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Comings and goings: 12th annual Tow Truck for Tots Parade returns this weekend

November 5, 2019 at 10:36 a.m.

This Sunday will be the 12th anniversary of the Tow Trucks for Tots parade that collects toys for needy children in the south suburbs. The parade always takes place on...

Comings and goings: Stunod’s pizzeria brings Italian comfort food to Southwest Side

October 29, 2019 at 2:12 p.m.

Palos Heights brothers Frankie and Austin Battaglia realized a dream earlier this year when they opened a brick-and-mortar pizzeria in Chicago's Clearing neighborhood. "I grew up around pizza," Frankie said....

Nancy Bonkowski will partner the Degas Ballet Program with the Ohana Academy of Gymnastics Dance Music & Art in Bridgeview. (Supplied by Degas Ballet)

Comings and goings: Smith Village breaks ground in Beverly

October 22, 2019 at 3:16 p.m.

Smith Village, the only a life plan community on Chicago's Southwest Side, broke ground last week on a $22.3 modernization of its Beverly facility at 2320 W. 113th Place in...

Diane Bucyk samples one of this year's entries during the 20th annual Benton Drive Chili Cook-off in Frankfort Square.

It’s ‘anything goes’ as Frankfort Square Chili Cook-off turns 20

October 17, 2019 at 6:08 p.m.

It all started 20 years ago, when a group of neighbors living on or near Benton Drive in unincorporated Frankfort Square gathered to watch the Denver Broncos take on the...

Dr. John Hanlon, CEO of Little Company of Mary Hospital, informs the Evergreen Park Village Board on Oct. 7 that a contract has been signed to merge with OSF HealthCare, based out of Peoria.

Comings & Goings: Little Company, OSF HealthCare sign contract merger

October 15, 2019 at 4:36 p.m.

A contract was signed last week for Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park to merge with OSF HealthCare. Dr. John Hanlon, president and CEO of Little Company of...

Comings & Goings: New Starbucks coffee shop opens in Chicago Ridge

October 8, 2019 at 1:19 p.m.

A new Starbucks coffee shop has opened in Chicago Ridge. The shop at 103rd Street and Harlem Avenue opened a couple of weeks ago. It has in-house dining, outdoor seating...

Comings & Goings: Orland’s Darvin Furniture celebrates 99th year

October 1, 2019 at 12:12 p.m.

Orland Park-based Darvin Furniture & Mattress will celebrate its 99th anniversary Dec. 2 at 15400 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park with its annual Anniversary Catalog giveaway of up to...

A sign on the front door of the Thirsty Pig in Summit says the restaurant is "temporarily closed for a makeover."

Comings & Goings: Thirsty Pig BBQ closes in Summit

September 24, 2019 at 1:23 p.m.

The Thirsty Pig BBQ restaurant, which opened in November in the former Grand Duke's restaurant in Summit, has closed. A manager who answered the phone at the Grand Duke's location...

TV host Svengoolie, center, appears at a 2016 costume event in Elgin. Svengoolie is headlining the Unknown World of the Annual Paranormal Convention Saturday in Bridgeview.

Ghost hunters, psychics and Svengoolie heading to area Saturday for paranormal convention

September 18, 2019 at 2:00 p.m.

Things are going to get a bit weird in Bridgeview this weekend as ghost experts, fortune tellers and TV's Svengoolie converge for a paranormal convention. The Unknown World of the...

Emmerson Toys is now open at 12940 S. LaGrange Road in Palos Park.

Comings & Goings: New toy store opens in Palos Park

September 17, 2019 at 2:09 p.m.

A new toy store opened a couple of weeks ago in a retail center near 131st Street and LaGrange Road in Palos Park. Stephanie Greco and her husband opened Emmerson...

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