{"id":8071,"date":"2025-08-29T00:15:55","date_gmt":"2025-08-29T00:15:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=8071"},"modified":"2025-08-29T00:15:55","modified_gmt":"2025-08-29T00:15:55","slug":"skoonerz-in-princeton-to-close-march-1-shawlocal-com","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/?p=8071","title":{"rendered":"Skooner\u2019z in Princeton to close March 1 &#8211; shawlocal.com"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"robot-feature-image\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.shawlocal.com\/resizer\/ye6KUObwtMMrkuHj3hAwkrQXDAU%3D\/1200x630\/filters%3Aformat%28jpg%29%3Aquality%2870%29\/cloudfront-us-east-1.images.arcpublishing.com\/shawmedia\/M2VQJ3RWEZDCHKOASUUZV2OJ6A.jpg?w=860&#038;ssl=1\" \/><br \/><span>Skooner\u2019z Grill and Bar in Princeton will close Saturday, March 1, according to its owners. <\/span>(Shaw Local News Network)<br \/>Skooner\u2019z Grill and Bar in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/princeton\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\" title=\"https:\/\/www.shawlocal.com\/tags\/princeton\/\">Princeton<\/a> will close Saturday, March 1, according to its owners.<br \/>The establishment\u2019s owners said they\u2019ve made the decision to \u201cslow down and enjoy life a little more\u201d after 20 years of running the business.<br \/>\u201cWhile this chapter comes to a close we want to express our heartfelt gratitude to all of our amazing customers,\u201d the owners said in a Facebook announcement. \u201cWe\u2019ve cherished the moments shared with all of you. You\u2019ve made Skooner\u2019z a place of laughter, connection and unforgettable memories, your support has meant the world to us.\u201d<br \/>The owners thanked their staff and customers.<br \/>\u201cWe\u2019ll miss seeing your faces, but we\u2019re excited about the next adventure ahead,\u201d they said.<br \/><i>The Times \/ NewsTribune \/ Bureau County Republican is committed to keeping readers up to date with business happenings in the area. Much of our reporting relies on what we see and hear, but we\u2019re also reaching out to readers for tips on business items. If you have a tip to share for Eyes on Enterprise, email <\/i><a href=\"mailto:newsroom@mywebtimes.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"\"><i>newsroom@mywebtimes.com<\/i><\/a><i>.<\/i><br \/>Derek Barichello is the news editor for The Times in Ottawa and NewsTribune in La Salle, part of Shaw Local News Network, covering La Salle, Bureau and Putnam counties. He covers local and breaking news in the areas of government, education, business and crime and courts, among others.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/news.google.com\/rss\/articles\/CBMilwFBVV95cUxOVTV1a2dDOVlqSWlkTEphUklmeGVzalF3T05ZTjdyODVNbmpGcnNkS3JRbDJzXy1lbHMzOWREX3NYQTZlX2hTMWxoaU9RemNiV0huOWstRXNWVkRVb3lzZmRVbTFxcEpMTThaeTFPQVZPa0tGZ0hodEd1bkRON25INERzczVLVFo0TXdZNmg5ZXctbjdad0xB?oc=5\">source<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Skooner\u2019z Grill and Bar in Princeton will close Saturday, March 1, according to its owners. (Shaw Local News Network)Skooner\u2019z Grill and Bar in Princeton will close Saturday, March 1, according to its owners.The establishment\u2019s owners said they\u2019ve made the decision to \u201cslow down and enjoy life a little more\u201d after 20 years of running the business.\u201cWhile this chapter comes to<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"nf_dc_page":"","om_disable_all_campaigns":false,"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8071","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack-related-posts":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8071","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=8071"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8071\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=8071"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=8071"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/princetonillinois.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=8071"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}