East Court Village,
anchored by Bergner's, Big Lots and Hobby Lobby, is a significant element of the Peoria/Pekin regional retail market - an area with a population that has swelled to over 311,000. Located along busy Illinois Route 9, which connects Pekin to Peoria and Bloomington, East Court Village has just recently added Steve & Barry's and Tractor Supply Co. to the national and regional line up of retailers that include Starbucks, Rue 21, Camille's Sidewalk Café, Bob Evans, DEB Shops, Deals - Nothing Over a Dollar, Culver's Restaurant, Kirlin's Hallmark, Hibbett's Sporting Goods, Claire's, Goody's Family Clothing, Dollar Tree, Famous Labels and Applebee's. The shopping center has 765,598 gross leasable square feet, which is highly visible to the 35,000 vehicles that pass by the center daily.