Comings & Goings
Comings & Goings: Countryside wins development award
The Countryside City Center was one of six developments selected to receive a 2014 Edie award from the Illinois Chamber of Commerce and Illinois Development Council. The chamber in conjunction with the development council selects developments throughout the state, which should be recognized for their accomplishments. ICC President and CEO Doug Whitley said in a…
Read MoreComings & Goings: Chuck’s Southern Comfort Cafe rated among best for barbecue
Fans of barbecue can head on over to 79th Street for some of the best in the country, according to OpenTable Inc., which just released its list of the 30 best barbecue eateries in the U.S. According to OpenTable, which is the nation’s leader in online restaurant reservations, Chuck’s Southern Comfort Cafe at 6501 W.…
Read MoreComings & Goings: Chiro One to auction off assets on Friday
Chiro One Wellness Centers LLC, once a business success story, will sell off its remaining assets at an auction Friday. Those assets include a couple of its remaining chiropractic offices including one in Oak Lawn and Palos Heights. The once flourishing company earlier this year closed more than half of its offices after posting a…
Read MoreComings & Goings: New outpatient pavilion at Christ is beaming
Staffers at Advocate Christ Medical Center lined up with local officials recently to put their names on a steel beam that would find itself at the top of the hospital’s new Outpatient Pavilion under construction at 4440 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn. Hundreds of people waited patiently June 25 for their chance to autograph…
Read MoreComings & Goings: Countryside Mazda dealership opens in Orland
Professional baseball pitcher C.J. Wilson is preparing for his eventual retirement by opening a chain of Mazda dealerships. He started on his post-baseball plans some years ago when he opened CJ Wilson Mazda, 6060 S. LaGrange Road in Countryside. The dealership has been called the biggest Mazda dealership in Illinois for the past five years.…
Read MoreComings & Goings: European Chalet named a top wedding venue
European Chalet Banquets and Catering, at 5445 S. Harlem Ave. on the Chicago side of the street, has been selected as one of the top 10 wedding venues in Chicago by eventective.com. The website said that European Chalet continues “the European tradition where food is the center of the celebration, this family-run business provides a…
Read MoreComings & Goings: Georgious closes without warning in Burbank
Georgious Restaurant, a family eatery that specialized in American and Grecian food since 1965, closed at 5900 W. 79th St. in Burbank without notice at the end of May. The restaurant had been fighting foreclosure proceedings for more than a year filed by American Metro Bank in Chicago. The establishment posted a notice on its…
Read MoreComings & Goings: New China restaurant now open in Summit
Someone once told me you could never have enough Chinese restaurants. I don’t know if that is true, but the Summit area has another source for egg rolls since the New China restaurant opened last month on Archer Avenue. Owner Jenny Mei opened the restaurant in May in the former location of the Big Wall…
Read MoreComings & Goings: Hitzeman Funeral Home marks 110th anniversary
Personal services are what Todd Hitzeman say sets his family’s funeral home apart from the others. “Our long family tradition provides the continuity and stability that people really appreciate during grieving times,” said Hitzeman, the great-grandson of the founder and President of Hitzeman Funeral Home in Brookfield. “Because we have been an integral part…
Read MoreComings & Goings: Fuego Cantina to hold grand opening Saturday
A new Mexican restaurant, Fuego Cantina, will hold its grand opening from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday. The ribbon cutting is set for noon with the Brookfield Chamber of Commerce at 3755 Grand Boulevard in Brookfield. The party starts with the ribbon cutting and goes until 10 p.m. General manager Pete Calvetti has plenty of…
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