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-…
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OakLawn1966
12:06 pm on Wednesday, February 20, 2013
I wonder what the holdup is on the announcement. Back in the first week of December, the mayor told a public audience that he'd be making the announcement any day now. more ›