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Comings & Goings: Gayety’s Chocolates among area businesses lauded by state, and more

November 23, 2021 at 3:10 p.m.

3 businesses named to Illinois Made Program Three south suburban businesses have been honored by the Illinois Office of Tourism as part of the Illinois Made program, which recognizes companies for being makers,...

Comings & Goings: X-Golf opening in Orland Park, lighting store reopens, and more

November 17, 2021 at 10:36 a.m.

X-Golf opening in Orland Park A new golf simulation facility will hold its grand opening this week at Lake View Plaza in Orland Park. X-Golf, which got its start making...

Krunal Patel, center, stands with employees and customers at Avocado Theory in Tinley Park.

Comings & Goings: ‘Only avocado restaurant in the country’ opens in Tinley Park, and more

November 10, 2021 at 10:55 a.m.

Avocado soup. Avocado smoothie. Avocado sushi. Avocado 'is in everything' at a new Tinley Park restaurant, according to its owners. The name of the new business says it all: Avocado...

Silver Cross Hospital has opened a new urgent care center in Mokena.

Comings & Goings: Silver Cross Urgent Care opens in Mokena, Tinley 7-Eleven closes, and more

November 3, 2021 at 1:41 p.m.

Silver Cross Urgent Care in Mokena opened its doors last week. The new center is located at 21205 S. Owens Road, at the southeast corner of U.S. Route 30 and Owens...

Amarie's Café in Palos Hills is named for owner Walter Narsolis' wife.

Comings & Goings: Restaurateur names Palos Hills cafe for wife, and more

October 26, 2021 at 3:16 p.m.

Walter Narsolis surprised his wife a few weeks ago when he converted one of his Fajitas Mexican restaurants into a new breakfast and lunch cafe and named it in her...

Comings & Goings: Bandana’s BBQ closes in Tinley Park, women’s wellness center opens, and more

October 20, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

St. Louis-based Bandana's BBQ has closed its location at 16200 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park. Signs on the front door say the location is closed temporarily due to the...

USA Liquidators will open at noon on Friday at 8720 S. 88th Avenue in Hickory Hills.

Comings & Goings: USA Liquidators to open in Hickory Hills, and more

October 13, 2021 at 2:33 p.m.

USA Liquidators, a new store that features closeouts, overruns and stock from stores that went out of business, will open at noon Friday at 8720 S. 88th Avenue in Hickory...

North & Maple opened at 18401 North Creek Drive in Tinley Park in 2021. (Bob Bong / Daily Southtown)

Comings & Goings: Tinley’s North & Maple sets grand opening, new stores in Chicago Ridge, and more

October 5, 2021 at 4:22 p.m.

North & Maple Kitchen and Bar will hold its grand opening and ribbon cutting Thursday in Tinley Park's entertainment area near 183rd Street and North Creek Drive. The restaurant opened in...

A new Chipotle is about ready to open at 191st and Harlem in Tinley Park.

Comings & Goings: Chipotle opening in Orland, Tinley; Neat Repeats moves, and more

September 29, 2021 at 5:00 a.m.

Chipotle opens new Orland location; Tinley coming next Chipotle opened its new Orland Park location last week at 15071 S. LaGrange Road on the site of the former Toys R...

Edge Fitness Clubs expects to open in Orland Hills before the end of the year.

Comings & Goings: Edge Fitness Clubs eyes December opening in Orland Hills

September 21, 2021 at 5:14 p.m.

Connecticut-based Edge Fitness Clubs announced last week it expects to open the doors of its second Chicago area location in December in Orland Hills. The 40,000-square-foot fitness center will be at...

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