Visit these Bureau County Businesses for Outstanding Food and Drink, Shopping, Recreation, Health and Beauty, Service Providers and more!
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Congratulations to all the Bureau County-area businesses who won or received votes! Dear NewsTribune Readers, Welcome to our seventh 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. 14-30, and we received more than 5,500 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 Director, NewsTribune
The winner of a $100 gift card randomly selected from all voters was: Kathy Hoscheid of Cherry, IL
1. The Gold Mine Restaurant 2. Double Country Restaurant 3. Coffee Cup
HONORABLE MENTION
Country House Restaurant Flour House McDonald’s Myrtle’s Pie Red Apple Spoons Restaurant and Bar
Favorite Place for Lunch
1. Rip’s Tavern 2. Jack’s Tap 3. The Gold Mine Restaurant
HONORABLE MENTION
Alexander Park Tavern Double Country Restaurant Grandma Rosie’s Sweet Treats Los Ranchitos McDonald’s Monicals Pizza Oriental Gardens Red’s Bar & Grill Spoons Restaurant & Bar
Favorite Place for Supper
1. Rip’s Tavern 2. Verrucchi’s Ristorante 3. Prime Quarter Steak House
Favorite Bakery 1. Spring Valley Bakery 2. Myrtle’s Pies 3. Flour House
HONORABLE MENTION
Spring Valley Supermarket Sullivan Foods (Princeton) Wal-Mart (Princeton) Wyanet Locker
Favorite Place for Coffee
Jeff Blanco, OD
1. The Bean Box 2. The Gold Mine Restaurant t3. Casey’s t3. Flour House
Ryan Kays, OD
Evening & Saturday Appointments Accepting New Patients
HONORABLE MENTION Beck’s Coffee Cup Cows Coffee McDonald’s Princeton Library
Elise Corgiat, OD
2021
Favorite Bar/Lounge 1. Rip’s Tavern 2. Jack’s 3. Barrel Society t3. Dick’s
200 W Dakota St • Spring Valley • 815-663-8281 1802 Division St • Morris • 815-942-3042 SM-LA1849961
HONORABLE MENTION
Alexander’s Park Tavern Prime Quarter Princeton Inn Red’s Bar & Grill Skoonerz Grill & Bar Verrucchi’s Ristorante
HONORABLE MENTION
Alexander’s Park Tavern Angelo’s Chestnut Street Inn Double Country Restaurant Los Ranchitos McDonald’s Spoons Restaurant and Bar
THANKS FOR YOUR SUPPORT! A FAVORITE TO PLACE TO BUY A CAR/TRUCK AND A FAVORITE PLACE FOR AUTO REPAIR
SM-LA1849507
We make your satisfaction our priority!
815-915-4157 • 730 W Peru St • Princeton • prescottbrothers.com
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FOOD & DRINK Favorite Place for Breakfast
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Thank You!
for selecting us your # 1 Place to Buy Jewelry!!! We are honored! 75
Years 1946-2021
631 S. Main, Princeton, IL 61356 • 815-875-2289 brucejewelers.com SM-LA1849587
VOTED #1 GOLF COURSE 2021 BEST OF BUREAU COUNTY
NK THAOU Y N I AGA
SPRING CREEK GOLF COURSE
SM-LA1849511
Spring Valley, IL, 18 Hole Public Golf Course 815-894-2137
Thank you for voting us #1 place for pizza!!!
Favorite Place for Fried Chicken
Favorite Place for Pies
HONORABLE MENTION
HONORABLE MENTION
1. Rip’s Chicken 2. Verucchi’s Ristorante 3. Alexander’s Park Tavern
Beck’s Corral Inn Tavern Double Country Restaurant Gold Mine Restaurant Red’s Bar & Grill Spring Valley Supermarket Sullivan’s Foods The Wagon Wheel Bar and Grill Tony’s Butt Shack BBQ & Catering
Favorite Place for Ice Cream 1. Tastee Freeze 2. Grandma Rosie’s Sweet Treats 3. Dairy Queen (Princeton)
HONORABLE MENTION Culver’s
Favorite Place for Italian Food
1. Verucchi’s Ristorante 2. Gold Mine Restaurant t3. Alexander’s Park Tavern t3. Paisanos Ristorante t3. The Feed Store & Watering Hole
HONORABLE MENTION
Angelo’s Belluccio’s Double Country Restaurant Spoon’s Restaurant & Bar Vitale’s Pizza Cellar
WE ARE MORE THAN JUST PIZZA - WE ALSO HAVE... 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!
1. Myrtle’s Pies 2. Spring Valley Bakery 3. The Gold Mine Restaurant Alexander’s Park Tavern Double Country Restaurant
Favorite Place for Pizza 1. Alfano’s Little Sicily 2. Vitale’s Pizza Cellar 3. Casey’s
HONORABLE MENTION Angelo’s Belluccio’s Monical’s Paisano’s Piccolo’s Pizzeria Pizza Hut
Favorite Place to Buy Groceries
1. Spring Valley Super Market 2. Sullivan Foods 3. Wal-Mart
HONORABLE MENTION
Little Lotus Cafe Optimal Health Royal Super Mart Walnut Acres Country Store
Favorite Place to Buy Meat
1. Spring Valley Super Market 2. Wyanet Locker 3. Sullivan Foods
HONORABLE MENTION Royal Super Mart Sheffield Locker
THANK YOU FOR VOTING US #1!
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BRENT YEPSEN
DAVE YEPSEN
KAYLA KUNKEL
(815) 875-6079
815-663-9081 or 664-5422 • 115 W. St. Paul • Spring Valley SM-LA1849490
CHARMAINE HANSEN
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717 S. Main Street • Princeton, IL 61356
Act III Hair Raizor HJ & Co. Jay’s Salon Jillian’s Rustique Sophisticuts Salon and Wellness The Studio
Alexander Park Tavern Angelo’s Restaurant & Pizza Double Country Restaurant Spoons Restaurant and Bar Ye Old Underground Inn
1. Spring Valley Chiropractic 2. Farrell Chiropractic 3. Princeton Chiropractic
Favorite Nail Salon
Dr. Krabill Dr. Monzon Dr. Puhr
SM-LA1849488
Favorite Pharmacy
HONORABLE MENTION
Fawcett’s Pharmacy Optimal Health
Favorite Eye Doctor
815-663-2321
Thank You! For Voting Us Your
#1 Favorite Chiropractor
Clark & Addison Salon Guys N Gals Hair Raizor Jillian’s Root’s Hair Salon Ultimate Salon & Spa
1. Johnson’s Pharmacy 2. Princeton Pharmacy 3. Wal-Mart (Princeton)
HONORABLE MENTION
Residential & Commercial Lawn Care • Free Estimates • Fully Insured
HONORABLE MENTION
Dr. Adler Dr. Martin Leslie Lund Thompson Chiropractic
1. Dr. Safranski 2. Dr. Mueller 3. Dr. Monroe
Lawn Care / Snow Removal General Landscaping Seeding, Sodding & Mulch Shrub Trimming Spring & Fall Cleanup
1. Glam by Carrie t2. Sophisticuts t2. The Studio t2. Top Nail
HONORABLE MENTION
Favorite Dentist
for voting us your #1 Favorite Lawn Care Specialist and #1 Favorite Snow Removal Company
HONORABLE MENTION
HONORABLE MENTION
HEALTH AND BEAUTY Favorite Chiropractor
Thank You
1. Guy’s & Gals 2. Glam by Carrie 3. Special Effect
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1. Prime Quarter 2. Verucchi’s Ristorante 3. The Gold Mine Restaurant
Favorite Hair Salon
Spring Valley Chiropractic • Michael Condon, D.C. 806 W Dakota St • Spring Valley • (815) 664-4858
Meat & Mingle Voted #1 Favorite Place for Steaks in the NewsTribune Readers’ Choice
1. Blanco/Kays Eyecare 2. Illinois Valley Eyecare 3. Dr. Dzik
HONORABLE MENTION Dr. Marion Dr. McCutchan
Monday Please call for restaurant hours. Tuesday - Friday Dinner 5pm - 10pm Lounge opens 4pm Saturday Dinner 4pm - 10pm Lounge opens at 3:30pm Sunday Dinner 4pm - 9pm Lounge opens at 3:30pm
A trendy little boutique with big personality. • apparel • jewelry • handbags
• shoes • accessories
SM-LA1849486
Spring Valley • LaSalle 223 E. St. Paul St. • Spring Valley 633 1st St. • LaSalle
www.amiaboutique.com
Thank You for Voting Us No. 1 Favorite Place for Women’s Clothing
815.872.3500 www.primequarter.com
Looking for a night out with great food? How about “grilling your own” at the Prime Quarter Steak House®? Choose from the finest cuts of USDA Choice beef or try one of our succulent seafood selections.
250 Backbone Road East Princeton Just south of Interstate 80
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Favorite Place for a Steak Dinner
THANK YOU for Voting Us #1 Favorite Place for Auto Repair! And #2 Favorite Place for Tires
SM-LA1849491
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HAPPY’S SUPER SERVICE 101 E. Dakota St. • Spring Valley • 815-663-8311 WE'RE PROUD TO SERVICE YOU! NO. 1 FAVORITE PLACE TO BUY FARM EQUIPMENT
Favorite Place to Exercise
Favorite Community Event
HONORABLE MENTION
HONORABLE MENTION
1. Bureau County Metro Center 2. Anytime Fitness (Spring Valley) 3. Anytime Fitness (Princeton) Cornerstone Community Wellness Crossfit 56 Curves Jazzercise (Spring Valley)
Favorite Veterinarian
LADD FARM MART 815-894-2000
SM-LA1849497
ERIKA ROBBINS
JUD SCOTT
PETE MANGOLD
Spring Valley’s Christmas in the Valley Princeton’s Christmas Open House Illinois Valley Woman’s Expo Princeton’s Main St. Concert Series Spring Valley’s Lighted Santa Parade Tiskilwa’s Pow Wow Days
1. Bureau Valley Vet 2. Animal Care Clinic 3. Green Valley Vet
Favorite Golf Course
Most Respected Hospital
HONORABLE MENTION
1. St. Margaret’s Health 2. Perry Memorial Hospital
400 N Main Ave • Ladd, IL
1. Bureau County Fair 2. DePue Boat Races 3. Princeton’s Homestead Festival
RECREATION Favorite Banquet Facility 1. Rip’s Tavern 2. Verucchi’s Ristorante 3. Hornbaker’s The Barn
HONORABLE MENTION
100 Acre’s Angelos Bureau County Metro Center The Galleria
1. Spring Creek Golf Course 2. Wyaton Hills Golf Course 3. Chapel Hill Golf Course Hidden Lake Golf Club
Favorite Park
1. Spring Valley’s Kirby Park 2. Lake Park DePue 3. Spring Valley’s Echo Bluff
HONORABLE MENTION
Princeton’s Alexander Park Princeton’s City County Park Spring Valley’s Coal Miners Park Princeton’s Soliders and Sailers Park Princeton’s Zearing Park
Thank You For Voting Us No. 1! • No. 1 Favorite Place to Buy Groceries • No. 1 Favorite Place to Buy Meat • A Favorite Bakery
DimondBros.com SM-LA1849999
Ohio Branch Princeton Branch 102 N. Main St. 245 Backbone Road East Ohio, IL 61349 Princeton, IL 61356 (815)376-2954 (815)875-4404
• A Favorite Place for Fried Chicken
Spring Valley Supermarket SM-LA1849504
117 S Spalding St, Spring Valley
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THANK YOU
Thanks for Making Us A FAVORITE!
2 # 2 #
DePue Boat Races Favorite Community Event Lake Park Favorite Park
Village of DePue and DePue Men’s Club
SM-LA1850661
Just What The Doctor Ordered ...
WE APPRECIATE YOUR VOTE
#1 Favorite Bank
Bureau County
Selected
#1 Pharmacy in Bureau County
Johnson’s Pharmacy 203 St. Paul Street, Spring Valley
(815) 664-5050
315 North Cornelia Street, Spring Valley 815-663-2211 | www.svcb.com SM-LA1849503
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THANKS FOR VOTING US #1 FAVORITE PLACE FOR TIRES!
PRINCETON FIRESTONE 445 S PLEASANT ST. PRINCETON SM-LA1852203
Thank You! No. 1 Favorite Nail Salon No. 2 Favorite Hair Salon
SERVICE PROVIDERS Favorite Bank
1. Spring Valley City Bank 2. Heartland Bank & Trust 3. Central Bank
HONORABLE MENTION
First State Bank Midland States Bank North Central Bank Sheffield Bank State Bank of Cherry
Favorite Carpet Cleaners
1. Andy’s Karpet Kleaners 2. Combined Cleaning 3. Ziegler & Sons
HONORABLE MENTION Service Master Stanley Steemer
Favorite Insurance SALON • SKIN & NAIL SERVICES Agency SPRAY TANS • WAXING • FACIALS 1. Comprehensive Insurance 815.663.1010 • 215 W St. Paul St, Spring Valley, IL 61362 SM-LA1849502
@Glambycarriejo
David V. Safranski, D.M.D. Christopher Safranski, D.M.D. 229 West Dakota Street Thank you Spring Valley, IL 61362 815-663-8131 for voting us # Dentist in 2021!!
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Services, Yepsen Agency 2. Dimond Brothers 3. Cody Burroughs-State Farm
HONORABLE MENTION
Andrew Whitlock – Summer and Associates Ben Schmidt – Country Insurance Crane Schafer – Country Insurance Olds Agency Jim Scruggs – Country Insurance Lorita Hellman – State Farm Mike Morris – Country Insurance Read Insurance Agency Tyler Hansen – Country Financial Tyler Nyman
Favorite Lawn Care Specialist 1. TNT Lawn & Snow 2. Kernan’s Lawn Service 3. D&M Landscaping
HONORABLE MENTION
Bryant Nurseries Geuther Lawn Care & Snow Removal King Landcare LaPorte Mowing Nichols Outdoors Services Taylor’s Way Twin Oaks Landscaping
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Favorite Place for Auto Repair 1. Happy’s Service Station 2. Valley Ford 3. A & B Garage
HONORABLE MENTION
Colvin Automotive Grieff Auto Joe’s Midtown Mike’s Garage Power House Automotive Prescott Brothers Wyanet Body Shop
Favorite Place for Tires
1. Princeton Firestone 2. Happy’s Service Station 3. Princeton Tire Service
HONORABLE MENTION
A & B Garage Haps Towing and Repair Joe’s Midtown Piehl Motors Valley Ford Wal-Mart Walt’s Garage and Muffler Shop
Favorite Snow Removal Company 1. TNT Lawn & Snow 2. Kernan’s Lawn Service 3. D&M Landscaping
HONORABLE MENTION
Geuther Lawn Care & Snow Removal LaPorte Mowing Service Mike’s Lawn Care Nichols Outdoor Services Starline Twin Oaks Landscaping
Favorite Tree Service
1. Taylor’s Way 2. Geuther Lawn Care & Snow Removal 3. TNT Lawn & Snow
HONORABLE MENTION
Kirkman Farm & Services LaPorte Prairie Nursery and Landscaping Shearer Tree Service Timber Falls Tree Service
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THANK YOU
for voting us your #1 Carpet Cleaner
#1 Favorite Bakery and #2 Favorite for Pies
Locally Owned & Operated Brad Kunkel
SM-LA1849499
Seatonville, IL Call or Text 815-894-2042
Our delicious baked goods are made fresh daily with quality ingredients and care you can taste in every bite.
Thank You for Selecting Us
Commercial & Residential
Certified Technician
Life is Short, Eat Dessert
Matt Oberholz Certified Technician
Thanks for Your Support! Come try our rich, creamy and delightful peppermint mocha. 800 W Dakota St, Spring Valley • 2139 N Main St, Princeton
Spring Valley Bakery 119 W St Paul Street • Spring Valley • 815-664-5102
FULL LINE BAKERY INCLUDING SPECIAL ORDER CAKES. WHOLESALE DELIVERIES. Tuesday-Sunday 5 a.m.-Noon • Closed Monday SM-LA1849492
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Thanks for Voting Us a Favorite for • GROCERY STORE • FRIED CHICKEN • BAKERY • MEAT 125 E BACKBONE RD PRINCETON 815-879-7351
SHOPPING/SHOPS Favorite Place to Favorite Floral Shop Buy Carpet/Flooring 1. Valley Flowers & Gifts 2. Flowers by Julia 3. Blooms on Elm
HONORABLE MENTION
Homestead Flowers Walmart
Serving you for 53 Years
Thanks to Our Valued Customers for Your Continued Loyalty!
Johnsons Carpet Shoppe Incorporated 1995
“A Complete Floor Covering Shoppe” 815-875-3444 We also love serving you for: www.johnsonscarpetshoppe.com Custom Showers • Vinyl dana@johnsonscarpet.comcastbiz.net Backsplashes • Hardwood Waterproof Laminate 1033 N. Main Street Princeton, IL 61356 SM-LA1850383
THANKS FOR SUPPORTING US AND MAKING US #1!
Favorite Place for Antiques t1. J&S Antiques t1. LZ ReSale 3. Hatties Antiques
HONORABLE MENTION
Eclectic Joy Tumbleson Auction Company
Favorite Place for Women’s Clothing 1. Amia’s Boutique 2. Four Seasons 3. Little Blue Dress
HONORABLE MENTION
Apricot Lane Boutique Five 22 juniper & mae Meadows on Main The Studio Wal-Mart
Favorite Place to Buy a Car/Truck
1. Wyanet Carpet 2. Johnson Carpet Shoppe
Favorite Place to Buy Farm Equipment 1. Ladd Farm Mart 2. Holland & Sons 3. Diller-Rod
HONORABLE MENTION
Tractor Supply Center
Favorite Place to Buy Jewelry
1. Bruce Jewelers 2. Valley Flowers 3. Hoffman’s Patterns of the Past
HONORABLE MENTION
Valley Pawn Shop Walmart
Favorite SecondHand Store 1. UpScale ReSale 2. The Closet 3. Finders Keepers
HONORABLE MENTION Fabulous Finds LZ ReSale Pass it Along
1. Valley Ford 2. Prescott Brothers 3. Piehl Motors
HONORABLE MENTION
• Tree Care • Lawn Care • Pest Control
Tri-County Auto Sales
Thanks for Making Us No. 1! No. 1 Favorite Second-Hand Store
Upscale Resale
SM-LA1852562
SM-LA1849505
214 W. St. Paul St., Spring Valley, IL 61362 (815) 664-2414 Monday - Friday 10am-5pm & Saturday 10am-4pm
IN BUREAU COUNTY!!! THANK YOU For Your Vote…
BUREAU VALLEY VETERINARY SERVICE
820 Backbone Rd. • Princeton (815) 875-1621 SM-LA1852335
Thank You to ALL of our Customers!
We are proud to be Your #1 place for Ice Cream Spring Valley Tastee Freez 309 E Dakota St, Spring Valley SM-LA1 SM-LA1849500
THANKS! No. 1 Favorite Place to
Buy Carpet & Flooring
NewsTribune file photo One of the ghouls from Nightmare on Fairgrounds Road at the Bureau County Fairgrounds
Thank you!
#1 Favorite Floral Shop
130 E. Dakota Street Spring Valley 815-664-5364 SM-LA1849506
SM-LA1851135
We Appreciate Your Business!
Princeton
wyanetcarpetflooringamerica.com
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Thank You for Voting St. Margaret’s as the Most Respected Hospital We Owe it All to the Hard Work and Dedication of Our Superhero Employees
aboutsmh.org SM-LA1849480