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It is unknown the exact date that Pease's Candy was established. Martin A. Pease, Sr. Great-Grandpa Pease) was making candy and selling it out of his home in Canton, Ohio then in Elgin, Illinois. At some point around the turn of the century, there was a Pease's Candy store in Elgin that shared a split-level building with a funeral home. Mr. Pease was an executive with Eureka Vacuum Company and was transferred to Bloomington, Illinois around 1917. In 1918, he opened a candy store with his sons. He had 6 sons and a daughter. His store in Bloomington was situated at 206 North East Street.