Wednesday, March 6, 2013
FrancoNello's opening this month in Beverly? Andy's Frozen Custard eyes Burbank. Mariano's looks to Evergreen Park. Gotcha Haircut opens in Oak Lawn.
Calabria Imports owner Pat Roberto said this week’s closing of the Evergreen Park location at 3512 W. 95th St. was not an easy decision but one that had to be made. “It was starting to hurt the Beverly location,” he said. “I’m sorry it didn’t work out. I appreciate everything that was done for us by the mayor and customers.” Roberto said the Evergreen store had a good customer base but it just wasn’t enough to justify keeping the location open any longer. “We’ll offer delivery to Evergreen Park to try to keep those customers,” he said. “Also, any gift certificates purchased at the Evergreen Park location are good at the Beverly location.” He said the cook from Evergreen was brought over to the Beverly location as well as a couple of other …
Wednesday, February 20, 2013
Oak Lawn soon to announce first anchor tenant at 111th Street and Cicero, Grassano's Pizza still open. Andriana Furs consolidates in Beverly.
Aricka Westbrooks grew up in Beverly so it was only fitting that when she returned to the Windy City to relocate her business she wound up in the old neighborhood. Connect to Patch: Beverly-Mt. Greenwood / Oak Lawn / Evergreen Park Westbrooks brought her fried turkey business, aptly named Jive Turkey, to Chicago from Brooklyn because she ships the birds all across the country and shipping costs are easier from Chicago to the rest of the country. “She opened a pop-up retail store in November at 1979 W. 111th St. in time for the holidays,” said company spokeswoman Fonje Brown. “Business was so good she decided to stay in that location.” Westbrooks, a 1988 graduate of Morgan Park High School, formed Jive Turkey in 2001 after she began deep-…
Wednesday, February 13, 2013
Rusty Nail owner opens new place in Palos Hills, cupcake kiosk debuts at Chicago Ridge Mall, Mangoe Pizza opens in Alsip, entrepreneur conference coming to Tinley Park and more local business news.
The Tenth Planet comic book store moved Feb. 1 into new digs at 9736 Southwest Highway in Oak Lawn. “We moved for economic reasons,” said co-owner Paul Figura. “The space is a little smaller but the rent is better.” Figura said that despite the move to smaller quarters, he and his partner, Dan Matteson, would like to open a couple of more stores. “They’d have to be in areas that don’t already have a comic book store,” he said. “People in this business tend to be very territorial.” Fugura and Matteson each oversee a different part of the business, which was founded in Oak Lawn in 1990 and that they have owned since 2006. “I take care of the comics while Dan oversees the games part of the business,” Figura said. The store has two employees …
Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Horse Thief Hollow opens for lunch, Baker's Footwear closes at Chicago Ridge Mall, Fifth Third Bank offering discounted Auto Show tickets and more local business news.
Leona’s restaurant closed over the weekend at 6616 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn. The move was part of the 63-year-old chain’s retooling that includes shutting down its Hop Haus gastropub, moving a city location, closing two of its suburban locations and selling its headquarters and production facility at 3931 S. Leavitt St. in Chicago. Chicago Real Estate Daily reported that northwest Indiana-based Texas Corral Grill & Saloon had signed a lease for the Oak Lawn building, but a manager at the steakhouse’s Highland, Ind., location refused to comment and referred calls to the corporate office, which were not returned. Calls to the former Oak Lawn Leona's location are being forwarded to the Calumet City location, where a manager said half of the …
Wednesday, January 30, 2013
Hardboiled Coffee opens in Beverly, new owners promise to clean up Evergreen Park gas station, free auto repairs at Oak Lawn Midas and more business news.
Windy City Flower Girls of Oak Lawn has been selected as a 2013 winner The Knot Best of Weddings, a special section featured on TheKnot.com/BOW. The Knot Best of Weddings 2013 provides a “by brides, for brides” guide to the top wedding professionals across the country, and is a must-have when it comes to selecting the best-of-the-best wedding resources, according to a news release. "Whether [brides are] trying to find the wedding dress salon with the best service in Philadelphia, the most creative wedding photographers in Los Angeles, New York’s top cake bakers or Miami’s hottest reception sites, engaged couples across the country want the inside scoop on the best from real brides." Windy City Flower Girls opened at 5419 W. 95th St. in Oak…
Wednesday, January 16, 2013
The return of Wonder Bread, Career Education Corp. to close Tinley Park campus, Marquette Bank helps families at Christmas.
Beverly Bank & Trust closed a deal on Jan. 7 to buy a parcel of land owned by Oak Lawn on 95th Street between Raymond Avenue and 53rd Avenue for $1.8 million. Beverly Bank, which is part of the Wintrust financial group, will build a new bank at the site that will include space for a senior community center. “We are planning a spring groundbreaking and anticipate opening in the fourth quarter,” said Mike Johnstone, CEO of Beverly Bank & Trust. Johnstone said a temporary facility will be erected on the site prior to the permanent structure being completed. “We still have to go through the planning process with the village,” Johnstone said. “There are lots of moving pieces with a bank.” Johnstone said the new building would be from 20,000 …
Wednesday, January 9, 2013
Aldi to hold job fairs this morning at area locations. Fashion Bug stores are coming to end of the road.
A co-owner of Calabria Imports in Evergreen Park said the deli's Beverly location at 1905 W. 103rd St. hopes to reopen by Thursday after closing Tuesday over what she said was a "leasing issue." "The Beverly location was closed (Tuesday and Wednesday) because the owner is working out some leasing issues with the landlord," said Victoria Barajas, a co-owner of the Evergreen location with Pat Roberto, who owns the Beverly location. "He hopes to reopen by Thursday," she said. She flatly denied the Beverly location was closed for good. "That's just not true," she said. "Pat is working on the lease." There was no mention of the closing on either the deli's website or Facebook page. The Fashion Bug store at 8735 S. Harlem Ave. in Bridgeview’s …
Thursday, December 20, 2012
Big Pappa's feeds the hungry, Rainbow opens in Ford City, and Horse Thief Brewing Co. is coming to Beverly..
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Thursday, December 20, 2012
Planet Fitness health center opened earlier this month at 9503 S. Cicero Ave. in the Green Oak Shopping Center in the former Oak Lawn Fresh Market. Work on the 17,400-square-foot health center began in the summer, said Steve Kant, vice president of Robin Realty, the company that owns and manages the mall. "We already have 700 members," said Annie, one of the center's managers. "We have a good crowd." The center is open 24 hours and features an array of exercise equipment such as ellipticals, spin cycles, free weights and resistance-training equipment along with a massage zone and tanning beds. The center has locker facilities and showers for both men and women. Planet Fitness operates more than 500 fitness centers in 46 states and prides …
Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Title lending company opens in Oak Lawn, Caputo's dispels rumor, Evergreen Park Ice Rink open for skating and care packages for the troops.
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Wednesday, December 12, 2012
Southtown Paint and Wallpaper, which has been in the painting business for more than 70 years, will be closing its Evergreen Park store at the end of December. Connect with Patch: Oak Lawn / Evergreen Park / Beverly-Mt. Greenwood Store manager Mark Keele said the Evergreen location at 3401 W. 95th St. will be consolidating with the company’s store at 11951 W. 143rd St. in Orland Park as of Jan. 1. Keele, who has been with the company for 11 years, said all five employees at the Evergreen store would be transferring to the Orland store. “We are holding an inventory reduction sale,” he said to pare down the amount of painting supplies the company will be moving to the Orland store. “We will still deliver to the Evergreen Park area, like we …
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Bears Hall of Famer Dan Hampton will headline the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce Annual Holiday Sports Luncheon. Demolition begins of old Kmart building in Oak Lawn. Odyssey Fun World opens holiday light show.
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Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Tony Gambino III has apparently given up on trying to make a go of a restaurant at 3342 W. 95th St. in Evergreen Park. Connect to Patch: Oak Lawn / Evergreen Park / Beverly-Mt. Greenwood Gambino first tried it with one of his Taco Fresco franchises, which have been successful elsewhere in the Chicago area but didn’t catch on in Evergreen Park or Tinley Park. About a year ago, he borrowed a page from his family’s successful Moon’s Sandwich Shop at 16 S. Western Ave. and opened Tony Moon’s Burgers, which got generally good grades from online reviewers. But Moon’s Burgers closed abruptly at the beginning of November. The phone number has been disconnected and the shop has a “for rent” sign in the window. Demolition started earlier this month …
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6:03 pm on Friday, April 19, 2013
Evergreen Park can't even keep a Starbucks open. Folks need to open their wallets or expect little if no retail improvements in their towns. I doubt a Mariano's will stay open there from what I have seen of the Frankfort store and their prices (not too high but not like a Pete's). Sadly, it is too upscale for EP given their past, recent history. more ›