Illinois Equipment Distributors (IED)

Giles Lambertson – CEG Correspondent - Wed August 18, 2021

Illinois Equipment Distributors Celebrates 70 Years as Eyes, Ears of Construction Equipment Dealers Industry

Industry associations exist to benefit association members — and the pooled energy of its members is what makes an association work. This synergy has worked for Illinois Equipment Distributors for 70 years....

Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Wed January 08, 2020

'It's a Beautiful Thing' — West Side Tractor's Tom Stern Retires

Long-time industry champion, Tom Stern, general sales manager of West Side Tractor Sales, is beginning 2020 with a new position: retired. Stern began working in the construction equipment industry in 1974....

Katherine Devlin – CEG Editorial Assistant - Mon December 23, 2019

IED Holds Holiday Party, Inducts New Board Members

The Illinois Equipment Distributors held its 53rd annual Holiday Dinner Dec. 13 in Addison Ill. The event also included the 2020 Board of Directors induction meeting. Outgoing President Kevin Ridens (First Choice Equipment) thanked the 2019 board — Joe Stack (Cummins Sales & Service), vice president; Jason Zeibert (Finkbiner Equipment Co.), treasurer; Bob Jones (SES), first-year director; Jim McCann (McCann Industries), second-year director; and Joe McKeon (Construction Equipment Guide), associate director — for their contributions to a successful year....

IED - Wed December 26, 2018

Football Great Don Beebe Speaks at Illinois Equipment Distributors' Dinner

The Illinois Equipment Distributors held its annual Holiday Dinner and 2019 Board of Directors induction meeting Dec. 7 in Addison Ill. Outgoing President Bob Jones thanked the rest of his outgoing 2018 board — Kevin Ridens, vice president; Joe Stack, treasurer; Jim McCann, first-year director; Tom Stern, second-year director; and Joe McKeon, associate director — for their contributions to a successful year....

Wed December 27, 2017

IED Hosts Christmas Party, Installation of Officers

The Illinois Equipment Distributors (IED) held its 51st annual Christmas reception and installation of officers on Dec. 1 at Venuti's Italian Restaurant in Addison, Ill. Guests enjoyed a performance by TP Mulrooney, a golf comedian who has performed on HBO, Comedy Central and The Golf Channel, in addition to an open bar and a classic Italian meal....