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J H Barkau & Sons Cedarville

Cedarville, IL

4.9
1,392 Reviews
Since 1952, J.H. Barkau & Sons has served the Northern Illinois, Southern Wisconsin stateline area for their automotive needs. We can proudly boast to over 70,000 customers in those years and have had thousands of customers purchase multiple vehicles and generations of families that have allowed us to serve them. When John H. Barkau founded the business, his goal was to bring quality, affordable transportation to the local area. Jim (2nd generation), Rick (3rd generation), and Willie (3rd generation) Barkau have continued in that tradition while expanding our marketplace to be worldwide. We have had vehicles shipped to Russia, Sweden, Australia, Turkey, Mexico and many other locations. We have vehicles purchased by customers in 49 states and commonly have customers fly in to pick up their new vehicles. In all of this, it has been a pleasure for the Barkau family to help fulfill the transportation needs of a varied clientele. J.H. Barkau & Sons has accomplished this feat by continuing to offer quality, hand-picked vehicles at very competitive prices. We believe in offering our customers an incredible selection that is second to none, with over 1100 vehicles available for purchase. We believe in a no pressure sales environment and in quality reconditioning of our inventory selection. Our sales teams at our Cedarville and Freeport stores each have over a century of experience in helping fill the needs of our vast customer base. The funny part is, we remember a lot of you years later and we are genuinely happy to see you. But selling cars is not all that we do. We believe in supporting the local community through donations, Toy Drives, Food Drives and many other local charities and fundraisers. We also run the “Excellerate” program for Aquin Catholic Schools and have facilitated over 113 donated vehicles. That may be part of the reason that we have been voted the “Best In Region” Used Car Dealership for 15 straight years. Great vehicles, great people, great exp
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200 North Stephenson Street

Cedarville, IL

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January 03, 2026

The dealer was quick, professional and very nice. We were in and out extremely fast. More

by Grebby9009
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Korey Korosec
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Jose Cuatlatl
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December 30, 2025

Brakau has a nice clean dealership. They are very professional. They have a nice warm place to preview the vehicle. More

by markb10
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December 28, 2025

After recently being rear ended and having our car totaled out by insurance, we were in the market for another car exactly 1 year after purchasing one. Nils met with us and walked the lot with us, but More

by Danielson89
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December 26, 2025

Joe Baker is a great salesperson to work with. After my wife and I test drove the vehicle that we purchased, he ran it through the car wash again and even filled it with gasoline. Beyond what he More

by Ronandkarenhenze
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JOE BAKER
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December 19, 2025

We have used this dealership for all our car needs for over 25 years and they always take care of us! More

by awtw85
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December 10, 2025

Tim B is our guy, not only for this new purchase but 6 other cars over the years. J. H. Barkau & Sons are professional, understanding, and trustworthy! All of what you want when making a big purchase! If More

by annlinkersdu
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Tim Border
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Korey Korosec
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December 09, 2025

Joe Baker provided a very friendly and no pressure car purchase experience. He was very accommodating on providing multiple cars for test drives and working with the Finance Dept. to get a fair and decent More

by sspump78
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December 08, 2025

Excellent. . Professional. The whole staff are wonderful people.. Tim Border is Amazing! Thank you all.. More

by Book007
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Adam Sherman
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Korey Korosec
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December 03, 2025

Jose of Cedarville responded by phone in as much as i had sustained broken ribs...so he reviewed my inquiry regarding a 2017 Traverse from your inventory...indicated it is a sound vehicle and then delivere More

by deepidee
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Jose Cuatlatl
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December 02, 2025

Great sells men and knows how to do he’s job appreciate him a lot. More

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