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The first Runnings store opened on December 5, 1947 by founder Norman “Red” Running in downtown Marshall, Minnesota. [2] The company was bought Dennis and Adele Reed in 1988. [2] Runnings acquired R. P. Home & Harvest in April of 2023. [3] [4] Runnings acquired North Dakota based Home Of Economy in May of 2024 and gained eight stores
Big R Stores was founded in 1964 in Watseka, Illinois as a farming supply store by Bill Crabtree and his wife, Pat Crabtree. [1] Their son-in-law, Jerry Gibbs, bought a majority share of the chain in 1976. In 2018, Gibbs sold the chain to Bill and Pat's son Joda Crabtree and business partner Matt Whebbe, who became the chief executive officer.
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The Daily Leader is a daily newspaper published in Pontiac, Illinois, United States. Former owner GateHouse Media purchased roughly 160 daily and weekly newspapers from Hollinger Inc. in 1997. [ 1 ] [ 2 ]
The Illinois Department of Corrections Menard Correctional Center is located in Chester. [16] [17] Prior to the January 11, 2003, commutation of death row sentences, male death row inmates were housed in Menard, Tamms, and Pontiac correctional centers. After that date, only Pontiac continued to host the male death row. [18]
Bloomington–Normal, officially known as the Bloomington, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area, is a metropolitan statistical area in Central Illinois anchored by the twin municipalities of Bloomington and Normal.
The Illinois Department of Corrections Pontiac Correctional Center is located in Pontiac. [40] Pontiac housed the male death row until 2003. Prior to the January 11, 2003 commutation of all death row sentences, male death row inmates were housed in Pontiac, Menard , and Tamms correctional centers. [ 41 ]
The Daily Leader – Pontiac; The Daily Ledger – Canton; ... Northern Star – Northern Illinois University; South Side Weekly – University of Chicago;