Business | Illinois Valley

Alfano’s Pizza has its frozen pizzas available to purchase at Hy-Vee in Peru.

The coffee shop, which has two locations in Ottawa and one in Peru, will open this spring or early summer at 522 S. Clark St., the former Nonie’s Bakery & Cafe, with which Jeremiah Joe has had a partnership since 2020.

Each fall, Insanity Haunted House hosts a scare-free haunted house one day a week at its Peru Mall location, and every year, the most common feedback is appreciation from parents happy for an activity to occupy their children.

Star Union Spirits is reopening its tasting room this week following a Jan. 20 fire that forced a temporary closure.
Gold Mine in Spring Valley will close through Wednesday, Feb. 19, for a remodel and expansion.

The restaurant specializes in traditional Mexican dishes inspired by cuisine from different regions of Mexico, according to its website.

Core Cafe closed last week after two years of operation in downtown Spring Valley.

Optimal Health is hosting a grand reopening from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Thursday in Princeton.

Dairy Queen in Streator will reopen for the new season on Tuesday.

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