Streator ice cream shop to open for season

Other Illinois Valley shops have not announced opening dates

By Stephanie Jaquins, Shaw Local News Network correspondent

Time-Out Ice Cream in Streator is scheduled to reopen Monday, March 3. (Derek Barichello)

February 24, 2025 at 7:35 pm CST

Time-Out Ice Cream, 915 E. Main St., Streator, opens for the season Monday, March 3.

Hours will be 2 to 9 p.m. with the lobby closing 30 minutes prior. Easton Tinting & Wraps added a new decorative perforated vinyl film to the shop’s windows.

Tone’s Cones is accepting applications for the 2025 season as is Dairy Queen in Princeton with plans to open in early March. Tastee Freez in Spring Valley, Johnny’s Old Fashioned Ice Cream in Marseilles, and Twisty Freeze in La Salle have not made an announcement about their opening dates. Streator’s Dairy Queen has reopened for the season.

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