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Mona Lisa Boutiques has begun a retirement sale at its new home in Orland Park Crossing shopping center. (Photo by Bob Bong)

Comings & Goings: Royal Palace Banquets in Chicago Ridge abruptly closes, leaving clients scrambling for other venues

February 25, 2020 at 5:22 p.m.

Royal Palace Banquets in Chicago Ridge closed without warning late last year, which left groups that had scheduled events and parties scrambling for replacement venues and trying to recover their...

Comings & Goings: Big City Chicken opens at Midway Airport

February 18, 2020 at 2:58 p.m.

Lettuce Entertain You opened its newest location, Big City Chicken, on Friday at Midway International Airport. Big City Chicken's Midway outpost is located between gates B5 and B7. "Chicago is...

Wentworth Woods shopping center in Calumet City is being demolished.

Comings & Goings: Wentworth Woods shopping center being razed in Calumet City

February 11, 2020 at 1:31 p.m.

Calumet City is tearing down the Wentworth Woods shopping center in the city's Gold Coast neighborhood. The 80,000-square-foot shopping center was built in 1958 and was once the thriving business...

Anytime Fitness is expected to open Friday at 17823 S. 80th Avenue in Tinley Park.

Comings & Goings: Anytime Fitness coming to Tinley Park

February 4, 2020 at 2:20 p.m.

A new fitness center is expected to open this week in the former Sanfratello's pizzeria in Tinley Park's Junction Plaza at 179th Street and 80th Avenue. Anytime Fitness has been...

Bakers Square has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection after closing locations over the weekend in Orland Park, Alsip, Lansing and northwest Indiana.

Comings & Goings: Bakers Square closes three area restaurants

January 28, 2020 at 3:02 p.m.

Nashville-based Bakers Square Restaurants announced on Saturday that it had closed without warning all but one of its south suburban locations from Merrillville in northwest Indiana to Orland Park in...

Gyro Grill opened recently at 159th Street and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park.

Comings & Goings: Gyro Grill now open in Tinley Park

January 21, 2020 at 3:15 p.m.

A new Greek restaurant opened a couple of months ago in the plaza at 159th Street and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park. Gyro Grill at 15960 S. Harlem Ave. is...

Arby's is under construction at 15765 S. Harlem Ave. in Orland Park.

Comings & Goings: Tea room opens in Tinley Park

January 14, 2020 at 2:07 p.m.

Audrey Maher enjoys a relaxing afternoon tea with finger sandwiches or pastries but had a hard time finding a south suburban establishment that served one to her liking. So, she...

Work is progressing on the Triangle Project decvelopment in Justice, which is expected to include two eateries.

Comings & Goings: New life for Tinley Park restaurant building

January 7, 2020 at 2:09 p.m.

St. Louis-based Bandana's BBQ has purchased the former Dugout and Applebee's building at 16200 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park. "This is the first entry by this 29-unit chain into...

Work is progressing on the new home for Crash Champions at 8910 W. 191st St. in Mokena.

Comings & Goings: Crash Champions building new repair center in Mokena

December 30, 2019 at 2:47 p.m.

Mokena-based Crash Champions collision repair shops announced they expect to open their new Mokena facility later this month. The new repair center under construction at 8910 W. 191st St. will...

Comings & Goings: Tinley’s Hailstorm Brewing opens kitchen

December 23, 2019 at 4:05 p.m.

Tinley Park-based Hailstorm Brewing officially opened their kitchen earlier this month. Chef Brian Miglin is featuring all scratch made items ranging from soups, sandwiches, flat breads, sliders and more. The...

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