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These 10 Under-The-Radar Illinois Thrift Shops Keep Bargain Hunters Digging For Hours
Paperback books for a quarter each. Three full floors of secondhand stuff stacked inside an old house. A charity shop where your purchase helps pay vet bills for rescue dogs. I could stop right there and you’d probably already be reaching for your car keys. Illinois has a sneaky habit of hiding its best bargains in plain sight, from a former warehouse to a grocery-and-thrift combo.
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Heritage Tractor Announces Relocation of Monmouth Store to New Facility in Spring 2027
Heritage Tractor has announced plans to relocate its Monmouth dealership to an upgraded, expanded facility located at 800 Access Road A in Monmouth, IL, opening in the spring of 2027. Less than three miles north of the current store, just off Highway 34, the move represents a significant investment in...
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Pekin looks to acquire property for $3 million Broadway Street project
A road and sidewalk rehabilitation project on Broadway Street in Pekin funded by a $3 million state grant is expected to begin next year. Before that happens, the city needs to purchase about 40 pieces of property and easements, or obtain temporary easements, so required infrastructure work can be done.
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Monmouth apartments for rent saw slight price decreases since last October
Renters in Monmouth saw apartment listing prices slightly decrease from October 2025's median of $1,065, an analysis of new data from rental marketplace Zumper shows. The typical apartment listed for rent at $1,050 in October. Median listing prices in Monmouth are trending 5% downwards from the previous month's $1,100 price. The data covers all bedroom sizes, ranging from studios to four-bedroom units, within the specified metropolitan area. It reflects the median rent for all listings that were active at any given point during the month, according to Russell Middleton, co-founder of Zumper. New construction is included in the data and listings that are currently occupied or no longer available are excluded. data.galesburg.com Out of 773 rental listings in Monmouth, 10 are subsidized. When those are excluded, the overall median rent for listed apartments goes to $1,053. One-bedroom apartments listed to rent at a median of $875, slightly higher than September, when they were $862. Since October 2025, one-bedroom rental prices slightly rose from $845. Two-bedroom apartments listed for rent were basically flat to September at a central price of $1,073, compared to $1,075. Since October 2025, two-bedroom rental prices slightly rose from $1,050. Statewide, Illinois rental listing prices are very
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Toys R Us Reopens At A Peoria Mall After Closing In 2018, And The Mall Manager Says Everybody Missed It
For a lot of folks in Peoria, Illinois, the sign alone is enough to bring back a flood of memories. Toys R Us is open again at Northwoods Mall, and it opened its doors on Thursday, November 5, 2026. The store sits on the mall’s lower level, as the opening day report describes, and it […]
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Peoria-area Opportunity Zones could help attract future development
PEORIA (25News Now) - Parts of the Peoria area have been selected as Illinois’ new Opportunity Zones, a designation local economic leaders say could help attract private investment and redevelopment in the years ahead. The program offers federal tax incentives to encourage investors to finance qualifying projects in designated...
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Union Pacific 5511 Undergoes Steam Test, on Track to Operate in 2027
The Railroading Heritage of Midwest America (RRHMA) announced Tuesday that Union Pacific 2-10-2 “TTT-6” 5511 successfully passed its first steam test at the former Rock Island shops in Silvis, Ill., last week. Now, the locomotive is expected to operate by summer 2027. RRHMA says this is a significant...
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Episode 74: An Interview With Rex Krohn Jr., John Deere
On this episode of On the Line, a podcast for coaters, finishers and shop owners, PF senior editor Brian Budzynski talks with John Deere (Moline, Illinois) manager of global enterprise facilities services Rex Krohn Jr. Rex’s tenure with Deere stretches back to 2000, when he joined the agriculture OEM multinational...
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John Deere Reaffirms Commitment To U.S. Manufacturing, Long-Term Competitiveness
John Deere announced steps designed to strengthen its U.S. manufacturing operations and continue positioning the company for long-term growth. The changes reaffirm Deere’s commitment to U.S. manufacturing by aligning production capacity with regional customer demand and advanced manufacturing capabilities. By concentrating investments in modern, high-use facilities, Deere intends to preserve and expand critical U.S. manufacturing capabilities, enhance competitiveness, support American manufacturing jobs, and maintain its ability to invest through business cycles while continuing to serve customers well into the future.
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foxillinois.com
After 31 years, reindeer are still “flying” into Hardy’s Reindeer Ranch
RANTOUL, Ill. (WICS/WRSP) - Two new reindeer are “flying” into Hardy’s Reindeer Ranch from the North P… I mean, Alaska. After 31 years, a new chapter begins as newcomers Dasher and Frosty join the ranch all the way from Anchorage. For more than three decades, Hardy’s...