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The Village of Onarga is located in Iroquois County, Illinois in East Central
Illinois. Onarga's residents consider it to be the Midwest's perfect small town.
Onarga is proud to be the home of the only movie theater in Iroquois County.
Onarga boasts a 9-hole golf course and Country Club; a beautiful, spacious
public park with a public swimming pool, three baseball/softball fields, a soccer
field, and a Community Center Building for private and civic functions; two gas
stations; two banks; and a grocery store. Onarga also has a library, a barber
shop, a plumbing and heating contractor, a hardware store, a professional
photographer, two insurance companies, a medical clinic, an eye doctor, a
dentist, three nurseries, a restaurant, a funeral home, a hair salon, two
automotive repair businesses and a sporting goods store. There are three
churches and Iroquois West Middle School. Onarga has almost everything a
family needs or wants to enjoy quality of living in a friendly, small-town
atmosphere.
Onarga boasts many civic groups: The Onarga American Legion, the Onarga
Lions Club, the Onarga Chamber of Commerce, the Onarga Music Club, The
Princess Onarga Questers and the Onarga Historical Society.
The Onarga Historical Society is housed at 105 W. Seminary Ave. and has
many beautiful displays and photographs. Members meet the first Thursday of
each month at 6:30 p.m. The building is open for visitors each Saturday from
9:00 a.m. to noon.
Learn more at http://onargahistory.org
The Onarga Fire Protection District boasts many dedicated firemen.
The third largest county in Illinois in area, Iroquois County offers a rich mixture
of agriculture, business, and manufacturing with plenty of really nice little towns
to live in, one of the nicest being Onarga. Forty miles of Interstate Highway 57
bisect the county from north to south, and US Routes 24 and 45 cross at Gilman.
Illinois. Onarga's residents consider it to be the Midwest's perfect small town.
Onarga is proud to be the home of the only movie theater in Iroquois County.
Onarga boasts a 9-hole golf course and Country Club; a beautiful, spacious
public park with a public swimming pool, three baseball/softball fields, a soccer
field, and a Community Center Building for private and civic functions; two gas
stations; two banks; and a grocery store. Onarga also has a library, a barber
shop, a plumbing and heating contractor, a hardware store, a professional
photographer, two insurance companies, a medical clinic, an eye doctor, a
dentist, three nurseries, a restaurant, a funeral home, a hair salon, two
automotive repair businesses and a sporting goods store. There are three
churches and Iroquois West Middle School. Onarga has almost everything a
family needs or wants to enjoy quality of living in a friendly, small-town
atmosphere.
Onarga boasts many civic groups: The Onarga American Legion, the Onarga
Lions Club, the Onarga Chamber of Commerce, the Onarga Music Club, The
Princess Onarga Questers and the Onarga Historical Society.
The Onarga Historical Society is housed at 105 W. Seminary Ave. and has
many beautiful displays and photographs. Members meet the first Thursday of
each month at 6:30 p.m. The building is open for visitors each Saturday from
9:00 a.m. to noon.
Learn more at http://onargahistory.org
The Onarga Fire Protection District boasts many dedicated firemen.
The third largest county in Illinois in area, Iroquois County offers a rich mixture
of agriculture, business, and manufacturing with plenty of really nice little towns
to live in, one of the nicest being Onarga. Forty miles of Interstate Highway 57
bisect the county from north to south, and US Routes 24 and 45 cross at Gilman.
| The Onarga Village Board and employees: (Standing, back) Mayor Mike Tilstra, Trustees Chanin Cotter, Austin Martin, Brian Dufrain, Public Works Supt. Tim Hamilton, (middle row) Treasurer Shirley Stewart, Village Clerk Mickey Kanosky, (seated) trustees John Talbert, Jerry Haynes and Matt Clark. |
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Onarga is proud to be the home town of 53rd District State Senator Shane
Cultra
Senator Shane Cultra
Springfield Office:
Senator 53rd District
309C Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 728-6597
(217) 782-7818 FAX
District Office:
104 W. Lincoln Ave
Onarga, IL 60955
(815) 268-4090
Email: ShaneCultra53@yahoo.com
www.senatorcultra.com
Years served: 2003-2011 (House), 2011-Present (Senate)
Biography: Fifth generation Onargan -- attended both grade and high
school in Onarga. Graduated from Michigan State University -
agricultural technology in Landscape & Nursery Management. He has been involved in the operation of
the family business, Onarga Nursery, since childhood. Former member of the Iroquois County Board for
14 years, served as chairman in last term. Trustee and past chairman of the Board of Trustees--Grand
Prairie Seminary. Member of the Onarga Lions Club. Active in his local church. Father of four children.
Cultra
Senator Shane Cultra
Springfield Office:
Senator 53rd District
309C Capitol Building
Springfield, IL 62706
(217) 728-6597
(217) 782-7818 FAX
District Office:
104 W. Lincoln Ave
Onarga, IL 60955
(815) 268-4090
Email: ShaneCultra53@yahoo.com
www.senatorcultra.com
Years served: 2003-2011 (House), 2011-Present (Senate)
Biography: Fifth generation Onargan -- attended both grade and high
school in Onarga. Graduated from Michigan State University -
agricultural technology in Landscape & Nursery Management. He has been involved in the operation of
the family business, Onarga Nursery, since childhood. Former member of the Iroquois County Board for
14 years, served as chairman in last term. Trustee and past chairman of the Board of Trustees--Grand
Prairie Seminary. Member of the Onarga Lions Club. Active in his local church. Father of four children.
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