Jason’s Deli closes in Oak Lawn
Jason’s Deli, which had been open in Oak Lawn for more than 10 years, closed its doors for the last time May 31.
According to employees, the Beaumont, Texas-based restaurant at 6260 W. 95th St. closed because the lease was up and the company decided not to renew. Messages to the company were not returned.
There are still three Jason’s Delis in the Chicago area — in the South Loop, Naperville and Oak Brook. Their menu includes sandwiches, wraps, baked potatoes, pasta, soups, salads and desserts, as well as catering items such as boxed lunches.
The chain of fast casual restaurants was founded in 1976 in Beaumont by Joe Tortorice Jr. There are currently over 245 locations in 29 states.
Macy’s debuts discount area in Orland Park store
Macy’s brought its 10th Chicago area Backstage discount brand to its Orland Square Mall store on Saturday.
The new Backstage store-inside-a-store features 12,000 square feet of dedicated retail space on the first floor of the Macy’s store inside the mall.
Backstage carries a changing assortment of brands and unexpected items, including designer clothing, handbags, accessories and home goods.
The retailer opened a stand-alone Backstage location along with a Market by Macy’s last year in Evergreen Park’s Evergreen Plaza at 9700 S. Western Avenue.
There are now more than 300 Macy’s Backstage locations.
Advocate Christ adopts robotic tech for heart care
Stereotaxis, the global leader in robotic technologies for the treatment of cardiac arrhythmias, announced the first treatment of patients with a newly launched Genesis Robotic Magnetic Navigation system at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn.
Electrophysiologists at the hospital have treated over 2,000 patients using advanced robotic technology. The hospital is now among the first in the world, and the first in Chicago, to offer the Genesis RMN system to patients.
Robotic Magnetic Navigation introduces the benefits of robotic precision and safety to cardiac ablation, a common minimally invasive procedure to treat arrhythmias. Arrhythmias — abnormal heart rhythms that result when the heart beats too quickly, too slowly, or with an irregular pattern — may significantly increase the risk of stroke, heart failure and sudden cardiac arrest.
Village Woods and Victorian Village win top honors
Village Woods Retirement & Assisted Living in Crete and Victorian Village in Homer Glen were named among Best Independent Living communities in U.S. News & World Report’s recently released list recognizing top senior living organizations.
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U.S. News awards the designation of Best Senior Living only to those communities that satisfy U.S. News’ statistical assessment of performance on consumer satisfaction surveys administered. Only 43% of the nearly 4,000 communities that U.S. News evaluated earned a “Best” rating.
Village Woods and Victorian Village are Providence Life Services communities. Providence offers senior living options throughout Illinois, Indiana, and Michigan. All Providence communities received top honors from U.S. News & World Report.
Bob Bong is a freelance columnist. He can be reached at [email protected].