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Halloween Spirit stores have risen in a handful of south suburban storefronts, including the former Sports Authority store in Frankfort.

Comings & Goings: Halloween stores return to haunt the Southland, and more

September 15, 2021 at 11:38 a.m.

Halloween is six weeks away, so what better time for those seasonal Halloween stores to start coming back to life like reanimated ghouls? Spirit Halloween, a seasonal retailer that operates...

Angelo Caputo's Fresh Markets is opening its first south suburban store this week in Orland Park.

Comings & Goings: Caputo’s Fresh Markets opens in Orland Park, and more

September 8, 2021 at 11:19 a.m.

Angelo Caputo's Fresh Markets will opened this week in Orland Park. The company's newest store is its eighth location and the first in the south suburbs. It opened Wednesday at...

New signs have gone up at the southwest corner of 167th and Harlem for a new 7-Eleven store and Mobil gas station.

Comings & Goings: Tinley to get a new 7-Eleven, Palos Heights eyes indoor golf range, and more

September 1, 2021 at 11:41 a.m.

7-Eleven under construction in Tinley Park There is new signage at the southwest corner of 167th Street and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park for a 7-Eleven convenience store and Mobil...

The Bakers Square restaurant in Orland Park has closed. It was last remaining Bakers Square in the south suburbs.

Comings & Goings: Last south suburban Bakers Square restaurant closes, and more

August 25, 2021 at 11:00 a.m.

Bakers Square closes last south suburban restaurant Bakers Square, which once had several locations in the Chicago marketplace, has closed its last south suburban location, in Orland Park. A sign...

Going, Going, Gone! recently opened at 15852 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park.

Comings & Goings: Dick’s opens discount store in Orland Park, building demolition begins in Homewood, and more

August 19, 2021 at 5:46 p.m.

Dick's Sporting Goods opens new discount store Pittsburgh-based Dick's Sporting Goods, which operates a dozen stores under different brands including ones in Orland Park, Chicago Ridge and Tinley Park, last...

The new Burlington store in the Tinley Park Plaza is almost ready to open.

Comings & Goings: Burlington moving in Tinley Park, martial arts center opens in Palos Hills, and more

August 10, 2021 at 3:18 p.m.

Burlington moving into new digs in Tinley Burlington is preparing to move from its longtime home at 7061 W. 159th St. in Tinley Park to newer, smaller digs just around...

Dick's Sporting Goods will have its grand opening at 9 a.m. Friday at Chicago Ridge Mall.

Comings & Goings: Dick’s Sporting Goods to open at Chicago Ridge Mall, Ace closing in Orland Hills, and more

August 4, 2021 at 10:15 a.m.

Dick's Sporting Goods will open its newest Chicago area store this week in the lower level of the former Carson's store at Chicago Ridge Mall. "I think they will do...

Comings & Goings: Waterworks Pizza reopens after fire, Orland Park boutique closing, and more

July 28, 2021 at 7:00 a.m.

Waterworks Pizza & Tavern, which was badly damaged by a fire in February, held its grand reopening in southwest suburban Lyons. The restaurant at 7815 Ogden Ave. celebrated its reopening...

Comings & Goings: Downtown Lemont welcomes I&M Canal bike share, groundbreaking for Oak Forest hotel, and more

July 20, 2021 at 2:25 p.m.

Bicycles are now available to rent in Lemont thanks to the partnership between the village of Lemont, the Lemont Park District and the Canal Corridor Association's I&M Canal Bike Share...

Comings & Goings: Northwestern Medicine opens offices in Mokena, and more

July 13, 2021 at 3:03 p.m.

Northwestern Medicine, which merged with Palos Health earlier this year, is continuing its expansion into the south suburbs with a new medical office building in Mokena. The three-story, 48,000-square-foot facility...

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