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Congratulations to all the Bureau County-area businesses who won or received votes! Dear NewsTribune Readers, Welcome to our eighth annual Best of Bureau County section! Thank you to each of you who cast a vote for your favorite Bureau County-area business! Here’s how the winners were selected: Over a 2 1/2week period in December, anyone could vote for their favorite Bureau County-area business in a variety of categories. Online voting was held from Dec. 6-22, and we received more than 5,800 votes. The businesses that received the most votes in each category are honored in this section. The business that received the most votes in a category is listed as No. 1, second-highest number is No. 2 and the third-high number is No. 3. Any business that received votes but was not in the top 3 is listed in honorable mention, which is sorted alphabetically. The poll was designed to be fun for you – the NewsTribune reader! We encourage you to support local business and check out the winners, the runners-up and the honorable mentions and compare them for yourself. Congratulations to each winner and honorable mention! And thank you again for joining us in this endeavor. Enjoy the section! Best regards,
Jeanette Smith Advertising Direct
The winner of a $100 gift card randomly selected from all voters was: Catina Klingengerg of Princeton
Spring Valley Bakery Myrtle’s Pies The Flour House
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Local Cup & Cake Spring Valley Supermarket Sullivan Foods Wal-Mart
Favorite Bar/Lounge Jack’s Tap Rip’s Tavern Dick’s
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Alexander’s Park Tavern Barrel Society Hollywood & Vine Prime Quarter Princeton Inn Skoonerz Grill & Bar Somewhere Else Verucchi’s Ristorante
Favorite Place for Breakfast The Gold Mine Coffee Cup Red Apple
The Bean Box The Gold Mine Eclectic Joy
HONORABLE MENTION Bean Buzz Coffee Beck’s Casey’s Coffee Cup Cows Coffee on Wheels Flour House McDonald’s Myrtle’s Pie Princeton Library
Favorite Place for Dinner Rip’s Tavern Verucchi’s Ristorante Alexander Park Tavern
1st 2nd 3rd
THANK YOU
1st 2nd 3rd
for voting us your #1 Carpet Cleaner Commercial & Residential
Locally Owned & Operated Brad Kunkel
Certified Technician SM-LA1948797
Seatonville, IL Call or Text 815-894-2042
Matt Oberholz Certified Technician
A trendy little boutique with big personality. 1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Angelo’s Double Country Restaurant Gold Mine Restaurant Los Ranchitos Prime Quarter Steak House Softails Bar & Grill Spoon’s Restaurant and Bar Tony’s Butt Shack BBQ & Catering
HONORABLE MENTION Bean Box Espresso Bean Buzz Coffee Double Country Restaurant Flour House McDonald’s Myrtle’s Pie Spoons Restaurant and Bar Wendy’s
• apparel • jewelry • handbags
• shoes • accessories
Spring Valley • LaSalle 223 E. St. Paul St. • Spring Valley 633 1st St. • LaSalle
www.amiaboutique.com
Thank You for voting us your No. 1 Favorite Place for Women’s Clothing
Spring Valley, IL − Since 1914
Thank You For Voting Us No. 1! • No. 1 Favorite Place to Buy Groceries • No. 1 Favorite Place to Buy Meat • A Favorite Bakery Spring Valley Supermarket SM-LA1948867
117 S Spalding St, Spring Valley
No. 1 Favorite Place for Italian Food No. 2 Favorite Place for Dinner No. 2 Favorite Place for a Steak Dinner A Favorite Bar/Lounge A Favorite Banquet Facility 600 N Greenwood St., Spring Valley | 815-663-6431 • 815-664-5152
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Favorite Bakery
Favorite Place for Coffee
SM-LA1948798
FOOD AND DRINK
Just What The Doctor Ordered ... Selected
#1 Pharmacy in Bureau County
Johnson’s Pharmacy 203 St. Paul Street, Spring Valley
(815) 664-5050
Thank You! No. 1 Favorite Hair Salon No. 2 Favorite Nail Salon
HAIR • SKIN & NAIL SERVICES SPRAY TANS • WAXING • FACIALS 815.663.1010 • 215 W St. Paul St, Spring Valley, IL 61362
@Glambycarriejo
SM-LA1948803
EGG MCMUFFIN
Rip’s Chicken Verucchi’s Ristorante Alexander Park Tavern
YO U T H A NK OW ING L FOR A LS TO U
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Favorite Place for Pies
Tastee Freez Sisler’s Ice Cream LLC Grandma Rosie’s Sweet Treats
Spring Valley NOW HIRING/EOE
1st 2nd
Favorite Place for Italian Food
Myrtle’s Pies Spring Valley Bakery Alexander’s Park Tavern
Favorite Place for Pizza 1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Alexander’s Park Tavern Belluccio’s Double Country Restaurant Spoon’s The Feed Store & watering Hole Vitale’s Pizza Cellar
Alfano’s Little Sicily Paisano’s Vitale’s Pizza Cellar
HONORABLE MENTION Angelo’s Belluccio’s Casey’s Monical’s Piccolo’s Pizzeria Pizza Hut Tony’s Butt Shack BBQ & Catering
O U!
Thank You FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
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1503 13th Avenue 2701 E 12th St
Mendota
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Double Country Restaurant The Gold Mine
3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Culver’s (Princeton) Dairy Queen (Princeton)
Locally Owned and Operated by Paul & Mary Breznay
Princeton
1st 2nd 3rd
Favorite Place for Ice Cream
Coupon required, limit one coupon per customer per visit, not valid with other offers and expires 2/28/22.
800 W. Dakota St.
Rip’s Tavern Jack’s Tap Alexander Park Tavern
HONORABLE MENTION Double Country Restaurant Gold Mine Los Ranchitos Monicals Oriental Gardens Red’s Bar & Grill Spoon’s Ye Olde Underground Inn
with purchase of an Egg McMuffin
2139 N. Main St.
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Beck’s North Main Corral Inn Tavern Double Country Restaurant Gold Mine Restaurant Jack’s Tap Red’s Bar & Grill Tony’s Butt Shack BBQ & Catering
Verucchi’s Ristorante Angelo’s Paisanos Ristorante
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Favorite Place for Fried Favorite Place for Chicken Lunch
SM-LA1948894
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Favorite Place to Buy a Car/Truck 815-915-4157 730 W Peru St • Princeton prescottbrothers.com
1st 2nd 3rd
Spring Valley Supermarket Sullivan Foods Sayler’s General Store
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Optimal Health Royal Super Mart Wal-Mart Walnut Acres Country Store
Favorite Place to Buy Meat Spring Valley Supermarket Wyanet Locker Sullivan Foods
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Royal Super Mart Sheffield Locker Wal-Mart
Favorite Place for a Steak Dinner Prime Quarter Verucchi’s Ristorante Alexander Park Tavern Angelo’s Restaurant & Pizza
HEALTH AND BEAUTY
Thank you!
Favorite Chiropractor
#1 Favorite Floral Shop
Farrell Chiropractic 1st Dr. Condon-Spring Valley Chiropractic 2nd Princeton Chiropractic 3rd
We Appreciate Your Business!
HONORABLE MENTION Adler Dr. Martin Leslie Lund Thompson Chiropractic
130 E. Dakota Street Spring Valley 815-664-5364 SM-LA1948805
Favorite Dentist Dr. Safranski Dr. Krabill-Kheshgi Dr. Mueller
Thank You
1st 2nd 3rd
to ALL of our Customers!
HONORABLE MENTION Dr. Casteline Dr. Monzon Dr. Puhr
We are proud to be Your #1 place for Ice Cream
Favorite Eye Doctor 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Double Country Restaurant Feed Store Spoons Restaurant and Bar Ye Old Underground Inn
Blanco Kays Corgiat Eyecare Illinois Valley Eyecare Dr. Dzik
1st 2nd 3rd
Spring Valley Tastee Freez 309 E Dakota St, Spring Valley SM-LA1 SM-LA1948902
Thank you for voting us #1 place for pizza!!!
HONORABLE MENTION Dr. Marion Dr. McCutchan Dr. Tara Gross
WE ARE MORE THAN JUST PIZZA - WE ALSO HAVE...
Thank You
for voting us your #1 Favorite Lawn Care Specialist and #1 Favorite Snow Removal Company Lawn Care / Snow Removal General Landscaping Seeding, Sodding & Mulch Shrub Trimming Spring & Fall Cleanup Residential & Commercial Lawn Care • Free Estimates • Fully Insured SM-LA1948948
815-663-2321
PASTA, SUBS, RIBS, GYROS, TACOS, SANDWICHES, APPETIZERS, DESSERTS & MORE. Delivery 11am to 2am - 15 hours a day 7 Days a week in a 15 mile radius or call & we’ll meet you!
Delivery Area:
Arlington, Bureau, Cedar Point, Cherry, Dalzell, DePue, Dover, Florid, Malden, Granville, Hennepin, Hollowayville, Jonesville, Ladd, LaMoille, LaSalle, Lostant, Magnolia, McNabb, Mark, Mt. Palantine, Oglesby, Ottville, Peru, Princeton, Seatonville, Spring Valley, Standard, Starved Rock, Tonica, Utica, Webster Park
815-663-9081 or 664-5422 • 115 W. St. Paul • Spring Valley SM-LA1948907
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Favorite Place to Buy Groceries
Thank You for Your Support!
SM-LA1948984
A Favorite Bank Hennepin 815.925.7373
Ladd 815.894.2386
www.northcentralbank.com
Member FDIC
VOTED #1 GOLF COURSE 2022 BEST OF BUREAU COUNTY
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SPRING CREEK GOLF COURSE SM-LA1948954
286 Spring Creek Drive, Spring Valley, IL 18 Hole Public Golf Course | 815-894-2137
Thank You Bureau County For Voting Us As Your Favorite Place for A Steak!
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Favorite Hair Salon Glam Salon Parlor 909 Special Effect
Favorite Nail Salon Layla’s Glam Salon Sophisticuts The Studio
Favorite Pharmacy Johnson’s Pharmacy Fawcett’s Pharmacy Princeton Pharmacy
Thank You!
Favorite Place to Exercise
Bureau County Metro Center 1st Anytime Fitness 2nd Jazzercise (Spring Valley) 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Cornerstone Community Wellness Curves Main Street Motivation
Favorite Veterinarian 1st 2nd 3rd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Guys N Gals Hair Raizor Jillian’s Root’s hair salon Top Nail Ultimate Salon & Spa
Bureau Valley Vet Animal Clinic Green Valley Vet
Most Respected Hospital
St. Margaret’s Health OSF St. Clare Medical Center
Favorite Banquet Facility 1st 2nd 3rd
Hornbaker’s The Barn Rip’s Tavern 100 Acre’s
HONORABLE MENTION Angelos Bureau County Metro Center The Black Rose Saloon The Galleria Verucchi’s Ristorante
for selecting us your # 1 Place to Buy Jewelry!!! We are honored! Years 1946-2022
631 S. Main, Princeton, IL 61356 • 815-875-2289 brucejewelers.com SM-LA1948999
1st 2nd 3rd
1st 2nd
RECREATION
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HONORABLE MENTION Guy’s & Gals Hair Raizor HJ & Co. Peterson’s Barber Shop Roots Rustique Sophisticuts Salon and Wellness The Studio
HONORABLE MENTION Optimal Health Wal-Mart
SM-LA1949931
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No. 1 Favorite Park - Kirby Park Congratulations to all Spring Valley businesses who won and received votes SM-LA1949263 SM-LA1949263
Thanks for Voting us your Favorite Chiropractic Practice!
FARRELL
CHIROPRACTIC CLINIC
EXPERIENCE & KNOWLEDGE 682 E. Peru St., Princeton 815-875-4408
Life is Short, Eat Dessert Our delicious baked goods are made fresh daily with quality ingredients and care you can taste in every bite.
Thank You for Selecting Us
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#1 Favorite Bakery and #2 Favorite for Pies
Cody Galassi, of Wyanet, holds a trophy as he walks his sheep out of the show barn after winning first place in the Sheep Show at the Bureau County 4-H Fair on Friday July 16, 2021 in Princeton.
Thanks for Making Us A FAVORITE!
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DePue Boat Races Favorite Community Event
Spring Valley Bakery 119 W St Paul Street • Spring Valley • 815-664-5102
Village of DePue and DePue Men’s Club
SM-LA1949758
FULL LINE BAKERY INCLUDING SPECIAL ORDER CAKES. WHOLESALE DELIVERIES. Tuesday-Sunday 5 a.m.-Noon • Closed Monday SM-LA1949153
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THANK YOU!
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We make your satisfaction our priority! 2022
Jeff Blanco, OD
Ryan Kays, OD
Elise Corgiat, OD
Evening & Saturday Appointments Accepting New Patients
200 W Dakota St • Spring Valley • 815-663-8281 1802 Division St • Morris • 815-942-3042
Thank You Bureau County for Choosing Us Your Favorite Hair Salon!
Favorite Community Event Homestead FestPrinceton DePue Boat Races Bureau County Fair
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION LaMoille Buffalo Days Christmas in the ValleySpring Valley Christmas Open HousePrinceton Ladd Christmas Walk Main St. Concert Series Spring Valley Fireman annual event Spring Valley Lighted Santa Parade
Favorite Golf Course
Professional Salon Services • Cuts • Color • Waxing Services 9091/2 N. Main Street • Princeton, Illinois 61356 • 815-915-8158
SERVICE PROVIDERS
Favorite Bank
First State Bank North Central Bank Central Bank
HONORABLE MENTION Citizens First State Bank Community Lenders First State Bank of Van Orin Heartland Bank & Trust Midland States Bank Sheffield Bank Spring Valley City Bank State Bank of Cherry
Favorite Carpet Cleaners
Spring Creek Golf Course 1st Wyaton Hills Golf Course 2nd Chapel Hill 3rd
Andy’s Karpet Kleaning Combined Cleaning Service Master Stanley Steemer
HONORABLE MENTION Hidden Lake Golf Club
HONORABLE MENTION Ziegler & Sons
Favorite Park Kirby Park Zearing Park City County Park
1st 1st 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Alexander Park Princeton Coal Miners Park Echo Bluff Lake Park DePue Rotary Park Princeton Soliders and Sailers Park War Memorial Park
THANKS FOR VOTING US #1 FAVORITE PLACE FOR TIRES!
PRINCETON FIRESTONE 445 S PLEASANT ST. PRINCETON SM-LA1950638
1st 2nd 3rd
1st 2nd 3rd 3rd
Favorite Place for Auto Repair
Comprehensive Insurance Services, Yepsen Agency 1st Dimond Brothers 2nd Cody BurroughsState Farm 3rd
Grieff’s Auto A & B Garage Heartland Autobody
1st 2nd 2nd
NO. 1 Favorite Bar/Lounge / o g NO. 2 Favorite Place for Lunch
HONORABLE MENTION Happy’s Service Station Joe’s Midtown Mike’s Garage Power House Automotive Prescott Brothers Princeton Firestone Valley Ford
HONORABLE MENTION Ben Schmidt - Country Insurance Crane Schafer-Country Insurance Jim Scruggs - Country Insurance Johnson Agency, Sheffield Lorita Hellman- State Farm Read Insurance Agency Tyler Hansen - Country Financial
SERVING FOOD:
Monday-Wednesday: LUNCH 11-2 DINNER 5-8 Thursday-Friday: LUNCH 11-2 DINNER 5-9 Saturday: 11-9 Sunday: 11-8
Spring Valley, IL
- SPRING VALLEY -
SM-LA1952062
Favorite Place for Tires Princeton Firestone Princeton Tire Service Happy’s Service Station
THANK YOU BUREAU COUNTY READERS For VOTING US FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY FARM EQUIPMENT!
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION A & B Garage Hap’s Service Jody’s Joe’s Midtown Piehl Motors Valley Ford Wal-Mart
Taylor’s Way 1st TNT Lawncare 1st Nichols Outdoors Services 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Bryant nuseries D&M Landscaping Elm City Geuther Lawn Care & Snow Removal Kernan’s Lawn Service King Landcare LaPorte Mowing Mike’s Lawn Care Twin Oaks Landscaping
Favorite Snow Removal Company TNT Lawncare 1st Nichols Outdoor Services 2nd Twin Oaks Landscaping 3rd
DILLER-ROD INC.
701 East Peru St. • Princeton, IL • 815-875-3389 SM-LA1951111
Favorite Lawn Care Specialist
THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT!
Service. Knowledge. Selection. Financing. Delivery
Thank you for voting us #1 Favorite Insurance Agent!
HONORABLE MENTION D&M Landscaping Geuther Lawn Care & Snow Removal Kernan’s Lawn Service LaPorte Mowing Service Mike’s Lawn Care Starline
BRENT YEPSEN
CHARMAINE HANSEN
DAVE YEPSEN
KAYLA KUNKEL
Auto • Home • Life • Health Business • Farm • Medicare Supplement
ing us as s o o h c r fo k! your ban
(815) 875-6079
Our Central focus is You!
717 S. Main Street • Princeton, IL 61356 SM-LA1950680
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Favorite Insurance Agent
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THANKS FOR SUPPORTING US AND MAKING US #1! • Tree Care • Lawn Care • Pest Control
Favorite Tree Service Taylor’s Way Timber Falls Guither Tree Service
HONORABLE MENTION Shearer Tree Service Kirkman Farm & Services Prairie Nursery and Landscaping LaPorte
Favorite Floral Shop Valley Flowers & Gifts Blooms on Elm Flowers by Julia
Hatties Antiques Eclectic Joy Tumbleson Auction Company
David V. David V. Safranski, D.M.D. Christopher Safranski, D.M.D. Safranski,
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Homestead Flowers Walmart
Favorite Place for Antiques
SM-LA1950788
1st 2nd 3rd
Favorite Place for Women’s Clothing Amia’s Boutique Four Seasons Five 22
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Wild Honey Boutique juniper & mae Little Blue Dress Wal-Mart Stella’s The Studio Apricot Lane Boutique
Favorite Place to Buy a Car/Truck Prescott Brothers Piehl Motors Valley Ford
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Fisch Motors
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION J&S Antiques LZ ReSale
Favorite Place to Buy Carpet/Flooring Wyanet Carpet Johnson Carpet Shoppe
1st 2nd
Favorite Place to Buy Farm Equipment Diller-Rod Ladd Farm Mart Holland & Sons
D.M.D. Thank you West Dakota Street for voting us 229 Spring Christopher Valley, IL 61362 815-663-8131 Dentist in 2022 Safranski, D.M.D. Best of Bureau County!!
1st 2nd 3rd
Honorable Mention Tractor Supply Center
Proud to Serve You! THANK YOU TO OUR CUSTOMERS FOR MAKING US NO. 1 229 West Dakota St Spring Valley, IL 61362 815-663-8131
No. 1 Favorite Place for Breakfast No. 2 Favorite Place for Coffee 204 E St Paul St, Spring Valley • Sun-Thu 6-3, Fri-Sat 6-8 SM-LA1951570
Bruce Jewelers Valley Flowers & Gifts Valley Jewelry & Pawn Shop
1st 2nd 3rd
HONORABLE MENTION Hoffman’s Patterns of the Past Walmart
Favorite Second-Hand Store The Closet UpScale ReSale Finders Keepers
1st 2nd 3rd
THANK YOU BUREAU COUNTY! For Choosing Us As Your Favorite Place to Exercise and Favorite Park-Zearing Park!
HONORABLE MENTION Fabulous Finds LZ ReSale Pass it Along
Bureau County Metro Center 837 Park Ave. West • Princeton, IL 815-872-0840 • www.princetonparkdistrict.org
FOR ALL YOUR INSURANCE NEEDS Shelly Samolinski | Mark Pyszka | John Weiss | Tony Fiorentini | Jeff Krzyaniak
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Racing crews get their boats ready for racing in the pits at the DePue Boat Races on Friday July 30, 2021.
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IN BUREAU COUNTY!!! THANK YOU For Your Vote…
BUREAU VALLEY VETERINARY SERVICE
820 Backbone Rd. • Princeton (815) 875-1621 SM-LA1952020
1701 4th St., Suite 200 | Peru, IL 61354 | 815-223-7923 | DimondBros.com AUTO | HOME | LIFE | HEALTH | FARM | COMMERCIAL | WORKERS COMPENSATION | BONDS
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Favorite Place to Buy Jewelry
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#1 Most Respected Hospital
aboutsmh.org SM-LA1948793