Chicago Ridge Mall Under 'Flash Mob Alert'

Group reported to have planned mob action at Chicago Ridge Mall fails to show up on Saturday. Area police maintain high, visible presence at mall and are expected to return on Sunday.

An organized “flash mob” rumored to take place at the Chicago Ridge Mall turned out to be a big bust as police kept up a visible, high presence throughout the mall on Saturday. Chicago Ridge Police alerted stores in the mall on Friday stating they had received “credible intelligence” that the same group responsible for organizing last week’s mob action at Ford City was planning to gather at Chicago Ridge Mall the next day. Connect to Patch: Oak Lawn / Beverly-Mt. Greenwood / Evergreen Park A similar alert was also sent to businesses along Michigan Avenue’s “Magnificent Mile,” WGN TV news reported. Precautions were taken at Chicago Ridge after several hundred youths and adults entered Ford City Mall in the late afternoon of Feb. 23 with the…

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Chicago Ridge Mall Offers Extended Hours Through Christmas Eve

With only four shopping days left until Christmas Chicago Ridge Mall is offering extended holiday hours.

  With only four shopping days left until Christmas Chicago Ridge Mall is offering the following extended Holiday shopping hours: “Extending our hours during the busiest shopping season of the year is critical,” said Pat Beckerdite, general manager for Chicago Ridge Mall. “Our goal is to be as accommodating as possible to meet the needs of everyone’s hectic schedules. Longer hours help shoppers get exactly what they need for every person on their list!” Holiday hours are posted on the entry doors of the mall and are also listed at ShoppingChicagoRidgeMall.com. Chicago Ridge Mall will be closed Christmas Day. Department stores, stores with exterior entrances and restaurant hours may vary. Source: Chicago Ridge Mall

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Business Comings & Goings: Famous Dave’s to Open Monday on 95th Street

Old Navy is planning a Thanksgiving week move in Chicago Ridge. Plus a doll, bear and toy show is coming to the Tinley Park Convention Center this coming Sunday (Nov. 18).

Famous Dave’s barbecue is trying a new concept with it's Evergreen Park location set to open on Monday, Nov. 19, at 2851 W. 95th St. “It will be 3,600 square feet with seating for 104,” said manager Andre Pleasance. The eatery will be the chain’s eighth location in the Chicago area, all of them corporate owned. “That’s about half the size of a traditional Famous Dave’s,” he said. “It will be the first counter service Famous Dave’s in Chicago.” Customers will place their order and get a number for their table and the food will be brought to them. Famous Dave’s other Chicago-area locations are full service. Pleasance said the Minnesota-based chain is testing the smaller concept in Evergreen Park, and, if successful, may use it in other urban…

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Business Comings & Goings: Theater Remodeling Complete at Chicago Ridge Mall

Hostess outlet store remains open for business after a car drives through the front window, remodeling complete at Chicago Ridge Mall AMC Theater 6 and more business news for Evergreen Park, Oak Lawn, Mt. Greenwood and Beverly.

  AMC has finished updating the seats and screens at its six theaters inside Chicago Ridge Mall. As part of the renovation, AMC opened a new concession stand and MacGuffin’s Bar in June, which offers moviegoers beer, wine and cocktails to enjoy before, after and even during a movie. The dream of Oak Lawn residents Michael and Denise Stillman to turn the site of the classic baseball movie “Field of Dreams” into All-Star Ballpark Heaven continues to move ahead. City officials in Dyersville, Iowa, voted last week to rezone the site from agricultural to commercial, which was needed for the Stillmans’ plan to build a 24-field baseball and softball complex on the land. Dyersville officials annexed the land in July. “This was absolutely a step …

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Business Comings & Goings: Little Company Urgent Care Center Opens

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Little Company of Mary Hospital opened a new urgent care center this week at 6700 W. 95th St. in the former Bally’s Fitness Center. The 45,000-square-foot center features physician offices, a lab, diagnostic imaging suite capable of performing MRIs, CTs, ultrasounds, X-rays and mammograms, and parking for 172 vehicles. The Care Station offers walk-in immediate care, physician visits, and lab, X-ray and EKG services as well as occupational medicine services. The center is open Monday through Thursday from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m., Fridays from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., and weekends from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Three new stores opened in the past week at Chicago Ridge Mall. Crazy 8 children’s clothing store opened last week. The national chain has fashions and …

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