Comings & Goings: Biz Inc moves to Justice
services and insurance, moved its Hickory Hills office to new digs at 8648 S.
Roberts Road in Justice. It celebrated its grand
opening Feb. 1.
There are two other offices in Des Plaines and Chicago’s
North Side.
The company was founded in 2003 by Ewa Zawada and caters to
Polish speaking residents and business owners.
For information, call 708-233-1144.
Seva Beauty opens in Chicago Ridge
A beauty salon that started out as an eyebrow threading
salon in 2008 in Indianapolis is now open at Chicago Ridge Mall in Chicago
Ridge.
Seva Beauty began as Simply Eyebrows as a
store-within-a-store. It was rebranded in 2010 and its menu expanded to include
lash extensions and brow tinting. Most of its locations still operate as a
store inside of a Walmart store, but some are freestanding such as the new
Chicago Ridge Mall location.
There are now 165 franchises operating in 29 states and
Puerto Rico.
Smilin’ Clyde’s grand opening in Oak Lawn
Smilin’ Clyde’s Hot Dogs celebrated the grand opening last
week of its new caf inside the Oak Lawn Library at 9427 S. Raymond Ave.
The new caf held its grand opening and ribbon cutting on
Feb. 7.
The caf is the latest operation for owner Clyde Anhalt, who
started with a hot dog stand in 2011 that would sell food at local farmers
markets. He has expanded his fleet of carts over the years and now has three.
The library is Clyde’s first storefront location. It serves
breakfast, lunch and dinner.
Clyde’s is the latest eatery to set up shop in the library.
Previous versions included Best Oak Lawn Caf and the Bookworm Caf.
The cafe is fairly small with a handful of tables.
Hair braiding studio opens at Ford City
Simply Hair Braiding is now open in the west end of Ford
City Mall in Chicago. It’s the second location for the African hair braiding
studio. The original location is located at North Riverside Mall.
Performance Bicycle closes in Orland Park
Performance Bicycle locations have closed after holding
liquidation sales at their stores, including one at Lake View Plaza, 15876 S.
LaGrange Road in Orland Park.
The liquidation sale was a result of the parent company’s
Chapter 11 bankruptcy filing.
Hobby Lobby hiring for Orland store
Hobby Lobby is now hiring for its new store at Orland Park
Place Mall in Orland Park.
No firm opening date has been set for the store, which
features crafts, hobby supplies and home dcor.
Indian restaurant closes in Tinley Park, new one coming
Chak De Fuzyon, an Indian restaurant that opened in 2017 in
a retail strip center at 167thStreet and 80thAvenue
in Tinley Park, is now closed.
The restaurant specialized in traditional Indian fare fused
with Indo-Chinese cuisine and its name translated as “Let’s Go Fusion,” and was
inspired by a famous Bollywood movie “Chak De India.”
The restaurant at 7982 W. 167th St. had been Fat Italian and
Kismet restaurants before that.
Fans of Indian food fear not. A sign on the front of the
restaurant says a new Indian restaurant is coming.
Tandoori House is set to take over the location and,
according to its Facebook page, will feature North Indian cuisine.
No hours or opening date has been set.
For information on Tandoori House, call 708-620-8720.
If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened
to an old favorite, drop me a line at [email protected] You can track
business openings and closings at http://bobbongonbusiness.com/
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