Best of the
BEST! The th
30 Annual READERS’ CHOICE
2021 CONGRATULATIONS to the Best of the Best Winners for Placing First in their Category in the 2021 NewsTribune Readers’ Choice Awards!!
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Thank you for voting us your #1! Great Selection of Summer Clothing for Work and Play
• All Sizes Shorts, Regulars, Big and Tall • Everything from dress to casual to work clothes • Lots of American-Made Merchandise FREE In-House Tailoring
VLASTNIK’S MENSWEAR Rt. 6, Downtown Peru
Open Mon.- Sat. 9-5, closed Thursdays SM-LA1916126
815-223-0695
Thank You Illinois Valley for choosing us
#1 Real Estate Company CONGRATULATIONS TO OUR WINNING AGENTS! WENDY FULMER
BONNIE LESTER
PIETRO ALFANO
THANK YOU TO OUR LOYAL CUSTOMERS AND GREAT EMPLOYEES!
Voted #1 Bar in the Illinois Valley! Favorite Place for Video Gaming, Outdoor Dining and Wings SERVING FOOD:
Spring Valley, IL
Monday-Wednesday: LUNCH 11-2 DINNER 5-8 Thursday-Friday: LUNCH 11-2 DINNER 5-9 Saturday: 11-9 Sunday: 11-8
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SM-LA1916217
2409 4th Street, Peru 815-223-1088 coldwellbankertoday.com SM-LA1918778
30th Annual READERS’ CHOICE
2021
A BIG thank you to our loyal customers!
1st Place Winner!
Thanks to all who voted us FOR HEATING & COOLING
#1 and one of your FAVORITES for Appliances
Making Your Family Comfortable Since 1 944!
Debo
Hardware
1713 4th St., Downtown Peru
grassersplumbingheating.com 404 W. Main St. • McNabb 815-882-2111 or 815-875-2540 State ID-58-100249
(815) 223-0461
www.acehardware.com SM-LA1916123
Mon-Fri 7-5:30 • Sat 7-5 • Closed Sundays
We Nailed It!
We are proud to be serving this community for over 170 years. Thank you for your faith and trust in us!
Voted #1 for Siding and Windows!
Also voted a Favorite for Flooring, Favorite Hardware Store and Home Improvement Specialist
#1 Along Peru’s Historic Riverfront 1100 Water St. | Peru, IL | www.mazelumber.com SM-LA1914325
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Voted your #1 Hardware Store AND #1 for Best Customer Service!
The
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Thank You For Voting Us Your
#1 Mexican Restaurant
Thank You
See you tomorrow!
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for voting us your # 1 Landscape Company Lawn Care / Snow Removal General Landscaping Seeding, Sodding & Mulch Shrub Trimming Spring & Fall Cleanup Residential & Commercial Lawn Care • Free Estimates • Fully Insured SM-LA1915612
Thank you for voting us #1 place for pizza!!!
More Than Just Pizza!
Pasta, Subs, Apps, Chicken, Shrimp, Gyros, Sandwiches, Deserts, Tacos, Ribs Delivery 11am to 2am - 15 hrs 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, Lenore, Lostant, Magnolia, McNabb, Mark, Mt. Palantine, Oglesby, Ottville, Peru, Princeton, Seatonville, Spring Valley, Standard, Starved Rock, Tonica, Utica, Webster Park
815-663-2321
& EXTREME SPORTS
VOTED #1 PET STORE! THANKS TO OUR CUSTOMERS FOR CHOOSING US! ALSO VOTED A FAVORITE FOR PET GROOMING Rt 6 Downtown Peru
SM-LA1916226
815-663-9081 or 664-5422 • 115 W. St. Paul • Spring Valley
815-220-0282 andyspets.com
Thank You for Your Faith in Us!
#1 Voted #1 Favorite Fitness Center Voted #1 Favorite Weight Loss Center Voted #1 Favorite Daycare
SM-LA1915636
300 Walnut Drive, Peru 815-223-7904 • www.ivymca.com
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Life is Short, Eat Dessert
SPRING VALLEY FOOT CLINIC
Our delicious baked goods are made fresh daily with quality ingredients and care you can taste in every bite.
THANK YOU!
Thank You for Selecting Us
#1 Favorite Bakery & #2 Favorite Custom Cake
FOR VOTING US NO. 1 FAVORITE FOOT CARE CLINIC
Spring Valley Bakery
663-2511
119 W St Paul Street • Spring Valley • 815-664-5102
St. Margaret’s Medical Building 600 E. First St. • Spring Valley
Mon-Thur 9am-5pm • Fri 9am-3pm
SM-LA1918420
Leonard Kuzmicki DPM
Corns • Bunions • Calluses • Ingrown Toenails Warts • Heel Pain • Office Surgery Medicare Assignments
FULL LINE BAKERY INCLUDING SPECIAL ORDER CAKES. WHOLESALE DELIVERIES. Tuesday-Sunday 5 a.m.-Noon • Closed Monday SM-LA1917440
#1
THANK YOU FOR VOTING US YOUR FAVORITE CHIROPRACTOR!
THANK YOU
NEW PATIENT SPECIAL $39 CONSULT, EXAM & X-RAYS
FOR SELECTING US AS THE
1
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MOST RESPECTED D RETIREMENT LIVING FACILITYY
• Manor Court Skilled Nursing Care • Bounce Back Rehabilitation • AJ’s Fitness Center • Hawthorne Inn Assisted Living
130 3RD STREET | LASALLE (815) 223-0647 DRGERGOVICH.COM
SM-LA1919242
EVERY FAMILY SHOULD HAVE A CHIROPRACTOR ON THEIR HEALTH CARE TEAM!
• Garden Court - Alzheimer’s/Dementia Care are • Liberty Estates Retirement Apartments • Villa Homes
SM-LA1912487
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1101 31st Street • 815-224-2200 • www.libertyvillageofperu.com
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Not-For-Profit-Provider
PROUD TO BE A PART OF THE ILLINOIS VALLEY, PROUD TO BE YOUR FAVORITE!
VOTED #1 GROCERY STORE! Voted #1
Favorite Grocery Store • Favorite Catering Service • Favorite Custom Cakes Favorite Deli • Favorite Meat Department • Favorite Produce Favorite Florist • Favorite Garden Center/Nursery •Favorite Pharmacy • Bakery • Liquor Store
Voted a Favorite For:
• Place for Breakfast • All You Can Eat Breakfast
• Asian Restaurant
1651 Midtown Road • Peru • 815-223-5219 SM-LA1915669
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You've got us smiling from ear to ear! Proud to be Voted #1 Dentist in the NewsTribune Readers Choice Awards, Covering a Population of Approximately 100,000!
thank #1 you! "You Gotta See Dr. Ed!"
2424 CHARTRES ST, LASALLE | (815) 223-6013 | FORALIFETIMEOFSMILES.COM
SM-LA1918107
IMPLANTS • ORAL SURGERY • ROOT CANALS • INVISALIGN SAME DAY CROWNS • TEETH IN A DAY • COSMETICS
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PLACE TO BUY TIRES
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SM-LA1918888
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ALSO A FAVORITE AUTO REPAIR SHOP, WRECKER SERVICE & PLACE FOR AN OIL CHANGE
Thank You!
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for keeping uss # ffor
24 Years!
1 month unlimited (15 minute beds) $25 thru 8/31
Coming Soon adjacent to Jamaka Me Tan!
LaSalle
Lucky Spur Saloon & Gaming 2110 4th St. • Peru • 815-224-2705
Thank You for Voting us
#1 Asian Restaurant, #1 Buffet and #1 Lunch
Thanks for voting the Hueneburg Financial Group #1.
We appreciate our community’s support and kindness
Hueneburg Financial Group
815-224-1638 • 601 Second St • Suite 101 • La Salle
You and Your Satisfaction are our Top Priority. Thank You Illinois Valley for Your Vote of Confidence!
House Of Hunan 2718 4TH STREET • PERU • IL 61354
SM-LA1917487
815•223•0969
“It’s all about trust.”
We appreciate our members for voting us Bart Hartauer, CIC 613 1st Street LaSalle 815.223.1795
No. 1 Favorite Credit Union, A Favorite Mortgage Company and A Favorite Financial Institution.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR VOTE! Federally Insuraed by NCUA
SM-LA1918523
SM-LA1917068
2813 Plaza Drive • Peru 815-223-6602 • www.financialplus.org
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Support!
SM-LA1918797
VOTED #1 PLACE for Video Gaming! Stop in and see us!
NO. 1
1121 Shooting Park Rd Rd., Peru, IL
Thanks! 2022 4th Street, on Route 6 in Peru
224-9200 (815) 224 9200 duffysauto.net
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WOW! WOW! WOW! Thanks for making The Right Spice the Right choice!
#1 PRIME RIB!
Your Dog’s
And one of your favorites for: Steak! Wings! Banquet Hall! Live Music! Bar! Catering! Fried Chicken! Seafood! Outdoor Dining! BBQ!
Home Away From
Home!
Not only will your pet feel at home, but we also guarantee excellent service so that your pet won’t even remember that you’re away! With all that we provide, you can feel at ease knowing that your dogs are in great hands.
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2102 4th Street, Peru • 815-223-9824 rightspice.biz
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Voted #1 Favorite Kennel
& Voted a Favorite for Customer Service!
in the NewsTribune 2021 Reader’s Choice awards!!
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3266 E 1st Road | Peru, IL 815-878-5883 | lochcountrysidekennel.com
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THANK YOU for voting us your 1 Carpet Cleaner
VOTED #1 PET GROOMER!!!!
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Matt Oberholz Call or Text 815-894-2042 • Commercial & Residential • Seatonville, IL Certified Technician
SM-LA1917946
601 5th St, Peru 815-220-8020
THANK YOU!
Thank You for Your Support!
For Voting Us No. 1 Favorite Auto Repair Shop
No. 1 Favorite Real Estate Agent
Don’t forget to get vaccinated!
Marty Fiocchi
martyfiocchi@hotmail.com M: 815.866.3280 O: 630.894.1030
SM-LA1915768
235 N Main Avenue | Ladd, IL 61329 P: 815-894-9200 • F: 815-894-2871 • a_bgarage@yahoo.com
SM-LA1915777
SM-LA1912611
We will continue to work hard to be the best carpet cleaner in the Illinois Valley.
We are beyond excited that we were voted YOUR favorite. Many thanks to our customers!
Brad Kunkel Certified Technician
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THANK YOU for Voting us #1 News Tribune’s 30th Annual Reader’s Choice Awards #1 Most Respected Local Medical Center
WINNER
NEWS TRIBUNE’S 30TH ANNUAL R E A D E R ’S C H O I C E AWA R D S
#1 Most Respected Physical Therapy Clinic
aboutsmh.org SM-LA1910372
AWA R D E D
NEWS TRIBUNE’S 30TH ANNUAL R E A D E R ’S C H O I C E AWA R D S
#2 Favorite Hearing Clinic