MT. VERNON, IL — QuikTrip Corporation has submitted an application for the conditional use of property for a truck stop at the southwest corner of Wells Bypass & Veterans Memorial Drive in Mt. Vernon. This submission was approved Monday night by the city council.

Greg Rogers with QuikTrip spoke at the council meeting and says this location will be more of a travel center and not just a truck stop or fueling station.

The QuikTrip Travel Center is expected to be a $10-12 million investment and have 20 to 25 employees, of which 7 will be full-time. A total of 19 truck parking stalls are planned and this location will be the first store to offer gaming.