair.com

SPORTS & RECREATION CAMPING WOODHAVEN ASSOCIATION 509 LaMoille Rd. Sublette, IL 61367 (815) 849-5200 www.woodhavenassociation.com CURLING WALTHAM CURLING CLUB 3926 E 758th St. Triumph, IL 61378 (815) 538-3420 www.walthamcurling.org EXERCISE FACILITY MENDOTA AREA Y 1811 S. 13th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-8164 www.ivymca.com/visit-mendotaarea-y GAMING LITTLE JOE’S GAMING CAFE 713 Illinois Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-4900 MAD TAPPERS 2104 N Main St., #D Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 326-2006

TRANSPORTATION CARRIAGE RIDES T2 ENTERPRISES 867 N. 45th Rd. Earlville, IL 60518 (815) 503-4464 www.arabiancarriage.com GAS STATION BECK’S BP 1301 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3300 www.beckoilco.com BECK’S I-39 AUTO/TRUCK PLAZA 1302 Raymond Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3330 www.beckoilco.com CASEY’S GENERAL STORE 801 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6018 www.caseys.com TRUCKING BOELK TRUCK LINES 134 N. 4250th Rd Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6778

UNCLE JOE’S GAMING CAFE 4479 E. 250th Rd. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-6252 GOLF COURSE MENDOTA GOLF CLUB 35666 US Rt. 34 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-7241 www.mendotagolfclub.com

SPORTS EQUIPMENT SPORTS-N-STUFF, INC. 804 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6354 THRIFT STORE NIGHTENGALE’S THRIFT SHOP 708 Jefferson St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6100 WINERIES AUGUST HILL WINERY 106 Mill St. Utica, IL 61373 (815) 667-5211 www.augusthillwinery.com

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Advertising Index ADM Grain ........................................19

HCC Inc .............................................26

North Central Area Transit...................8

Advanced Drainage Systems.............31

Homestead Realty ...............................6

Prescott Bros .......................................7

ARS Auto Repair..................................4

Ken Otterbach Excavating.................21

Purpose Nutrition ..............................15

Black Bros ..........................................13

Krenz Dental ......................................21

Ridley Feed Ingredients ....................26

Carriage House Electric.....................27

Lilja Tiling & Excavating.....................29

Schimmer GM....................................14

Chris Eller - the Retirement Specialist.... 24

Main St. Station ...................................9

Specialty Body & Paint ......................28

Cindy’s on 34 ....................................28

McConville Realty & Auctioneering...26

Starved Rock Wood Products..............2

City of Mendota ................................21

McDonald’s........................................14

Stonecroft Village ..............................27

Clint O’Brien - Edward Jones ..............6

Mendota Agri-Products .....................28

Sullivan Foods ...................................24

Dr. Tara Van De Wyngaerde OD........15

Mendota Ford ...................................28

Taco Madre........................................14

Ekana Nursey.......................................7

Mendota Mutual................................25

Tri-County Fair Association..................4

Eureka Savings Bank..........................30

Merritt Funeral Home ........................15

Triple Service .....................................13

Financial Plus Credit .........................27

Meyers Furniture ...............................21

Woodhaven ........................................4

First State Bank..................................32

N IL Seamless/Mauch Carpentry .......11

Ziggie’s ..............................................14

First State Insurance ............................9

NewsTribune........................................9

Graves-Hume Public Library ..............25

Nightengale’s Thrift Shop....................4

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