BEST PAWN SHOP

Pawn King

107 W. Cook St., 544-7322 “Good guys!” exclaimed one of the voters who put Pawn King over the top in this category. Part of a chain with locations throughout Illinois, Missouri and Iowa, Pawn King’s website trumpets that they will loan money “on almost anything of value.” Specializing in buying and selling gold jewelry, it is also a licensed firearms dealer. Runner-up: Monster Pawn