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Moline’s Lagomarcino’s Gets Some Sweet Recognition From Illinois Office Of Tourism

QuadCities.com is offering a series of features running today between 2 and 5 p.m. showcasing local businesses in advance of Small Business Saturday. 

Lagomarcino’s in Moline and the Village of East Davenport has long been a sweet destination for Quad-Citians, and now it’s getting recognition statewide for its terrific treats.

The Illinois Office of Tourism has an annual Illinois Made Holiday Gift Guide, featuring one-of-a-kind products by small businesses

Moline's Lagomarcino's Gets Some Sweet Recognition From Illinois Office Of Tourism

Lagomarcino’s has been a downtown Moline fixture since 1908.

around the state – including the iconic Lagomarcino’s in downtown Moline.

All products featured in this year’s gift guide are available for online purchase, with some accommodating curbside pickup, as part of a broader effort by the State of Illinois to encourage safe holiday shopping and support of small, local businesses as public health mitigations remain in effect.

Just in time for Small Business Saturday on Nov. 28, the guide seeks to give shoppers new and original ideas for the 2020 holiday shopping season.

The only Q-C entry is the family-owned old-fashioned soda shop, Lagomarcino’s, 1422 5th Ave., Moline. You can order homemade fudge, caramel and truffle assortments. Tasty seasonal items for the holidays also include Peppermint Bark ($26) and two jars of the confectionary’s famous hot fudge ($20).

“All across the state, thousands of small businesses play an essential role in our communities as well as the economy,” said Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Development director Erin Guthrie. “As the pandemic looms large this year, we are encouraging residents to consider supporting small and local in their holiday shopping plans.

“The businesses featured in this year’s Holiday Gift Guide are among the many Illinois businesses who are stepping up in new ways to pivot their operations to new online formats, putting great products and services within reach for new and existing customers, while protecting staff and their communities during this unprecedented time,” she said.

For the gift guide, visit www.enjoyillinois.com/illinois-made/holiday-gift-guide.

Moline's Lagomarcino's Gets Some Sweet Recognition From Illinois Office Of Tourism

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Jonathan Turner -- who has called the Quad Cities home since 1995 -- has decades of experience as a professional journalist and pianist. His experience writing for daily newspapers, public radio and local TV encompasses a wide range of subjects, including the arts, politics, education, economic development, historic preservation, business, and tourism.
Jonathan most loves writing about music and the arts (which he now does as a freelancer for the River Cities Reader and Visit Quad Cities). He has a passion for accompanying musicals, singers, choirs and instrumentalists, including playing for QC Music Guild's 2023 productions of RENT and SWEENEY TODD. He is assistant music director and accompanist for the spring 2025 Music Guild show, ESCAPE TO MARGARITAVILLE. He wrote an original musical based on The Book of Job, which premiered at Playcrafters in 2010. Jonathan penned a 175-page history book about downtown Davenport, that was published by The History Press in 2016, and a travel guide about the QC published by Reedy Press in 2022.
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