Downtown Mt. Vernon Development Corporation

08/25/2026

Let’s all come out and support this beautiful new business DOWNTOWN!

🥂✨ THE WAIT IS OVER… ILEANA SYMONE CO. IS OPENING ITS DOORS! ✨🥂

After years of dreaming, praying, designing, sewing, planning, and preparing, we are finally welcoming you into the new home of ILeana Symone Co. 🤍❤️

Join us Saturday, September 5th from 3:00–6:00 PM for our official Grand Opening and an afternoon celebrating fashion, elegance, and this beautiful new chapter!

✨ Experience ILeana Symone Co.
Custom Bridal Gowns • Custom Prom Gowns • Ready-Made Wedding Gowns • Homecoming Dresses • Select Alterations

Following our Grand Opening, our boutique will primarily welcome clients BY APPOINTMENT ONLY, creating a more private, personalized, and luxurious shopping experience. From the moment you walk through our doors, we want your experience to feel just as special as the occasion you’re shopping for. 🥂👰🏽‍♀️

And the celebration doesn’t stop when we leave the boutique! ✨

🥂 CONTINUE THE CLASSY EVENING WITH US!

After visiting ILeana Symone Co., take the short walk down Main Street to Meet Me On Main, where we’ll continue the celebration with drinks, hors d’oeuvres, refreshments, and mingling!

We want this evening to be more than a Grand Opening — we want it to be an experience. Dress up, come celebrate, take a look around our new boutique, enjoy downtown Mount Vernon, and raise a glass with us to what’s ahead! 🥂✨

📍 ILeana Symone Co.
1012 Main Street • Mount Vernon, IL

🥂 Meet Me On Main
916 Main Street • Just a short walk away

September 5th is OUR NIGHT ON MAIN. ✨
We would be honored to celebrate it with you.

Graphics : LaJuana Clemons Fields

08/20/2026

A set of keys was found today in the public parking lot behind Kingdom Seed Ministries. If they might be yours, comment here! 

08/01/2026

07/28/2026

07/16/2026

We’re calling this our Summer Blowout Sale, but honestly… we’re starting to wonder if the boss has been out in the sun a little too long. ☀️😅

🎉 25% OFF almost EVERYTHING in the store! 🎉

Now’s the time to stock up on your favorite seasonings, mixes, gifts, snacks, and more while the savings last!

(Sale excludes our homemade items, including our fresh tortilla chips, chicken salad, and other made-in-house products.)

Don’t miss out—once this sale is over, the boss might come to her senses! 😉

07/10/2026

🚨 WEEKEND BLOWOUT SALE! 🚨

You asked for a deal... we decided to make it a BIG one!

🎉 20% OFF EVERYTHING STOREWIDE 🎉
📅 This Friday and Saturday only!

Now's the perfect time to stock up on your favorite seasonings, sauces, snacks, gifts, pantry staples, and more. If you've had your eye on something, don't wait—this sale ends when the weekend does!

Please note: Our homemade items (including our fresh tortilla chips and homemade chicken salad) are not included in the sale.

Come see us TODAY and TOMORROW, save 20%, and discover something new while you're here. We can't wait to see you!

07/01/2026

🌸 Well… it finally happened. 🌸

We were starting to think we might actually make it through the summer without losing a flower basket this year.

Nope.

Sometime last night, one of our beautiful hanging baskets on 9th street decided to “relocate”… with a little help from someone who apparently admired it a bit too much. 😏

We put these flowers out every year to make our downtown beautiful for everyone to enjoy. They’re not decorations for just one business—they’re part of what makes our community inviting and welcoming.

So, if you happen to see a suspiciously familiar hanging basket blooming on someone’s porch today… tell it we miss it. 🌺

Here’s hoping the remaining flowers get to stay where they’re planted. And if you visit downtown, take a moment to enjoy the ones that are still here—they really do brighten our day.