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.
On behalf of the Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce, our Board of Directors, Chamber Ambassadors, and our entire membership, we would like to present our 2023 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 in the Mendota Area.
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!
Sam Setchell President/CEO
Mendota Area Chamber of Commerce
The 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.
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
EVAN WIXOM
Chair of the Board
First State Bank
MARION QUINTANA
Vice Chair
Expressions Salon
JESSE ARELLANO
Secretary Independent
ERICA HENRY
Treasurer
Purpose Nutrition
MICHELLE BARKMAN
Past Chair
First State Bank
NICK ARTEAGA Pizzas By Marchelloni
KELLY BECKER Mendota Dist 289
JARED BELL La Salle NewsTribune
BRAD COX Mendota School Dist 289
STEVE DONNELL Mendota Area Y
BRANDON HORNUNG Hornung Electric & Construction
TONY JONES Jones Home Improvement
KELLY LEWIS
Edward Jones
RUSTY LINDENMEYER Woodhaven Association
JEFF MAUCK ADM
MATT MEYER Mendota FFA
EMILY MCCONVILLE City of Mendota
CHELSEA SCHWARTZBACH
Independent
RUSTY STACHELWITZ Big Uproar
CHRISTIN ATHERTON
First State Bank
GABI BARKMAN Barkman Concrete
KIM BIMA OSF Saint Paul Medical Center
DESSA COLLINGS
Mendota Elks Lodge #1212
EMILY COOK
Uncle Joe’s Gaming Café
KIM CRAVEN Midland States Bank
LINDA HESSENBERGER Central Bank-Peru
BRANDON LACHANCE Mendota Reporter
ERIN LAUER
Schimmer Chevrolet
LUKE O’BRIEN
Edward D Jones
BRENDA STALLINGS
Quality Inn & Suites
LEE STOCKING
Mendota Museum & Historical Society
Mendota’s mayor-council form of government, a clerkcollector, 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 full-service 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.
Quality 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.
AMTRAK: (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): (815) 892-0123
LASALLE COUNTY CLERK: (815) 434-8202
MENDOTA AREA CHAMBER OF COMMERCE: (815) 539-6507
MENDOTA AREA CHRISTIAN FOOD PANTRY: (815) 538-2211
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
With 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, a pickle ball court, dog park, 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 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-yearolds. 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.
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.
Mendota 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.
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 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.
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.
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
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 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.
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.
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.
Part 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.
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.
Beck’s Fillin’ Station
Casey’s General Store
Cindy’s on 34
Diaz Grocery and Tacos
El Rey Del Taco
El Zarape Mexican/American Restaurant
Main Street Station
McDonald’s
Mendota Elks Lodge #1212
Mendota Moose Lodge #714
Pizzas by Marchelloni
Rosati’s Pizza Pub
Salinas Mexican Food Subway
Tacos Guzman
Ziggie’s Family Restaurant
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.
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.
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.
OSF 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 in-house MRI, CT scanner\ with fluoroscopy, ultrasound, 30 mammography, and nuclear medicine scans.
The hospital has more than 200 employees on staff.
Another option for medical care is nearby Rochelle Community Hospital, which is a short drive from Mendota. Mendota residents can receive comprehensive care at Rochelle Community Hospital, including primary care, wellness services, and specialty services.
Some of its long list of hospital services includes diagnostics, emergency care, family healthcare clinic, home health services, infusion services, laboratory work, rehabilitation and therapy, stroke care, surgery, and more.
In addition to the facilities at OSF Saint Paul Medical Center and Rochelle Community Hospital, there are many health clinics in Mendota and the surrounding area providing health care services to the people of Mendota. One of those clinics is Davis Family Health, which is located at 1201 Meriden St. in Mendota. The clinic has a primary physician who offers services such as physicals and primary care. The clinic also offers other services as well, such as massage, Botox, allergy shots, Vitamin B shots, and lip fillers.
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 a high quality nursing home facility that provides the best possible care to residents. Heritage Health Therapy and Senior Care 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.
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, resident-focused environment that people can really call home.
With 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.
Mendota 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 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 crowdpleaser 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.
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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.
for a Dream CAPTAIN THOMAS JOHN
Saturday, Sept. 9
Spring Creek Golf Course, Spring Valley, IL
$90.00 per person includes Green Fees, Cart, Lunch & Dinner
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.
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 John Goebel
1979 June Claus
1980 Jessica Nashold
1981 Christ Troupis
1982 Allen Bonnell
1983 Thomas Merwin
1984 James “Stymie” Schmitt
1985 Robert Shafer
1986 Stan Kordek
1987 Roger Krenz
1988 Bill Phalen
1989 Len Schaller
1990 Gaylon Ehlers
1991 Bill Gish
1992 Jim Wade
1993 Horace D. Hume
1994 Robert Cooper
1995 James Strauss
1996 Garry & Karen White
1997 Bill Greenwood
1998 James & Marjorie Carroll
1999 Dr. Robert Krenz
2000 Frank Kobilsek
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.
1992 Cheryl Thorne
1993 Hester Full
1994 Joyce McDonald
1995 Barb Christopher
1996 Jack Arkins
1997 Johnny Arteaga
1998 Bob Francis
1999 Sheila Bettner
2000 Nellie Needs
2001 Bob Barnett
2002 Donna Johnson
2003 James “Stymie” Schmitt
2004 Sherry Kuntzi
2005 Steve Dinges
2006 Jackie Emm
2007 Anne Buchanan
2008 Dave Fitzgerald
2009 Rayanne Sester
2010 Linda Basil
2011 Carolyn Motter
2012 Charlotte Delhotal
2013 Lori Simonton & Sarah Dalton
2014 Cheryl Barr
2015 Rita Borelli & Wendy Letterly
2016 Lynn Carbone
2017 Ashley Mccully
2018 Colleen Meyer
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
2022 Mike Schultz
2022
2019 Sidney Engles
2020 Nancy Bogle
2021 Jamie Bromenschenkel
2022 Jennifer Sibley
ADVERTISING & MEDIA
ADVERTISING
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
216W. Lafayette St. Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 434.6050
www.1430wcmy.com
SHAW LOCAL RADIO
3905 Progress Blvd Peru, IL 61354
(815) 224-2100
www.shawlocalradio.com
STARVED ROCK MEDIA
1 Broadcast Lane Oglesby, IL 61348
(815) 223-3100
www.starvedrock.media
RADIO STATIONS
NRG MEDIA 1430AM WCMY & 95.3 JACK FM
216W. Lafayette St. Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 434.6050
www.1430wcmy.com
SHAW LOCAL RADIO
3905 Progress Blvd
Peru, IL 61354
(815) 224-2100
www.shawlocalradio.com
STARVED ROCK MEDIA
1 Broadcast Lane
Oglesby, IL 61348
(815) 223-3100
www.starvedrock.media
SCREEN PRINTING
4M GRAPHIX
1605 13th Ave.
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 252-2740
www.4mgraphix.com
ARTS, CULTURE & ENTERTAINMENT
CRAFTING
PAINTING PARTIES BY 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
GOOD VYBES ENTERTAINMENT (815) 503-0024
Goodvybz.co@gmail.com
WINDY CITY AMUSMENT, INC (630) 443-4547
www.windycityamusement.com
PAINTING PARTIES
PAINTING PARTIES BY 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 CHEVROLET
1501 S 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342
(866) 815-6880 or 815-539-9343
www.schimmergm.com
AUTO REPAIR SERVICES
ARS AUTO REPAIR
307 Plaza Dr. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 538-2412
www.arsautorepairmendota.com
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
BUSINESS & PROFESSIONALS SERVICES
ACCOUNTANTS
CDS SMALL BIZ ACCOUNTING
(779) 777-6735
lisa.cdsbizllc@gmail.com
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
HOME INSPECTION
QUALITY FIRST INSPECTIONS LLC 907 ½ 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
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
123 Energy Ave. 2nd Floor Rockford, IL 61109
800-Edison1
www.exeloncorp.com
NICOR
1305 Martin Luther King Dr. Bloomington, IL 61701 (888) 642-6748
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
PC Tech 2U
106 W 2nd St Rock Fall, IL 61071
(815) 564-2300
TECHNOLOGY MADE EASY
4309 Mahoney Dr. Peru, IL 61354
(815) 224-4212
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
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
HORNUNG ELECTRIC & CONSTRUCTION LLC
4096 E 3rd Rd. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 503-3402
JJ&L CARPENTRY 4177 E 050 Rd. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6598
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 4550 E. 2nd Rd. Mendota, IL 613432
(815) 539-3062
HORNUNG ELECTRIC & CONSTRUCTION LLC
4096 E 3rd Rd.
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 503-3402
MS ELECTRIC
1701 Peri Dr. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 751-2265
EXCAVATING
HORNUNG TILING, INC
2531 Johnson St. West Brooklyn, IL 61378
KEN OTTERBACH EXCAVATING & DEMOLITION
35461 2900 North Ave. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6108
LILJA TILING & EXCAVATING LLC
2000 Welland Rd. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3485
www.liljatiling.com
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
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
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
WELDING
ELITE WELDING & SERVICE 38 E. US Highway 52 Mendota, IL 61343 (815) 884-9090
eliteweldingandservice@gmail.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
ST. JOHN’S LUTHERAN CHURCH
607 10th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-5626
Stjohnsmendota.org
HUMAN SERVICES
LA SALLE COUNTY VETERANS ASSISTANCE COMMISSION
4231 Progress Blvd Suite 4 Peru, IL 61354 (815) 433-1761
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
LIBRARY
ILLINOIS VALLEY HISPANIC PARTNERSHIP COUNCIL
PO Box 664
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 503-4304
KNIGHTS OF COLUMBUS
1010 Jefferson St. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 538-7070
LA SALLE COUNTY CASA
707 E Etna Rd., B20 Ottawa, IL 61350 (815) 434-2620 lasallecasa@att.net
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
STARVED ROCK COUNTRY COMMUNITY FOUNDATION
241 Marquette St. La Salle, IL 61301 (815) 252-2906
UNITED WAY OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY
2220 Marquette Rd. Peru, IL 61354 (815) 223-8339
www.unitedwayelc.org
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
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
STATE GOVERNMENT
SENATOR SUE REZIN 103 5th St., Peru, IL 61354 (815) 220-8720
STATE REPRESENTATIVE BRADLEY FRITTS
101 W 1st St. Suite 501 Dixon, IL 61021
(815) 561-3690
WIN STOLLER ILLINOIS STATE SENATOR 37TH DISTRICT 121 East 1st St. Dixon, IL 61021
(678) 575-3779
SCHOOLS
HOLY CROSS SCHOOL
GRAVES-HUME PUBLIC LIBRARY
1401 W. Main St. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 538-5142
www.graveshume.org
MUSEUMS
H.D. HUME COMPANY
P.O. Box 677 Mendota IL 61342
(815) 883-4212
MENDOTA MUSEUM & HISTORICAL SOCIETY
901 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-3373
mendotamuseums.org/index.htm
ORGANIZATIONS
CPT THOMAS J. HEITMANN MEMORIAL
1215 Burlington St. Mendota, IL 61342
(630) 918-9664
MENDOTA LIONS CLUB PO Box 76 Mendota, IL 61342
815-878-8195
MENDOTA MOOSE FAMILY CENTER
211 E 12th St. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-5745
www.mooseintl.org
MENDOTA ROTARY CLUB
1213 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-7010
MENDOTA VFW POST 4079
610 6th St. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6466
609 8th Ave. Suite B Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9346
www.midlandsb.com
INSURANCE
DIMOND BROS INSURANCE
1704 4th St. Peru, IL 61354 (815) 223-7923
www.dimondbros.com
FIRST STATE INSURANCE
715 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5651
www.firststateinsurance.biz
KURT BRUNO – STATE FARM INSURANCE
1103 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3878
www.kurtbruno.com
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
HEALTH CARE
HEALTH CARE COMMUNITY HEALTH PARTNERSHIP OF ILLINOIS
1009 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6124
www.chpofil.org
DAVIS FAMILY HEALTH
1201 Meridan St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-1800
OSF ST. PAUL MEDICAL CENTER
1401 E. 12th St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-7461
www.osfhealthcare.org/saint-paul
ROCHELLE COMMUNITY HOSPITAL
900 N 2nd St. Rochelle, IL 61068 (815) 562-2181
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
NURSING HOMES
HERITAGE HEALTH THERAPY AND SENIOR CARE
1201 1st Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6745
www.heritageofcare.com
HOME & GARDEN
FLORALCREST FLORIST & GREENHOUSE
1207 22nd St. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-9306
www.floralcrestinc.com
POWER WASHING
SUPERIOR GUTTER CLEANING
803 2nd Ave. Mendota IL 61342
(630) 891-0550
T2 ENTERPRISES
867 N. 45th Rd. Earlville, IL 60518
(815) 530-4464
www.arabiancarriage.com
LEGAL
FLORISTS
FLORALCREST FLORIST & GREENHOUSE
1207 22nd St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9306
www.floralcrestinc.com
HARDWARE STORES
SULLIVAN’S ACE HARDWARE
1116 Meriden St. Mendota IL 61342 (815) 538-4694
www.acehardware.com
GUTTER CLEANING
SUPERIOR GUTTER CLEANING
803 2nd Ave. Mendota IL 61342 (630) 891-0550
LANDSCAPING & NURSERIES
EKANA NURSERY & LANDSCAPING
417 E US Rt. 34 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-4800
www.ekananursery.com
LAWYERS
GUILFOYLE & STEVENSON LLP
ATTORNEYS AT LAW
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
KAREN DONNELLY LAW OFFICE 501 State St. Ottawa, IL 61350
(815) 433-4775
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
G &M DISTRIBUTORS
1425 Franklin Grove Rd. Dixon, IL 61021
(815) 288-4463
www.gmdist.com
FERTILIZER
NORTHERN PARTNERS COOPERATIVE
1000 6th Ave.
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6772
www.northerpartners.net
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
KUNZ ENGINEERING
2100 Welland Rd
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6955
www.kunzeng.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
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
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
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
VETERINARIANS
ANCARE VETERINARY CLINIC
1205 6th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3844
www.ancarevet.com
MENDOTA COMPANION ANIMAL CENTRE P.C. 1701 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6601
www.mendotavet.com
REAL ESTATE, MOVING & STORAGE
REALTORS
HOMESTEAD REALTY
1316 Lakewood Plaza 5 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3811
www.homesteadrealtymendota.com
BECK’S I-39 AUTO/TRUCK PLAZA
1302 Raymond Dr. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-3330
www.becksoilco.com
FARMERS MARKET
MENDOTA’S FARMERS MARKET 700 Block Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6263
Every Saturday June-October
GROCERY STORES
DIAZ GROCERY AND TACOS 1314 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-8179
www.diaztacoz.com
SULLIVAN FOODS
1102 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9341
www.sullivansfoods.net
FOOD TRUCK
SALINAS MEXICAN FOOD TRUCK 900 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 910-1182
609 Main St., Suites A & B, Mendota, IL 61342. 815-539-3471 or 815-539-2309 www.edwardjones.com. Member SIPC
Celebrating Our 150th Year!
Aug. 31-Sept. 3
Thursday, Aug. 31 Rodeo & Fireworks
Friday, Sept. 1 ISP Truck and Tractor Pulls
Saturday Sept 2 Mega X Shoot Out Motorcycle racing
Sunday Sept 3 Demolition Derby & Fireworks
MCCONVILLE REALTY & AUCTIONEERING
612 S. Main St. Suite A Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-5673
www.mcconvillerealty.com
Communities thrive because of small businesses and the support of people that reside in them. Having a financial partner with people that you can trust to help with all your banking needs is invaluable. www.ffsbweb.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
STORAGE
ADVANTAGE PROPERTY MANAGEMENT
900 West Rt. 6 Morris, IL 60450 (815) 942-5848
RESTAURANTS, FOOD & BEVERAGES
CONVENIENCE STORES BECK’S BP 1301 13th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-3300
www.beckoilco.com
TACOS GUZMAN FOOD TRUCK 202 4th Ave. 1214 Washington St. - Weekend Location Mendota, IL 61354 (815) 503-0839
RESTAURANTS CINDY’S ON 34 1300 Raymond Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-9000
DIAZ GROCERY AND TACOS 1314 Meriden St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-8179
www.diaztacoz.com
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
LA ESQUINITA de ORO ICE CREAM SHOP 1206 6th Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 503-0162
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
PARKWAY FAMILY RESTAURANT
1400 13th Ave.
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6837
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
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
SHOPPING & SPECIALTY RETAIL
APPLIANCES
SULLIVAN’S ACE HARDWARE
1116 Meriden St.
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 538-4694
www.acehardware.com
CARPETING
MEYERS FURNITURE & BEDDING
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 & BEDDING
1901 S. State Hwy 251
Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 539-6263
www.meyersfurniture.com
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
PAWN SHOP
VALLEY COIN-JEWELRY-PAWN
123 W. Saint Paul St. Spring Valley, IL 61362 (815) 663-2313
PHOTOGRAPHY
ASHLEE KITTILSON PHOTOGRAPHY
2104 Main St. #5 Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 910-6699
RED RANCH PHOTOGRAPHY
3569 S. Paw Paw Rd Earlville, IL 60518 (815) 910-0400
RETAIL CLOTHING
SPORTS-N-STUFF, INC.
804 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-6354
SALONS EXPRESSIONS SALON
709 Illinois Ave. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 830-6033
MAXIE’S SALON 2104 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 booksy.com
STUDIO 1500
1500 Knoll Crest Dr. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 538-6362 www.studio1500hair.com
SMOKE SHOP
THE COME UP LLC
617 Main St. Mendota, IL 61342 (815) 539-8470
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
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/visitmendotaarea-y
GAMING
LITTLE JOE’S GAMING CAFE
713 Illinois Ave. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 538-4900
UNCLE JOE’S GAMING CAFE 900 Washington St. Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 538-6252
GOLF COURSE
MENDOTA GOLF CLUB
35666 Walter Payton Memorial Hwy West Mendota, IL 61342
(815) 538-7241
www.mendotagolfclub.com
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
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