Editing Princeton, Illinois (section)

==Economy==
[[File:princeton-IL-mainstreet4.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|View of north historic Main Street district in Princeton, Illinois]]
Princeton's major employers include L.W. Schneider, Inc. Firearms Components Manufacturer, [[Ace Hardware]] Retail Support Center, LCN Closers, (a division of [[Allegion]]), MTM Recognition, formerly Josten's, makers of several world championship rings including the 2005 Chicago White Sox, all of the Chicago Bulls Championships, and the 1985 Chicago Bears. Champion Pneumatic manufactures air compressors, [[Pioneer Hi-Bred]] International ([[DuPont Co]]) and [[Perry Memorial Hospital]].<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.princeton-il.com/home/index.php?m3s4 | title=City of Princeton – Major Industries | access-date=2007-04-13 | work=princeton-il.com |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927081744/http://www.princeton-il.com/home/index.php?m3s4 <!-- Bot retrieved archive --> |archive-date = 2007-09-27}}</ref>
[[File:Apollo Movie Theatre, Princeton, Illinois (7885380032).jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|The Apollo Theatre]]
Princeton's Main Street is lined with independent shops and restaurants.  The south end, or downtown, is the historic retail center of town and still contains the city's only movie theater (The Apollo), the courthouse, the Bureau County Historical Society, historic Matson library building, main bank offices, as well as more service-oriented businesses.  The north end, also referred to as The Art District, is located about a mile uptown, north, and contains its own business district, park, and the city's historic Amtrak depot.  In the past several years this area has undergone a transformation with the addition of upscale clothing stores and the restoration of a historic hotel building.

===Major event===

Each year the city of Princeton holds its annual Homestead Festival the second weekend in September. There are usually over one hundred entries in the parade. The homestead festival hosts a variety of events including the famous pork chop barbeque, a beer garden with local bands, children's events, craft show, and tasting booths.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.homesteadfestival.com/history.html |title=40th Annual Homestead Festival - September 8th-11th 2011 - Princeton Illinois |access-date=2010-03-15 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110712215239/http://www.homesteadfestival.com/history.html |archive-date=2011-07-12 }}
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The festival, which began in 1971 as a celebration of the restoration of the [[Owen Lovejoy]] Homestead, now comprises a weekend of food, celebration, and the famous Homestead Parade.

===Transportation===
[[File:Princeton Depot PA150801.JPG|thumb|upright=1.3|Amtrak station]]
Princeton is located on the south side of [[Interstate 80 in Illinois|Interstate 80]] some {{convert|100|mi|km}} southwest of Chicago. [[U.S. Route 6]], [[U.S. Route 34]], and [[Illinois Route 26]] all run through Princeton.

[[Amtrak]], the national passenger rail system, provides service to [[Princeton station (Illinois)|Princeton]], operating the ''[[California Zephyr]]'', the ''[[Illinois Zephyr]]'', the ''[[Carl Sandburg (Amtrak)|Carl Sandburg]]'' and the ''[[Southwest Chief]]'' each daily in both directions between [[Chicago Union Station|Chicago]] and points west from Princeton.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/ContentServer?pagename=Amtrak/am2Station/Station_Page&code=PCT | title=Amtrak – Stations – Princeton, IL (PCT) | access-date=2007-04-03 | work=Amtrak.com}}</ref>