GENOA WELCOME FROM THE AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
LETTER FROM THE DIRECTOR
On 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.
It is a great time to be a member of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce. We are always looking to create new networking and promotional opportunities to help chamber businesses succeed and grow. As a member you can promote your business through our website, newsletter, networking opportunities, business referrals, continuing education or marketing at one of our many events.
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. 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
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Krissy Johnson Executive Director
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Emily Martinez Marketing Director
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CHAMBER MISSION
It is the mission of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce to enhance the growth, image, and development of the business community and the greater Genoa area.
2024 Board of Directors can be found at: www.genoaareachamber.com/ board-of-directors
113 N. Genoa St., Unit B Genoa, IL 815-784-2212
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2024 2024 Events
Annual Meeting & Awards Dinner
Genoa Chamber members and guests gather for Dinner & Drinks as we honor this year’s award winners. Special guest speakers and awards presentation.
Home & Business Expo
Join us for our Home & Business Expo! Visit with local businesses and nonprofits and check out the Taste of Genoa. Enter for a chance to win a door prize! GKHS, 10am - 1pm
Genoa Days King & Queen Scholarship
Graduating seniors compete for the crown in the annual Genoa Days King & Queen Scholarship contest. Open to all area students in their graduating year. Genoa Days Main Stage, 8 pm
Annual Genoa Chamber Golf Outing
Hit the links at the 2024 Genoa Chamber Golf Classic! 18 Hole Scramble with sponsorship opportunities and raffle prizes. Sycamore Golf Course, Noon Shotgun start
Cruisin’ To Genoa Car Show
Annual Car & Truck show sponsored by Alan Browne Chevrolet. Over 25 trophies awarded, 50/50 raffle, fun & free to the public! $10 registration prior to show, $15 day of. Downtown Main Street, 9 am - 3 pm
Rumble on the River
The Kishwaukee Valley Wanders and the Genoa Chamber are proud to present the Lucha Libre stars of Mexico, featuring high flying, hard-hitting matches and over twenty wrestlers!
David Carroll Memorial Park, 7 pm - 10 pm
Great Genoa Duck Race
A fun-filled, family-friendly day out at David Carroll Memorial Park!Purchase ducks and watch them race the Kishwaukee River; cash prizes for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and last place finishers! 10 am - 2 pm
Fall Crawl
Walk through town, sample some drinks and check out our local businesses. Entry ticket gets you a 14 oz logoed glass, 10 sample tickets, and one drink ticket. 3 pm - 8 pm *Date Subject to Change
Celebrate the Season
Join us as we welcome Santa to town to kick off the holiday season! Annual Jingle Bell Walking Parade, Santa’s Arrival, Tree Lighting Ceremony, Wagon Rides, Petting Zoo, free pictures with Santa and a coloring contest! Downtown Main Street, 6 pm - 8 pm
For more information or to register for an event: www.GenoaAreaChamber.com info@GenoaAreaChamber.com 815-784-2212
Genoa Park District’s Improvements and New Additions to Park System
By: Kelley White
Park Districts are the heart of recreation in any community and with Genoa’s recent and planned improvements in the department and throughout the area, new and exciting things are on the horizon for the residents of Genoa and beyond.
“The park district serves the recreational needs for surrounding communities,” says Executive Director of Genoa Park District Paul Bafia. “We offer open park space for all the residents, and we not only serve Genoa, we also serve small communities around like Kingston and Kirkland. We offer different facilities for recreation such as an outdoor swimming pool, fitness center, ball fields and walking paths, which are used quite often.”
Newer features to the parks departments include two pickleball courts which opened earlier in 2023. A brand-new water slide will open in the summer of 2024. “We had tennis courts prior to the renovation, but pickleball has really taken off in the past five years, so we wanted to meet demand.”
Pickleball is a great sport for many residents, especially for seniors. “It’s a good activity for seniors because it is a smaller court and it involves a lot less impact on their joints,” says Bafia. “A lot of different ages love to play it, but it’s definitely popular among the senior population. In the first three months we were open, there were ages five all the way through seniors playing it, so, it’s a good family activity.
Last year, the parks department applied for a grant to purchase an additional ten acres of land adjacent to Chamberlain Park. “10 years ago, we were able to purchase 13 acres to expand the park,” says Bafia. “And we approached the same owners a couple years ago and told them we were applying for a grant to help with the purchase and they agreed to sell another 10 acres to us.” After closing the grant with the state, construction and improvements will begin shortly to expand the park.
“The process of accumulating, and building upon, new land for the parks department can be quite lengthy. We do the design work, apply for the grants and wait over 6 months to find out if we have received approval.”
Says Bafia.
The importance of park districts in towns like Genoa is immeasurable. They
Keirnan Creek
Keirnan Creek
provide recreational opportunities and help foster generational memories. “We provide all kinds of different programming,” says Bafia. “We do a lot of childcare programs. For working parents, we have after school programs so they can put the child in a safe and fun program for kids, and we run that program until about six o’clock since a lot of parents work until about five. We also offer preschool programs that run during the day, three days a week, for three and four-year-olds, and then we run an all-day summer camp.”
The park district also operates a 14,000 square foot fitness center offering several physical fitness programs for community members. While parents are working out, they can take advantage of the fitness center’s Kid Zone, which offers activities and supervision for children and their babysitting service as well. Like many park districts across the state of Illinois, Genoa facilitates soccer, basketball, volleyball and tee-ball programs and opens an outdoor swimming pool in the summer months.
“Our pool was so busy this summer,” says Bafia. “that the number of season passes that we sold and the daily admissions increased 30% due to the overflow from the Sycamore and Belvidere pools being closed.”
As Executive Director, Bafia helps oversee daily operations and keeps the department running smoothly, especially in the face of their new improvements. “I’ve been here for 22 years,” he says. “Among other things, I oversee the bigger grants from the state of Illinois and write some of the grants. We’ve received almost $2.2 million since I started, so that’s a big part of my responsibilities.
Overall, the park district enriches the Genoa community with their unique, practical and exciting new programs. “When they do surveys to parents about what the number one reason is why they move, or why they moved to a particular city or town, schools is number one,” says Bafia. “But parks and open spaces are number two. It’s very important to have for any community, but especially with a smaller town. We may not be able to offer some of the facilities that a larger town would but, for a town of 6,000 people, I’m impressed with what our facilities offer our community with our budget. These purchases provide people opportunities to stay physically fit with the fitness center, and spend time with their families at the swimming pool and in our open spaces. The Parks and Recreation department play a very important role in people’s lives for the area that they live in.”
Soccer Field
Ball Fields
Water Slide
Bowl Slide
Genoa Facade Program
Evolving and continuous improvement are essential aspects to the success of small-town commerce and Genoa’s Façade program has already seen a marked improvement in the downtown area for the few short years it has been active in the community.
“About 30 years ago, the city was given funds from the State of Illinois – the Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity – to put towards a community development assistance program,” says City Administrator Alyssa Seguss. “For years and years, the city had issued low interest loans to new and expanding businesses and had funds to continue to do that.”
In the early days of 2019, Genoa’s City Council began to work through what they could do with the growing commerce fund balance and how to put it back into the community. As a historic small town, Genoa had several buildings in the downtown area that were in need of updating to preserve the spirit and community growth. “That’s where the Façade Grant Program was created. The Façade Grant Program uses those initial grant funds from long ago and the interest that’s accumulated over the past couple of decades.”
The Façade Grant Program allowed business owners to improve their buildings in partnership with the city of Genoa, fostering close relationships within the community and
By: Kelley White
continuing to preserve older buildings in the downtown district. The process was relatively straight forward and made to be as simple as possible for both business owner and the city council.
Eligibility rules and regulations were also straight-forward and allow for an encouraging level of creativity for business owners. “There’s a fifty percent reimbursement grant up to $15,000 per side of the building that faces a downtown street,” says Seguss. “Essentially it enhances the exterior of the building as it’s viewable from the street.”
“Everyone has really been creative with it and they really have their own individual ideas, color schemes and styles to go with what they want the façade to look like,” says Seguss. They are taking into consideration the buildings around them and what colors they are or what façade would best fit downtown. It’s been interesting seeing the downtown be enhanced.” Genoa, like many small towns, has its own charm, spirit and unique history residents want to see celebrated and preserved. Through this grant program, the possibilities are exciting to watch come to fruition, improving the face of the town. “In a downtown that’s historic like Genoa’s, there are a lot of buildings that are getting older, downtowns in general are struggling, so I think now is the time to put some love and care into the buildings in our downtown, make sure
they’re occupied and, ultimately, if we all work on this together, it’s really a public/private partnership in improving the downtown, continuing to try and attract new businesses to the downtown, fill vacancies and provide services to the residents. Overall, the façade grant program has encouraged over $875,000 in investment to downtown buildings with about $405,000 coming from matching funds from the city. We are continuing to make Genoa an amazing place to live and raise a family.
FOR GOD AND COUNTRY WE ASSOCIATE TOGETHER FOR COMMUNITY WE ARE VETERANS STILL SERVING AMERICA
We invite everyone in our community to stop by the Genoa Vets and discover all of the benefits We are always seeking new members to promote community involvement and participation!
• Programs
• Scholarships
• Events
• Bingo every Tuesday at 7PM
• Lightning and Queen of hearts Wednesday starts at 6PM
• Burger Saturdays 12-2PM
• Hall available for parties and events
• Space available for community meetings and classes
Pete’s Castle Get the
By: Kelley White
Housed in a historical depot in Genoa, Pete’s Castle Marathon & Get the Scoop Ice Cream Shoppe has become a beloved fixture in a town that is a treasured part of her family history for founding family member Cori Cork.
When the business was Pete’s Fuel Depot, community members would flock there for containers of the precious resource. The propane business started in 1945 selling bottled gas and, in 1949, they built a propane plant on Mill Street. Aside from propane, the company provided milk coolers, heating stoves, household appliances, fertilizer and more.
In 1962, they owned an oil and gasoline plant in Marengo – later transplanted to Mill Street in Hampshire. In 1974, they bought property on the southern side of the town, and it became one of the first general convenience stores locally. Les Peterson and his wife Phyllis eventually purchased a closed down service station and renovated it, creating Pete’s Castle. Get the Scoop now occupies the same space in the business where they originally offered a deli.
& Castle Marathon the Scoop Ice Cream Shoppe
Les’s daughter Cori now helps run the business selling Marathon Fuel and delicious ice cream, among other wares and treasures. Cori and her family are integral parts of the sprawling family business, including Burlington Oasis & Pete’s Castle.
Genoa was the perfect choice to place a unique general store like Pete’s. “My Grandma Petersen also knew a lot of people in Genoa since she went to school all but her senior year of High School in Genoa and we also have many relatives here, so it seemed like a perfect fit,” says Cori Cork. “Genoa is family. Whether you attend any one of the great festivals, car shows, homecomings, etcetera, you will see someone you know and love. Our customers are truly our family. When my youngest was little and hanging out because I needed to work, I had a beloved customer lend her his library card. She came back with a book about World War II and we all congratulated her on her choice and giggled. We still bring that up now that she is scooping ice cream for everyone.”
Children of customers have been some of their most valued employees over the years and Pete’s has been a generational staple for the community. “Once I start to tell some of my stories, people usually laugh and tell me I should write a book of all the crazy, fun things that happen,” says Cork. “I have no intention of doing that, I would rather enjoy my customers & family.”
Genoa has been a blessing for Cork and her family’s legacy in the region, especially as a cherished business. “We have been active in several organizations in Genoa over the years on Main Street, The Genoa Chamber of Commerce, Kishwaukee Valley Historical Society, etcetera,” says Cork. “Genoa has a
lot to offer for a small town [like] several wonderful places to eat, an amazing hardware store, an award winning winery, our beautiful Butera, banks, doctors, dentists, chiropractors, physical therapy, hairdressers, a Chevy dealer, automotive repair, factories, great parks and a pool – especially since a favorite thing for so many to do after swimming is stopping for ice cream. Here in Genoa, we really do have what a family needs and Genoa is close to other bigger cities for the extras. All of these things make Genoa a great place to be in business, because Genoa is good for families.”
In store, Pete’s carries several different products aside from their Marathon Gas and ice cream. “We are a branded Marathon Gas station, and we carry diesel fuel, also,” says Cork. “In one sense, we look like a typical convenience store from the outside. Once you walk in, you see that we are an ice cream store that also sells fuel. We are a full-service ice cream scoop shop. Along with that we sell gifts, toys, stuffed animals and all kinds of unusual candy.” This year, Pete’s is excited to start carrying new products like socks, new candy, toys, gifts and, most of all, new ice cream flavors Cork is ecstatic to share with customers soon.
Overall, Pete’s Castle Marathon & Get the Scoop Ice Cream Shoppe hopes to continue to cement their much-loved corner of the community and provide for their dear customers in any way they can. “Marathon is an American owned fuel brand with a great rewards program that we would love for more people to take advantage of,” says Cork. “We would love the chance to be [Genoa’s] ‘corner store’. We are family owned and operated, so shopping with us is truly shopping local.”
Genoa School District’s
FFA is Bringing Positivity to the Community
IBy: Kelley White
n this corner of the world, national organizations like the FFA, or the Future Farmers of America, play an important role in continuing a legacy in successful agriculture. In Genoa, President of the FFA at her high school, Taylor Fry, and agricultural instructor and FFA advisor Toni Gabriel come together to ensure the ongoing presence of the FFA in the community helps bolster careers and have a positive impact.
“As a student-led organization it’s inter-curricular which is different from other groups, which are extracurricular, meaning that it should be infused into the classroom,” says Gabriel. “So, students have the opportunity to participate and engage in our FFA activities. Sometimes, they’re a part of the curriculum in the class and sometimes they’re outside of our schools’ program.”
For the FFA, community comes first. “We really value our community service and involvement with our township,” says Gabriel. “We really appreciate anybody who comes out to any of our petting zoos or events that we host. A really important upcoming event is our Dinner & Auction. That really allows our students to be able to travel to conferences like our BUILD Conference, which is a junior and senior leadership conference and our Ground Zero Conference, which allows freshmen and
sophomores to really develop those leadership qualities. Another great event is the National FFA Convention which allows our members to receive certain awards.”
Within the community, the FFA tries to put on two to three petting zoos a year as they are a very popular event in Genoa. They also participate in the Genoa harvest celebration and, in 2023, they handed off the scarecrow competition after starting the tradition in the community. One of their members even keeps blessing boxes maintained and stocked in town.
“We donate drinks to the VFW for their annual Thanksgiving community meal, which is free of charge to anyone visiting there,” adds Fry. In school, the eggs collected from their chickens get donated to the food pantry, yet another opportunity for kids in the FFA to give back to Genoa.
As an important organization in a small town, the FFA is closely tied into its improvement and maintaining positive output. “I believe that our community benefits from our FFA, especially considering with how small our town is,” says Fry. “When you’re driving into Genoa, you see all sorts of different agricultural products being grown throughout the area. And it’s really neat to see how those agricultural products are being educated to our students, in and out of the agricultural education program here. The community really benefits from us being here because it allows us to help grow leadership within our high school, as well as making sure that our members are aware of their surroundings, with the Ag around them and how it helps them out.”
Right now, the FFA in Genoa has over 100 students involved, with over 70 members having actively participated in one of their events and programs, which is a large percentage of the high school student population. “We’re definitely the largest organization at our school,” says Gabriel.
“FFA has three pillars: our premier leadership, personal growth, and career success,” says Gabriel. “We want them to be better people and better leaders. We want them to give back in their community and we want them to have career exposure. Ideally, they’re bringing those skills to any career that they choose. Hopefully it’s here in Genoa because we love to see our students involved here locally, or coming back to serve the community in a career.”
One of their more cherished events in Genoa includes egging yards, a particularly popular pastime for the students in the FFA. “Community members will fill out a form that we offer around February and they say if they would like us to go through and egg their yard, which is us going out and acting as the Easter Bunny,” says Fry. “They say whether they want candy, toys or trinkets in the eggs, and it allows us to create memories for the children within our community, all while giving back our time.”
Helping such a generous organization find success in the community is key for its continuation. “It would be great to see community members being able to support our program by donating to our Dinner & Auction or participating in our pumpkin sales,” says Fry. “Those are our two biggest fundraisers of the year and those are really what provides that financial drive to be able to allow our students to participate.”
GENOA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
MEMBERSHIP
1st. Response Plumbing & Drain, Inc.
Dba Wagner Family Plumbing Kingston (815) 784-5300 www.wagnerfamilyplumbing.com
AAbby’s
701 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (815) 784-8200 www.abbysvideogaming.business. site/
Adkins Milk Hauling, LLC
33473 Genoa Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-5211 www.adkinsmilkhauling.com
Adventure Works of DeKalb County, Inc. 1211 Sycamore Rd. • DeKalb (815) 517-0825
Air Management Services 1030 E. Greenlee St. • Marengo (815) 784-2055 www.airmanservices.com
Alan Browne Chevrolet
700 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (815) 784-2511 www.mychevy.biz
All Natural Chiropractic 405 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-4455 www.all-naturalchiro.com
Amanda Cortese Photography, LLC Genoa (630) 277-3262
Amethyst Ballroom, LLC Genoa (904) 613-3765
Andrew Miller Photography Genoa • (815) 391-3128 www.andrewmiller-photography.com
Avancer Homes, LLC 350 Sycamore Rd • Genoa (815) 784-3712
BBanner Up Signs
1170 E. State St. • Sycamore (815) 899-9211 www.bannerupsigns.com
Becker Law Office
213 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-2695
Benzinger Printing
673 Park Ave. • Genoa (815) 784-6560 www.benzinger.com
Beth Fowler School Of Dance
303 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5658 www.bethfowlerschoolofdance.com
Brian Bemis Toyota of DeKalb 1890 Sycamore Rd. • DeKalb (815) 991-2788
Bucciferro Family McDonald’s
704 E. Main St. • Genoa (815) 321-4708
CCentury 21 New Heritage II
120 W. Oak Knoll Dr. • Hampshire (847) 683-2000 www.newheritage.com
City of Genoa
333 E. First St. • Genoa (815) 784-2327 www.genoa-il.com
Clean USA
1630 Dekalb Ave. • Sycamore (815) 754-1226 www.CleanUSA.com
cmj IT Solutions
435 Borden Ave. • Sycamore (815) 899-2468 www.cmjtech.net
Communities By Grainger
417 Borden Ave. • Sycamore (815) 762-8363 www.bygrainger.com
Comparion Insurance
27201 Bella Vist Pkwy. Warrenville (630) 895-0052 www.comparioninsurance.com
Compass Staffing Solutions
225 W. Main St. • Genoa (779) 382-8040 www.compassSt.affingsolutions.com
Compeer Financial
1350 W Prairie Dr. • Sycamore 608) 757-9734 www.compeer.com
Complete Plumbing Service, Inc. Heating & Cooling
220 E. First St. • Genoa (630) 629-0780 www.completeplumb.com
Confetti Wish St.Charles (708) 275-253
Country Financial
305 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-6688 https://agents.countryfinancial. com/usa/il/genoa/david-gingerich
Countryside Towing
708 Railroad St. • Kingston (815) 262-0057 www.countrysidetow.com
Cronauer Law 1101 Dekalb Ave., Ste. 2 • Sycamore (815) 895-8585
CrossWind Community Church 13100 Cherry Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-5427 www.crosswindcommunity.org
Crown Exteriors, Inc. 113 N. Genoa St., Ste. D • Genoa (815) 784-3003 www.crownexteriors.net
Cruisin’ Genoa 313 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-9800
Custom Aluminum Products
312 Eureka St. • Genoa (847) 717-5500 www.custom-aluminum.com
Davidson Pargman & Company, LLC
PO Box 340 • Genoa (815) 379-8360 www.dpc-advisors.com
DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau
2500 N. Annie Glidden Rd. Community Outreach Building Ste. F • DeKalb (815) 756-8129 www.dekalbcountycvb.com
DeKalb County Clerk & Recorder 110 E. Sycamore St. 2nd FL Sycamore (815) 895-7142 www.dekalbcounty.org/coclerk
DeKalb County Community Foundation 475 DeKalb Ave. • Sycamore (815) 748-5383 www.dekalbccf.org
DeKalb County Community Gardens
2280 Bethany Rd. • DeKalb (815) 793-0950 www.dekalbgardens.org
DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation 2179 Sycamore Rd. Unit #102 • DeKalb (815) 895-2711 www.dcedc.org
DeKalb County Health Department 2550 N. Annie Glidden Rd. DeKalb (815) 748-2435
DeKalb County History Center 1730 N. Main St.• Sycamore (815) 895-5762
DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership 475 DeKalb Ave. • Sycamore (815) 748-5383 www.dcnp.org
DeKalb County Regional Office of Education
2500 N. Annie Glidden Rd. Ste. C • DeKalb (815) 217-0460 www.dekalbcounty.org/roe
DNA Communications, Inc.
601 1st Ave. • Rochelle (815) 562-4290 www.dnacom.com
Dog Guard of Illinois, LLC Kirkland (815) 467-8134 www.dogguardofil.com
EEdward Jones - Financial Advisor: Josh Kubiak 599 Pearson Dr., Ste. 2 • Genoa (815) 784-3734 www.edwardjones.com/josh-kubiak
FFamily Service Agency of DeKalb County, Inc. 1325 Sycamore Rd • DeKalb (815) 758-8616 www.fsadekalbcounty.org
Farm Way Fencing
101 Jefferson Dr. • Kingston (815) 200-3910
Five Points Pub
103-105 S. Main St. • Kingston (815) 784-3500
Flood Brothers Disposal 17W609 14th St. • Oakbrook Terrace (630) 261-0400 www.floodbrothersdisposal.com
Floor to Ceiling 2439 Bethany Rd. • Sycamore (815) 756-8575 www.floortoceiling.com
Frank’s Freshway Market
600 Pearson Dr. • Genoa www.FranksFreshwayMarket.com
GG.K. Trailblazers Cherry Valley (815) 761-7951 www.gktrailblazers.com
Genoa Animal Hospital
703 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (815) 784-6109 www.genoaanimalhospital.com
Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce
113 N. Genoa St. • Genoa (815) 784-2212
Genoa Café
233 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-6647
Genoa Community Women’s Club
PO Box 191 • Genoa (815) 766-0325
Genoa Faith United Methodist Church
325 S. Stott St. • Genoa (815) 784-4153 www.genoafaithumc.org
Genoa Fitness Center
333 E First St. • Genoa (815) 784-3488 www.genoaparks.org
Genoa Guest House, LLC
231 S. Sycamore • Genoa (815) 751-0703 www.genoaguesthouse.com
Genoa Kingston Cub Scout Pack 117 Genoa (847) 344-9013 www.beascout.org
Genoa-Kingston Education Foundation Genoa • (815) 757-4162 www.gkedfoundation.org
Genoa Lions Club P.O. Box 112 • Genoa (815) 784-5598
Genoa Masonic Temple Association
130 S. IL Rt 23 • Genoa (847) 774-7400 www.genoalodge#288.org
Genoa Park District
400 E. Second St. • Genoa (815) 784-5612 www.genoaparks.com
Genoa Public Library
240 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-2627 www.genoalibrary.org
Genoa Smiles
619 E Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5166 www.genoasmiles.com
Genoa Veterans Home Corp.
311 S. Washington St. • Genoa (815) 784-5967 www.genoavetshome.us
Genoa-Kingston CUSD #424
980 Park Ave. • Genoa (815) 784-6222 www.gkschools.org
Genoa-Kingston Fire Department
317 Railroad • Genoa (815) 784-3412 www.genoa-il.com
Genoa-Kingston PTO 602 E. Hill St. • Genoa (630) 750-6640
Gospel Life Bible Church
301 S. Sycamore St. • Genoa (815) 501-4234 www.gospellifegenoa.com
Green Closet Creative 421 N. California St. Building 1 • Sycamore (815) 991-5200 www.greenclosetcreative.com
HHabitat for Humanity of DeKalb County
1625 DeKalb Ave. • Sycamore (815) 991-5341 www.hfhdcillinois.org
Hauser Ross Eye Institute 1630 Gateway Dr. • Sycamore (815) 756-8571 www.Hauser-Ross.com
Heartland Bank & Trust Company
327 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5101 www.hbtbank.comlocations/ genoa-il-main
Heritage Woods DeKalb 2626 N. Annie Glidden Rd. DeKalb • (815) 787-6500 www.gardant. comheritagewoodsdekalb
Herron & Co. Barbers 113 N. Genoa St., Ste. A • Genoa (779) 382-0543 www.herronandcobarbers.com
Hill’s Tap
319 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5982 www.hillSt.ap.com
Home Town Storage P.O. Box 332 • Genoa (815) 355-7271 www.htsitsakeeper.com
Hurley & Volk Orthodontics 895 S. State St. • Hampshire (847) 289-8800 www.SmileDoctors.com
IIBEW Local 196/NECA Safety & Education Training Center
515 Forest View Dr. • Genoa (815) 655-2195 www.ibew196sef.org/contact.html
Illinois Community Credit Union 508 W State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-7745 www.myiccu.org
Invisible Fence Brand 1510 Industrial Dr., Unit E Lake In The Hills • (800) 578-3647 www.invisiblefence.com
JJ6 Polymers
601 Derby Line Rd. • Genoa (815) 517-1179 www.j6polymers.com
Jonamac Orchard 19412 Shabbona Rd. • Malta (815) 825-2158
JT Painters
409 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 703-0001
KKatherine M. Photography DeKalb (815) 757-3018 www.katherinephotography.com
Keep it Poppin Genoa (630) 577-7930
Kingston Mutual Insurance Company
420 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5657 www.Kingstonmutual.com
Kinney Property Development, LLC Genoa (904) 613-3765
Kishwaukee College
21193 S. Malta Rd • Malta (815) 825-2086 www.kish.edu
Kishwaukee Education Consortium
21255 Malta Rd. P.O. Box 263 Malta • (815) 825-2000 www.kecprograms.com
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Kishwaukee Symphony Orchestra
P.O. Box 310 • DeKalb (815) 756-3728
www.kishorchestra.org
Kishwaukee Valley Heritage Society
622 Park Ave. • Genoa (815) 784-5559
Kishwaukee Valley Wanderers Genoa (815) 761-4660
Knights of Columbus Genoa (847) 987-1989
www.scbparish.org/index. php?page=knights-of-columbus
Knodle’s Appliance Service Co. 117 S. California St. • Sycamore (815) 895-4444 www.knodlesservice.com
Krueger & Associates, Ltd.
103 N. State St. • Hampshire (847) 683-2500 www.Kruegertax.com
LLatsis Bakery
401 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-4334
www.latsisbakery.com
LawnWorks PO Box 384 • Genoa (815) 784-6309
Lifescape AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP
145 S. Sacramento St. • Sycamore (815) 490-1115
Lindgren Power, LLC
100 S. Main St., • Kingston (815) 703-8531 www.lindgrenpower.com
Liquor ‘n’ Wine
540 E Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-9780 www.liquornwine.net
Lloyd Landscaping and Garden Center
662 Park Ave. • Genoa (779) 382-0402
www.lloydlandscaping.com
Lynn’s Carpet Cleaning, Inc.
PO Box 271 • Genoa (815) 784-3385
www.lynnscarpetcleaning.com
MMain Street Bar and Grill
133 W Main St. • Genoa (779) 382-0080 www.msbarandgrill.com
Manny Peña Agency - American Family
116 W. State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-3551
Manny Peña Agency - American Family Insurance
221 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 895-3551
www.amfam.comagents/illinois/ sycamore/manuel-pena
Marc’s Lawn Service, LLC
502 N. Main St., Ste. 2 • Sycamore (815) 739-7818 www.marcslawnservice.com
Mark Carlson State Farm Insurance Agency
318 W Main St. #1 • Genoa (815) 784-3337 www.agentcarlson.com
Meta 2050 E. Gurler Rd. • DeKalb (650) 785-0146
MetroNet
1797 W State St., Ste. C • Geneva (630) 345-6011
Midwest Tents & Events
1300 South 7th St. • DeKalb (877) 388-8368
www.rentmidwesttents.com
Minnihan’s Irish Pub
209 W. Main St. • Genoa (779) 382-0444
NNina’s Taco Shop
122 E. Page St. • Sycamore (815) 991-5336
Northern Illinois Realty
511 W. Main St. • Genoa (779) 382-0400
www.Northernillinoisrealty.com
Northern Illinois University
1425 W. Lincoln Hwy. • DeKalb (815) 753-0916 • www.niu.edu
Northern Rehab Physical Therapy Specialists
540 E. Main St. Ste. 5 • Genoa (815) 784-6417
www.northernrehabpt.com
Northwest Center for Autism at High Rd.
123 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 787-4144
www.sesischools.com
Northwester n Medicine
One Kish Hospital Dr. • DeKalb (815) 756-1521
www.nm.org
OOld National Bank
601 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (779) 382-6033
www.oldnational.combankbranch/601-pearson-Dr.ive-genoaillinois
Olson Funeral & Cremation Services, Cooper-Quiram Chapel 1245 Somonauk St. • Sycamore (815) 784-2518 www.olsonfh.com
Olympia Chiropractic 1680 Mediterranean Dr. Sycamore • (815) 899-6061 www.olympicchiroandpt.com
O’Neil Property Group By Grainger Team
1958 Aberdeen Ct. • Sycamore (815) 762-6096 www.oneilpropertygroup.com
OpenDoor Coffee, LLC
502 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 991-6281 www.opendoorgenoa.com
OPG DeKalb, Inc. P.O. Box 33 • Cortland (815) 501-0705 www.opgdekalb.com
PPaulsen Appliance
245 W. State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-6373 www.paulsenappliance.com
PEO Genoa (815) 784-5728 www.peointernational.org
Pest Control Consultants 1100 W. 2nd St. • Dixon (815) 284-4101 www.pccil.com
Pete’s Castle/Marathon
104 W Main St. • Genoa (847) 683-2188
www.petes-castle-marathon-getthe-scoop-ice-cream-shoppe. business.site/
Pleasant Hill Construction, Inc. 29439 Pleasant Hill Rd. • Kingston (850) 685-7113 www.pleasanthillconstructioninc. com
Prairie State Winery
222 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-4540 www.prairiestatewinery.com
Primp My Pooch 112A N. Emmett St. • Genoa (815) 333-5197
RR Hansel & Son Company
221 N Sycamore • Genoa (815) 784-5500
Ralfie’s BBQ and Catering Oregon (815) 757-0275 www.ralfiesbbq.com
Redwoods Sports Bar & Grill
413 W. Main St. • Genoa (779) 382-3098
Remax Classic
514 E. Main St. • Genoa (815) 482-3726 www.eshometeam.com
Renewal by Andersen Windows & Doors
2300 Ridge Dr. • Glenview (847) 486-4040 x2 www.renewalbyandersen.com
Resource Bank
310 Hwy 23 • Genoa (815) 784-8301 www.resourcebank.com
Responsive Roofing
221 W. Lincoln Hwy. Ste. C DeKalb • (815) 901-8860 www.responsiveroofing.com
Rivers’ Mexican Cantina and Grill
407 Sycamore Rd. Ste. #9 • Genoa (815) 784-2017
Ryan Braden Agency
1815 Mediterranean Dr. • Sycamore (815) 739-2740 www.ryanbradenagency.com
SS&A Maintenance Services, Inc.
610 W. Second St. • Genoa (815) 784-8416 www.sandamaintenance.com
Safe Passage, Inc.
P.O. Box 621 • DeKalb (815) 756-5228 www.safepassagedv.org
Senator Andrew Chesney
50 W. Douglas St. Stewart Centre, Ste. 1001 Freeport • (815) 232-0774 www.senatorchesney.com
Servpro of DeKalb County 1958 Aberdeen Ct., #8 • Sycamore (815) 758-3900 www.servprodekalbcounty.com
Shaw Media
121 W. Lincoln Hwy. • DeKalb (815) 756-4841 www.daily-chronicle.com
Silent Shoes, Inc.
PO Box 295 • Hampshire (224) 215-6362
Slater-Butala Funeral Home
132 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5191 www.butalafuneralhomes.com
Small Business Development Ctr. @ WCC
18 S. River St., Room 268 • Aurora (630) 906-4143 www.waubonsee.edu/sbdc
Smoking Grill
528 E. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5551
Spex Expressions 2570 DeKalb Ave. • Sycamore (815) 758-1039 www.spexexpressions.com
St. Catherine’s Catholic Church 340 S. Stott St. • Genoa (815) 784-2355
State Representative
Tony McCombie PO Box 71 • Savanna (815) 535-6551
www.mccombieforillinois.com
Sweet Swirl Cotton Candy Kirkland (815) 501-0795
Sweet-DeLights
113 W. Main St., Unit A • Genoa (779) 382-0087 www.sweet-delights.com
Sycamore Integrated Health
920 W. Prairie Dr. Ste. J. Sycamore • (815) 895-3354 www.sycamoreintegratedhealth.com
Sycamore Orthodontics and Pediatric Dentistry
124 N. California St. • Sycamore (815) 895-7660
Sycamore Park District
940 E State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-3365
www.sycamoreparkdistrict.com
Sycamore Precision Machine
334 E. First St. • Genoa (815) 784-5151 www.sycamoreprecision.com
TThe King’s Mansion Church
200 East St. • Kingston (815) 784-4189
www.facebook. comthekingsmansionchurch
Theisen Roofing
257 W. Stephenie Dr. • Cortland (815) 758-8998 www.theisenroofing.com
Thrivent Financial Genoa (217) 853-7689 www.thrivent.com
Tobinson Ace Hardware
361 Sycamore Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-6004 www.acehardware.com
Trinity Lutheran Church 33930 N. State Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-2522 www.tlcgenoa.org
VVillage of Kingston
101 E. Railroad. St. • Kingston (815) 784-5572 www.villageofKingston.org
Voluntary Action Center 1606 Bethany Rd • Sycamore (815) 758-3932 www.vacdk.com
Wakoh Wear, Inc. 673 Park Ave. • Genoa (815) 784-2734 www.wakohwear.com
Walcamp Outdoor Ministeries 32653 Five Points Rd • Kingston (815) 784-5141 www.walcamp.org
Walnut Street Daycare Center 201 Walnut St. • Genoa (815) 784-2223 www.walnutstreetdaycare.com
Warehouse on Park 622 Park Ave. • Genoa (224) 230-2661 www.thewarehouseonpark.com
WDKB Radio 2201 N. 1st. • DeKalb (815) 758-0950 www.949wdkb.com
WLBKFM98.9/AM1360, WSQRFM93.5/AM1180 2410 Sycamore Rd. • DeKalb (815) 748-1000 x201 www.wlbkradio.com WOW! Genoa (815) 751-7532
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