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A picturesque small town in the heart of Northern Illinois, Genoa is perfectly situated to provide residents with access to rural charm and big-city culture.
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n behalf of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce, I would like to welcome you to our town. Genoa is an outstanding place to live, work, and grow a business. Whether you’re visiting for the day, looking for a new place to call home, or you’re already a resident of our thriving community, we guarantee you will love our community. Genoa is a quaint little town with a big heart and plenty of opportunities. 2020 was a unique year and the Genoa businesses and community stayed “Cog-nected” and pulled through the pandemic together.
Yes, you read that right, “Cog-nected”. A COG is a wheel or bar with a series of projections on its edge, which transfers motion by engaging with projections on another wheel or bar. You can see their differences, but they all provide the same purpose, to work with one another to move forward. A cog in a wheel is an important element; it keeps a machine running smoothly. If it’s cared for – cleaned, oiled, and polished regularly – it will serve the machine well for years, just like our partnerships with one another. When cared for we all move forward with success. I am honored to have the opportunity to be a COG working together with all businesses and community members. This year we watched our cogs spin as our businesses and community rallied together and remained hopeful. We saw people lifting each other up and spreading kindness as we pushed forward. We adapted our ways and found new ways of gathering, virtually or with safe distances. Events still took place in an adapted way. We have come together when it looked like everything was falling apart. We have overcome. The Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce remains “Cog-nected” and is always creating new networking and promotional opportunities to help our member businesses succeed and grow, including space to advertise on the Chamber website, business referrals, monthly networking opportunities, and continuing education. 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! We would love to “Cog-nect” with you!
Krissy Johnson Executive Director Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce
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Krissy Johnson Executive Director Kelly Kuschel Administrative Assistant Manuel Peña President
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Karen Simmons Vice President
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Linda Peterson Treasurer Resource Bank
Jennifer Rink
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Phil Harris
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Mark Carlson
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Melissa Davidson DPC, LLC
Josh Kubiak Edward Jones
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Stephanie Bradac OpenDoor Coffee
Alyssa Seguss City of Genoa
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Contents
Table of
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The 2021 Genoa Area Business
Welcome Letter
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Board of Directors
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Genoa Chamber Ambassador Club
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Alan Browne Chevrolet - Supporting the Community that supports us
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Crown Exteriors - From one-man show to one-stop shop
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Chamber Members Upgrade to Support Struggling Businesses
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Genoa Area Map
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2021 Genoa Area Chamber Membership Directory
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Advertiser Index
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Directory Guide is published by
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Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce. PROJECT MANAGER: Lisa Angel DESIGN & LAYOUT: Teresa Spence
CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHER: Katherine M. Photography CONTRIBUTING WRITER: D.M. Herra CONTRIBUTING PHOTOGRAPHERS: Shaw Media Staff All information current as of January 2021
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I love this town. Thanks, Genoa. I love being here to help life go right™ in a community where people M. Carlson Insurance and are making a difference every day. Financial Services, Inc. Thank you for all you do. Mark Carlson, Agent 318 W. Main Street Suite 1 Genoa, IL 60135 Bus: 815-784-3337 Se habla español 1601485
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The Genoa Chamber Ambassador Club meets the first Friday of each month from 12:00-1:00pm. Meeting Dates for 2021 January 8th • February 5th • March 5th April 2nd • May 7th • June 4th July 2nd • August 6th • September 3rd October 1st • November 5th • December 3rd
Locations will rotate throughout our membership. We invite you to join our Ambassador Club and network with us.
GENOA CHAMBER AMBASSADOR CLUB MISSION STATEMENT:
The Genoa Ambassador Club of the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce is a prestige public relations, booster and goodwill organization dedicated to a better community. It will concern itself with activities to enhance the image of the Genoa area Chamber of Commerce, create solidarity within the membership, and will bring about a greater appreciation among community citizens of what the Chamber stands for in terms of goodwill, civic participation, recognition and appreciation.
AMBASSADOR CLUB MEMBERS Carolyn Tobinson of Tobinson’s Ace Hardware (Ambassador Chairman) Krissy Johnson Genoa Chamber Executive Director Emily Woodard, Tobinson’s Ace Hardware Erin Tamms, Family Service Agency Hannah Davekos, First Midwest Bank Jamie Cooper, ServPro of DeKalb County Jamie Sibigtroth, Heartland Bank and Trust Jen Lowe, Hendrik Stables Jennifer Groce, NIU Jennifer Lechelt, Community Member Josh Kubiak, Edward Jones Cortney Strohacker, DCCVB Karl Gallagher, Century 21 Kelly Kuschel, Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce Linda Peterson, Resource Bank Linda Turk, MetroNet Inc. Lynnette Obrycki, WDKB Mark Carlson, State Farm Mary Keys, Genoa Guest House Matt Hall, WDKB Melissa Davidson, DPC, LLC. Michaela Menzies, Heartland Bank and Trust Nancy Peña, American Family Insurance Sherry Frankenbach, KVHS Sylvia Yone, Bethany Rehabilitation & Health Care Center
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Alan Browne Chevrolet
Supporting the Community that Supports Us By: D.M. Herra
For decades, Alan Browne Chevrolet made a name for itself throughout the stateline area. Today, thanks to its robust Internet presence, the dealership is known nationwide. “We joke about being the biggest small-town dealer anywhere because we always have a huge inventory,” owner Phil Harris said. “We’ve had people buy from all over the country. We’ve even had buyers in Canada. If there’s a vehicle you want and we don’t have it, we work
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really diligently to locate it and get it here so you can see it.” Harris became the dealership’s owner in 2014, two years after entering into an initial sales agreement with the dealership’s namesake, Alan Browne. “Alan has become an amazing friend. He still comes by the dealership almost every day,” Harris said. “I feel it was a blessing to meet him and have the opportunity to get involved in this community.” Harris’s wife grew up in Genoa, he
said. When the opportunity to buy the dealership arose, it felt like the right thing to do. From Day One, he said, the city welcomed the Harrises with open arms. Many city and business leaders stopped in the first day to introduce themselves. “I love the hometown feel,” Harris said. “Everybody here knows one another or is related to one another or your kids are in school together – we’re all connected. This community comes together and really shines.”
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EMBRACING GROWTH Harris entered the auto industry at age 19, when he began selling cars at Jack Wolf in Belvidere. Over the next 13 years, he rose through the ranks at the dealership from salesperson to sales manager to general manager. He spent the next five years in Rockford as the general manager of Bachrodt on State. Then Harris did something unexpected: he took a break from cars. Harris began a digital marketing company, which he ran for about a year before meeting Alan Browne. That experience in online marketing has served the dealership well. Alan Browne Chevrolet has a presence in several online marketplaces as well as operating its own suite of websites. Four staff members are dedicated solely to working on Internet leads. “It was easy to apply what I was doing in my marketing company to developing a strong Internet presence for the dealership,” Harris said. “That’s the reason we have buyers coming to us from all over the U.S.” In just six years between 2014 and 2020, Alan Browne Chevrolet grew from seven employees to about 50, Harris said. At the same time, sales volume grew from $7 million a year to $26 million a year. Harris said his philosophy on growing his workforce is to find good people first, then build a place for them. “Many of the people we hired were customers first. We like to hire good people when we find them, then we find a place for them,” he said. “I love to see kids have every opportunity, so we’ve employed a lot of the younger generation. We give young people internships to give them some experience and get them off to a good start.”
CORVETTE CAPITAL While Alan Browne Chevrolet prides itself on being able to find almost any kind of preowned car, trucks are the dealership’s bread and butter. Harris said he makes sure to keep a variety of new and preowned heavy duty and light duty trucks in stock. Alan Browne is also one of the area’s leading Chevy dealerships in Corvette sales. Over the past three years, Harris said, the dealership has sold more than 60 Corvettes, including 16 of the 2020 models.
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COMMUNITY STAPLE As the largest single contributor to the Genoa Chamber of Commerce, Alan Browne Chevrolet is a driver of many of the community’s beloved events. “We would really struggle without that support,” chamber director Krissy Johnson said. “Phil’s done some great things for the community. Even though some of the events that really allow him to shine as a sponsor, like the car show, didn’t happen last year, he still continued his support.” As the corporate investor, Alan Browne Chevrolet receives sponsor recognition at all chamber events. Harris said his favorite local events include the holiday parade, the duck race and the car show.
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“Genoa Days is another one of my favorites,” he said. “We usually buy a bunch of ride wristbands to give out at the dealership. That way we can support the fire department and bring some joy to kids at the same time.” Though the pandemic led to the cancelation of last year’s events, Harris said it was important to maintain the dealership’s level of chamber support.
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“We’re all a community here and it’s important to support businesses going through a rough time,” he said. “We have such dedicated chamber staff and ambassadors. It’s amazing to watch them work together. In the face of all challenges, they continue to do such amazing things for the community.”
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2020 was a difficult year, Harris said, with supply chains disrupted and consumer confidence shaken. Alan Browne Chevrolet focused its attention on measures to make sure its staff and customers could stay safe and healthy. Harris and his staff make a point of supporting other local businesses at every opportunity. Whether it’s buying from a local business or supporting a local not-for-profit, Harris said he believes in “supporting the community that supports us.”
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Crown Exteriors,Inc.
From One-Man Show to One-Stop Shop
By: D.M. Herra
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f you’re looking to freshen up your home’s exterior, Chad Poegel is your guy.
Poegel, owner of Crown Exteriors, has been approached about expanding his business’s repertoire to include everything from interior painting to decks to landscaping – all suggestions he politely declined. “We do siding, windows, gutters, and roofing,” Poegel said. “There’s plenty to do in our area of expertise. Could we find subcontractors and do other things? I guess we could. But we’ve benefited from keeping things as laser focused as we can on what we do best.” Poegel’s family has lived in the area since 2003. He was working as a superintendent for a union siding company when the housing bubble burst in 2007. “All that company did was new construction,” he said. “By 2008, everything just stopped.” Poegel considered his options. He was a skilled and experienced sider. He had contact
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information for the best siding companies in the Chicagoland area. And things were looking bleak for his employer.
So he launched his own business. “It started out as just me, by myself, doing repair work,” he recalled. “Nobody had any money in 2008, but I would get calls like, ‘Hey, we got the barbecue too close to the house and burned the siding.’ And I would go out and fix it.”
Today, Crown Exteriors works on new and existing structures. The company installs siding, trim, porch posts, porch ceilings, soffits, fascia, gutters, windows, and roofing – a one-stop exterior shop. “It’s beneficial to be able to offer customers a bigger package. They like having just one company that can handle everything,” Poegel said. “People had been telling me I should do roofs. When your customers tell you what you should offer, you should listen.”
A hard lesson leads to a will to win
In the early days of his business, Poegel was a
one-man enterprise. Most of his projects were repairs, as new home builds were few and far between in the latter part of the 2000s. Occasionally, a builder would hire him for a one-off project siding a new house. In 2009, Poegel got what seemed like it would be a big break. After a hailstorm, a large builder contacted him about replacing aluminum siding on a large number of damaged houses. “I said OK, but I didn’t really vet him as well as I could have,” Poegel admitted. “Once you account for the costs, I was making very little.” As low as the rate was, Poegel figured, it was an opportunity to build the business. Except the payment didn’t follow. “After leading me along, the contractor filed bankruptcy,” Poegel said. “My business was only a year old and I was significantly in the red. At that moment, I said, ‘If I’m going to fail, it’s not going to be because of this person.’” Poegel used this experience to fuel his
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determination to succeed. He began reaching out to every builder he could find. Looking back, he said, it may have been one of the best things that could have happened for the business. “I stepped up my game big time out of sheer competitiveness,” he said. “I wanted to prove I control my own destiny.”
Moving on up
Poegel began connecting with the other builders. About a year later, he landed a project to side 42 new houses for a single developer. “The security of getting 42 houses at once was amazing,” Poegel said. “That was really a launching pad.” Poegel hired more help. He needed people in the field with him, then found he needed staff to stay in the office and handle paperwork.
Continued growth in 2020
Many industries suffered devastating blows from the economic slowdown that came in the wake of last year’s pandemic. Construction and remodeling were not among them. “Every hard time affects some industries more than others, and this particular situation did not slow us down,” Poegel said. “2020 was a year of tremendous growth for us, all things considered.” The pandemic caused many city dwellers to reassess their living situation and build homes in the suburbs. The real estate and construction industries thrived in 2020. With vacations and weekend plans canceled, homeowners found the time and motivation to start on remodeling projects they might otherwise have delayed.
“Though many people lost their jobs, not everyone did. They might have switched to working from home, but their paycheck is still coming in,” Poegel said. “They were unable to go on vacations. They were unable to go to concerts and restaurants. They ended up with extra money, and a lot of them invested it in their homes.”
A community partner
Crown continued to invest in the community amidst the pandemic. They remained a finish line sponsor for the annual duck race. The business also upgraded its Chamber of Commerce membership to the executive level, helping to support businesses that were struggling. They also chipped in with community projects, chamber director Krissy Johnson said. “They redid the barn for the community gardens, distributed 2,000 free masks to the community, and they painted the sleigh for Santa,” she said. They’ve been a great support to the community, and they’re just a tremendous asset to the town.”
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“It’s been a fun, fun journey,” Poegel said. “There have been hiccups along the way, but we continue to learn.”
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The Warehouse on Park
A Vision Coming Together
By: D.M. Herra Bill and Mary Lloyd have always had vision.
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Bill Lloyd began his landscaping business, Lloyd Landscaping, in 1994. Eventually, he and his wife, Mary, purchased the property at 662 Park Avenue to turn it into a garden center.
The Warehouse on Park project moved slowly but was making solid progress. The outdoor space was completed first, then a small indoor space. The Lloyds were ready for 2020 to be the year everything came together.
They had a lot of work to do. For years, the lot had literally been used as a trash dump. There were nearly four acres of garbage and overgrown vegetation to clear away. But the Lloyds did it, creating a setting so beautiful brides began approaching them asking to use the site for wedding photos.
FROM GARDEN CENTER TO GARDEN PARTY The Lloyds saw another opportunity. The building on the site had several uses – part of it was the garden center shop, and another part was stocked with salvaged barn wood the business sells. But there was lots of warehouse space with nothing but potential. The vision was ambitious. The outdoor garden center would be configured to provide a garden setting for events. The warehouse would be converted into an indoor event space. It would be an altogether beautiful and unique location to hold weddings,
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Then COVID-19 hit. Luckily, Lloyd Landscaping was still operating full tilt. Landscaping and garden centers were deemed essential businesses and permitted to stay open during the state lockdowns. As area residents’ vacation plans shrank to backyards, Bill Lloyd found his landscaping and garden center businesses busier than ever. “It’s weird how some businesses were successful during the pandemic and others lost everything,” Bill Lloyd said. “We wouldn’t have been able to make it through 2020 without the landscaping and the garden center.”
MAKING LEMONS INTO LEMONADE As the weather warmed, the Lloyds brainstormed ways they could continue building business for their event space. They landed on
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the idea of outdoor events featuring live music and food trucks. “At first it was just the food trucks. Then we got a few musicians and quickly found there are a lot of musicians around here, and they all wanted to play,” Bill Lloyd said. “We had a really good time, a decent turnout, and we really learned a lot. It was kind of nice to get to learn without jumping right into the big time. It was like a soft opening, except it was a whole year.” While Mary Lloyd had always imagined hosting weddings at the Warehouse on Park, she knew other events would fill in the gaps, she said. The 2020 summer, she said, taught her there is a demand for local music venues. “We sit on almost four acres, so we have plenty of room to do whatever we want,” Bill Lloyd said. “We’re going to expand the patio this spring and set things up so it’s a little more user-friendly to bands.” The Warehouse on Park hosted a Feed the Need music benefit over the summer, an event the Lloyds said they would like to host again. A variety of area bands played and more than $5,000 was raised for a local food pantry. “The Warehouse on Park was amazing during COVID because everything could happen outside,” Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce Director Krissy Johnson said. “We actually held our ambassador luncheons there over the summer because we could social distance and still meet.”
Bill Lloyd said the local chamber of commerce is an “awesome” resource for the business community. “They’ll do anything to help any business,” he said. “This is a good small community, and everybody tries to help each other out.” The Warehouse on Park does its part to support local businesses as well. Local eatery Sib’s Corner Grill has catered events at the space, and the bar serves a variety of locally sourced beverages, including wines produced in Genoa and Maple Park, spirits distilled in DeKalb, and beers from nearly a dozen area breweries. “[Local beverage producers are] all such good people. So passionate about what they do,” Bill Lloyd said. After making it through 2020, the Lloyds are hopeful this is the year The Warehouse on Park comes into its own. “In 2020 we focused on doing events safely,” Mary Lloyd said. “We held things outdoors and spaced everybody. We made people wear masks; our employees all wear masks. We cleaned the heck out of everything. We’re hoping this year things move back to normal and we can host events on a bigger scale.” The Warehouse on Park is available for private events large and small. In between private events, the Lloyds plan to host weekend events open to the public. To see what’s coming up at The Warehouse on Park, check the Genoa Area Chamber of Commerce calendar at http://business. genoaareachamber.com/events/calendar.
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Upgraded Chamber Members CHAMBER MEMBERS UPGRADE MEMBERSHIPS TO SUPPORT STRUGGLING BUSINESSES By: D.M. Herra The Genoa business community is nothing if not tight knit. The COVID-19 pandemic forced many businesses to temporarily shut down or reduce operations in 2020. Some of those allowed to remain open suffered from a drop in business as shoppers cut back spending and hunkered down at home. Besides the disruption to regular business, the pandemic forced the cancelation of community events both the Chamber of Commerce and its members rely on. But not everyone was negatively impacted. Because of the closeness in the Genoa business community, some businesses untouched by the pandemic reached out a helping hand to those struggling. Six local businesses upgraded their membership in the Chamber of Commerce, providing a needed infusion of funds. “These upgraded members invested more money to help out and make sure everybody was covered,” Chamber Director Krissy Johnson said. “The extra financial support from those businesses that were not negatively impacted by the pandemic kept information flowing about any grants or business support coming available.” The support from event sponsors allowed the chamber to come up with some creative alternatives to its usual events. For
example, after the socially distanced Jingle Bell Parade, Santa still visited with children in his house from behind a protective barrier. The new construction and home improvement industries flourished in 2020 as people stuck at home took a fresh look at their living space. The Illinois Realtors Association reported new home sales in 2020 were the strongest in years. Nationwide, hardware stores sold $10 billion more in 2020 than they had in 2019. Not surprisingly, then, half of the Genoa chamber’s upgraded members are in the home industry. Homebuilder By Grainger, roofing and siding company Crown Exteriors, and longtime community pillar Tobinson’s ACE Hardware all stepped up with increased memberships. While restaurants and cafes were fully or partially shut down, OpenDoor Coffee was able to continue serving customers via a food truck model, Johnson said. Retailer Liquor n’ Wine also stepped up its contribution – in the state of Illinois, people continued to buy packaged alcohol to drink at home while bars were shut down. The city of Genoa also did what it could to support the business community in 2020. It upgraded its chamber membership and provided electrostatic sprayers to help businesses clean and sanitize.
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Banner Up Signs 1170E 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 Bethany Animal Hospital 2400 Bethany Rd. • Sycamore (815) 756-8925 www.bethanyvet.com
Bethany Rehabilitation & Health Care Center 3298 Resource Pkwy. • Dekalb (815) 756-5526 www.bethanybytutera.com By Grainger 417 Borden Ave. • Sycamore (815) 761-0028 www.bygrainger.com
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Camelot Northwest Center for Autism 123 W. 1st. St. • Genoa (815) 981-4689 www.cameloteducation.org Century 21 New Heritage II 120 West Oak Knoll Dr • Hampshire (847) 683-2000 www.newheritage.com
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City of Genoa 333 E. First St. • Genoa (815) 784-2327 www.genoa-il.com cmj Technologies 435 Borden Ave. • Sycamore (815) 899-2468 www.cmjtech.net
DeKalb County Economic Development Corporation 2179 Sycamore Rd. • DeKalb (815) 895-2711 www.dcedc.org DeKalb County History Center 1730 N Main St. • Sycamore (815) 895-5762
Coldwell Banker The Real Estate Group 511 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-4582 www.cbhonig-bell.com
DeKalb County Nonprofit Partnership 475 DeKalb Ave. • Sycamore (815) 748-5383 www.dcnp.org
Country Financial 305 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-6688 www.representatives. countryfinancial.com/david. gingerich
DeKalb County Regional Office of Education 2500 N. Annie Glidden Rd. • DeKalb (815) 217-0460 www.dekalbcounty.org/roe
Crossroads Community Church 228 W. Page St. • Sycamore (815) 784-0123 www.crossroadscn.com CrossWind Community Church 13100 Cherry Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-5427 www.crosswindcommunity.org Crown Exteriors, Inc. 113 N. Genoa St. • 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
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Davidson Pargman & Company, LLC PO Box 340 • Genoa (815) 379-8360 www.dpc-advisors.com DCCVB DeKalb County Convention and Visitors Bureau 2500 N. Annie Glidden Rd. • 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
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Distinctive Catering by Debi P.O. Box 394 • Genoa (815) 784-6121 DNA Communications, Inc. 601 1st Ave. • Rochelle (815) 562-4290 www.dnacom.com
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Edward Jones - Financial Advisor: Josh Kubiak 599 Pearson Dr. Ste. 2 • Genoa (815) 784-3734 www.edwardjones.com Elder Care Services 1701 E Lincoln Hwy. • DeKalb (815) 758-6550 www.ecsdekalb.org
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Family Service Agency of DeKalb County, Inc. 14 Health Services Dr. • DeKalb (815) 758-8616 www.fsadekalbcounty.org First Midwest Bank 601 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (779) 382-7001 www.firstmidwest.com Floor to Ceiling 2439 Bethany Rd. • Sycamore (815) 756-8575 www.floortoceiling.com
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G.K. Trailblazers Cherry Valley (815) 761-7951 www.gktrailblazers.com Genoa Animal Hospital 703 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (815) 784-6109 www.genoaanimialhospital.com
Genoa Café 233 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-6647 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 Masonic Temple Association 130 S. IL Rt 23, • Genoa (847) 774-7400 www.genoalodge#288.org Genoa Motors 231 Sycamore Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-2600 www.genoamotors.com Genoa Motors Auto Repair 540 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-4330 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 Super Wash 360 Sycamore Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-4386 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 St. • Genoa (815) 784-3412 www.genoa-il.com Genoa-Kingston PTO Genoa (630) 750-6640
Genoa-Kingston United Way, Inc. P.O. Box 5 • Genoa (815) 784-6282 www.gkunitedway.com Gospel Life Bible Church 301 S. Sycamore St. • Genoa (815) 501-4234 www.gospellifegenoa.com
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Habitat 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 Services 327 W. Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5101 www.hbtbank.com/locations/ genoa-il-main Hendricks Wealth & Estate Management 650 Spring Hill Rd. • West Dundee (847) 428-3997 www.jghfs.com Hendrik Stables 12757 Base Line Rd. • Kingston (815) 570-1760 www.HendrikStables.com Heritage Woods DeKalb 2626 N. Annie Glidden Rd. • DeKalb (815) 787-6500 www.gardant.com/ heritagewoodsdekalb Herron & Co. Barbers 113 North Genoa St. • Genoa (779) 382-0543 www.herronandcobarbers.com Hill’s Tap 319 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5982 www.hillstap.com Hoffman Realty, LLC 535 Babson Rd. • Monroe Center (815) 522-3255 www.hoffman-realty.com Home Town Storage P.O. Box 332 • Genoa (815) 355-7271 www.htsitsakeeper.com
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Illinois Community Credit Union 508 W. State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-4541 www.myiccu.org
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J6 Polymers 601 Derby Line Rd. • Genoa (815) 517-1179 www.j6polymers.com Jackie’s Vacations - A Dream Vacations Company DeKalb (779) 777-6077 www.jackiesvacations.com Jeff Keicher State Rep. 158 W. State St., Ste C • Sycamore (815) 761-6570 www.repkeicher.com Jeffrey Caron Optometry 318 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-6480 Joey G’s Pizzaria 501 West Main St. • Kirkland 815-391-0410 www.joeygspizzeriainc.com Jonamac Orchard 19412 Shabbona Rd. • Malta (815) 825-2158 www.jonamacorchard.com
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KACOA Landscaping, Inc. Kingston • (815) 784-3800 www.kacoalandscaping.com Kar-Fre Flowers 1126 E. State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-6558 www.karfre.com Karlsbad Tavern 413 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-6336 www.karlsbadtaverngenoa.com Katherine M. Photography DeKalb (815) 757-3018 www.katherinephotography.com Kingston Mutual Insurance Company 420 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-5657 www.kingstonmutual.com 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 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
MetroNet 1797 W State St. • Geneva (630) 345-6011 www.metronetinc.com
Kishwaukee Valley Wanderers Genoa (815) 761-4660
Midwest Tents & Events 1300 South 7th St. • DeKalb 877-388-8368 www.rentmidwesttents.com
Knights of Columbus Genoa (847) 987-1989 Krueger & Associates, Ltd. 103 North State St. • Hampshire (847) 683-2500 www.Kruegertax.com
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Latsis Bakery 401 West Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-4334 www.latsisbakery.com Law Office of Paula Rieghns, Ltd. 203 W. Grant Hwy. • Marengo (815) 901-2273 www.Rieghnslaw.com LawnWorks PO Box 384 • Genoa (815) 784-6309 Lindgren Power, LLC 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
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Marc’s Lawn Service, LLC 502 N. Main St. • 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 MED Alliance 2175 Oakland Dr. • Sycamore (630) 433-7070 www.medalliancegroup.com Mellow Mammals Genoa (815) 569-4454 www.mellowmammals.com
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Morning Star Media 240 Edwards St. • Sycamore (815) 899-0150 www.morningstarmediagroup.com
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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 Northwestern Medicine One Kish Hospital Dr. • Dekalb (815) 756-1521 www.nm.org Northwestern Medicine-Genoa 599 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (815) 748-8900 www.unlimitedperformance.org Northwestern Medicine Kishwaukee Health and Wellness Center 626 Bethany Rd. • DeKalb (815) 754-1098 www.nmkishhwc.com Northwestern Medicine Physical Therapy-Genoa 599 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (815) 784-2100 www.nm.org
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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 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
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Paulsen Appliance 245 W. State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-6373 www.paulsenappliance.com 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.mymarathonstation.com/ StoreHome/159251 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
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R Hansel & Son Company 221 N Sycamore • Genoa (815) 784-5500 Ralfie’s BBQ and Catering Oregon (815) 757-0275 www.ralfiesbbq.com Randy’s Rescue NFP 12757 Base Line Rd. • Kingston (815) 570-3707 www.randysrescue.org Remax Classic 514 E Main St. • Genoa (815) 784-2800 www.eshometeam.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 Rick Amato - States Attorney Sycamore (815) 739-1840 www.amatoforstatesattorney.com Rivers’ Mexican Cantina and Grill 407 Sycamore Rd., Ste #9 • Genoa (815) 784-2017
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S&A Maintenance Services, Inc. 610 W Second St. • Genoa (815) 784-8416 www.sandamaintenance.com
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Safe Passage, Inc. P.O. Box 621 • DeKalb (815) 756-5228 www.safepassagedv.org
Slingerland & Clark, P.C. 499 E. State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-5141 www.slingerlandandclark.com
Sycamore Park District 940 E State St. • Sycamore (815) 895-3365 www.sycamoreparkdistrict.com
Senator Dave Syverson 555 S. Perryville Rd. • Rockford (815) 381-0006 www.senatordavesyverson.com
Small Business Development Center @ WCC 18 S. River St., Rm 268 • Aurora (630) 906-4143 www.waubonsee.edu/sbdc
Sycamore Precision Machine 334 E. First St. • Genoa (815) 784-5151 www.sycamoreprecision.com
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Service Concepts, Inc. 404 S Centre Dr. • Genoa (815) 784-4100 www.serviceconceptsinc.com ServPro of Dekalb County 1958 Aberdeen Ct., #8 • Sycamore 815-758-3900 www.servprodekalbcounty.com Seyller’s, Inc. P.O. Box 158 • Genoa (815) 784-3724 www.seyllers.com
Smile Doctors Braces by Hurley and Volk Orthodontics 895 S State St. • Hampshire (847) 289-8800 www.smiledoctors.com St. Catherine’s Catholic Church 340 S. Stott St. • Genoa (815) 784-2355 Studio 815 701 Pearson Dr. • Genoa (815) 355-0480 www.studio815genoa.business.site
Shaw Media PO Box 763 • DeKalb (815) 756-4841 www.daily-chronicle.com
Sugar on Top Bake Shop, Inc. 316 W Main St. • Genoa (815) 751-9857 www.sugarontopbakeshop.com
Sib’s Corner Grill 137 W. Main St. • Genoa 1-779-382-0333 Slater-Butala Funeral Home 132 W Main • Genoa (815) 784-5191 www.butalafuneralhomes.com
Swing Masters Bar & Driving Range 825 Tyrell Rd. • Gilberts (847) 697-5000 Sycamore Integrated Health 920 W. Prairie Dr. Ste. J • Sycamore (815) 895-3354 www.sycamoreintegratedhealth.com
Voluntary Action Center 1606 Bethany Rd. • Sycamore (815) 758-3932 www.vacdk.com
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Wakoh Wear, Inc. 673 Park Ave. • Genoa (815) 784-2734 www.wakohwear.com
Theisen Roofing 257 W. Stephenie Dr. • Cortland (815) 758-8998 www.theisenroofing.com
Walcamp Outdoor Ministeries 32653 Five Points Rd. • Kingston (815) 784-5141 www.walcamp.org
Tobinson Ace Hardware 361 Sycamore Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-6004 www.acehardware.com
Walnut Street Daycare Center 201 Walnut St. • Genoa (815) 784-2223 www.walnutstreetdaycare.com
Trinity Lutheran Church 33930 N State Rd. • Genoa (815) 784-2522 www.tlcgenoa.org
WDKB 94.9 2201 N. 1st • DeKalb (815) 758-0950 www.b95fm.com
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White Pony Woodworks Kingston (847) 204-1346
Village of Kingston 101 E. Railroad St. • Kingston (815) 784-5572 www.villageofkingston.org
WLBK FM98.9/AM1360 WSQR FM93.5/AM1180 2410 Sycamore Rd. • DeKalb (815) 748-1000 x201 www.wlbkradio.com
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