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In 2005 Peerless-Premier laid off 100 of its 250 workers in Belleville, IL and moved the jobs to Clinton, KY citing more favorable wages and competition from Mexico. [11] By 2013, of the previously numerous stove manufacturers in Belleville, there remained only two descendants: Peerless-Premier and Empire Comfort Systems (formerly Empire Stove ...
In that year, John G. Brooks, a flamboyant entrepreneur, and nine other associates bought the Siegler Corporation of Centralia, Illinois, for $3.3 million; $3.2 million of this was borrowed for 24 hours at a cost of $60,000.
The company focused primarily on the manufacture of stoves and stove parts throughout its history, though it also produced several lines of mid-priced cast-iron pans from the 1910s through the 1930s. The death of owner Stanhope Boal in 1933 and the devastation of the Great Depression led to the company's liquidation in 1935. [citation needed]
Lennox Hearth Products, which was established in 1994 by Lennox International, acquired Whitfield Hearth Products, Superior Fireplace Company and Marco Manufacturing in 1998; Earth Stove and Security Chimneys in 1999; then Country Stoves in 2006.
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As of the 2020 census [2] there were 438 people, 105 households, and 66 families residing in the precinct. The population density was 16.36 inhabitants per square mile (6.32/km 2).
Interstate 55 runs along the western edge of the city, with access from Exit 52 (Illinois Route 16). I-55 leads north 42 miles (68 km) to Springfield and southwest 53 miles (85 km) to St. Louis. IL 16 passes through Litchfield as Union Avenue, leading east to Hillsboro and southwest 10 miles (16 km) to Gillespie.