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In 1957, a second Peoria Bergner's location opened at the then-suburban Sheridan Village Shopping Center. Between 1961 and 1973, the Sheridan Village location sold the most merchandise per square foot of any department store in the United States. This Bergner's was the largest department store in Illinois outside of the Chicago area.
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Block & Kuhl traced its roots to 1863 or 1864 and the C. Bonk and Co., a dry goods store with John H. Schipper as Bonk's partner. After Bonk's death, Henry C. Block joined the company, thus becoming the Schipper and Block Co., located at 304 Margaret St. in Pekin, Illinois.
Carl A. Anderson. Carl Albert Anderson, 95, of Kennewick, died Nov. 22 in Kennewick. He was born in International Falls, Minn., and lived in the Tri-Cities for 72 years.
Jefferson R. Boulware, Illinois state representative and lawyer [4] Robert L. Burhans, Illinois state legislator and lawyer [5] John Edward Cassidy, Illinois Attorney General; Mark Clark, Black Panther; killed in infamous Chicago police raid in 1969; Joseph E. Daily, Chief Justice of Illinois Supreme Court; William L. Eagleton, US diplomat
It marks the second death in 2024 of an employee at one of Caterpillar's facilities in the Peoria area. On June 6, Daulton Simmers, 28, of West Peoria, was killed after he was engulfed in fire and ...
A Dunlap High School senior was killed late Saturday night when her vehicle was involved in a head-on collision near the Louisville Slugger Sports Complex in northwest Peoria.. Nevaeh Mitchell, 18 ...
In 2004, Steak N Shake opened in the surrounding area of the mall. In October of that same year, all Galyan's stores became Dick's Sporting Goods. In 2005, Buffalo Wild Wings opened to customers. In 2006, a strip plaza with a Gordmans and a Hy-Vee opened to the left of the mall. Also in 2006, LongHorn Steakhouse held its grand opening. In 2009 ...