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For the 24th year, Willmar's Slumberland has given complete bed sets to families in need. This year 127 beds were donated to 13 charities which then presented the beds to families.

Pekin Daily Times The Peoria-based commercial real estate agency Cullinan Properties Ltd. announced Tuesday that Slumberland Furniture Inc. will open its first area location in the former Gordman’s space in the East Peoria Levee District this spring. The regional furniture retailer will occupy a 50,221 square-foot space between Lane Bryant and Carpet Weaver’s Flooring & Furniture Gallery. Slumberland Furniture’s product line includes a large selection of mattresses and bedding, living room furniture, recliners, tables and dining sets, bedroom furniture, home entertainment, desks, décor...

On this week's Communities that KARE, we feature the foundation that helps families get peace of mind by giving children a place to comfortably rest their heads.

Fourteen area children will soon to be able to hopefully sleep easier after it was announced that they would be getting a new bed in time for the Christmas holiday. Mary Wilkes, managing director of Reach Out Lodi, was informed of a program through Slumberland, which has one of its furniture stores in Baraboo. The program, called Homes for the Holidays, donates beds to children who are in need of one. Reach Out Lodi partnering with Slumberland “was the perfect fit,” according to Wilkes. Wilkes, while remaining in contact with the Baraboo store, then reached out to customers who freq...