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Chef Charmaine Candler branches her Charmz Kitchen into new restaurant in Country Club Hills

October 19, 2022 at 10:29 a.m.

Charmaine Candler began her journey to restaurateur while she was tending bar at Aces Bar and Grill in Country Club Hills and would regularly bring in home-cooked food for her...

A Tex-Mex restaurant is expected to take over the space vacated by the former Gaslight Bar and Grill in Oak Lawn.

Comings & Goings: Tex-Mex cuisine in Oak Lawn, Amish groceries in Orland Park, and more

October 18, 2022 at 11:58 a.m.

Tex-Mex restaurant coming to Oak Lawn A restaurant that features Tex-Mex cuisine is expected to fill the space formerly occupied by the Gaslight Bar and Grill in Oak Lawn. Gaslight...

Pizza Castle will be moving from its longtime home in Chicago's Gage Park neighborhood to a new location at 7737 W. 95th St. in Hickory Hills.

Comings & Goings: Pizza Castle coming to Hickory Hills, Macy’s opening in Evergreen Park, and more

October 4, 2022 at 4:49 p.m.

Pizza Castle moving to Hickory Hills Pizza Castle has had a long run at its Gage Park neighborhood home on the Southwest Side. But after almost 50 years, the Jensen...

Manhattan Firehouse Grill in Palos Heights closed last month.

Comings & Goings: Manhattan Grill closes in Palos Heights, Boba Heaven opens in Palos Park, and more

September 27, 2022 at 1:38 p.m.

Manhattan Grill closes in Palos Heights Manhattan Firehouse Grill, which opened early in 2021 after moving from Manhattan to Palos Heights, closed in August due to health reasons for owner...

Butera is closing its supermarket at 20825 S. LaGrange Road in Frankfort in October.

Comings & Goings: Frankfort grocery to close, Glendora Banquets shuttered, and more

September 20, 2022 at 11:20 a.m.

Butera Fruit Market closing in Frankfort Elgin-based Butera Finer Foods, which reacquired its former supermarket at 20825 S. LaGrange Road in Frankfort in 2018, announced the store would be closing...

Rich Matokar in 2022. He opened his first Arrenello's Pizza 50 years ago in Glenwood. (Daily Southtown file photo)

Comings & Goings: Arrenello’s Pizza marks anniversary, Bedford Park bar to expand musical offerings, and more

September 13, 2022 at 1:24 p.m.

Arrenello's Pizza celebrates 50 years Fifty years ago, Rich Matokar had to choose between buying a house or opening a business. He chose to quit his job at U.S. Steel...

A Spirit Halloween store is now open at 11185 W. Lincoln Highway in Frankfort.

Comings & Goings: Halloween stores return for scare season, and more

September 6, 2022 at 12:51 p.m.

Halloween stores popping up all over We just celebrated Labor Day, so it's time for the seasonal Halloween stores to start popping up like zombies from the boneyard. Spirit Halloween,...

Comings & Goings: Meat market opens in Orland, new furniture store in Matteson, and more

August 30, 2022 at 4:28 p.m.

Orland meat market grand opening Freedom Butchers, a new meat market that held its soft opening at the end of July, will celebrate its grand opening Saturday at 8600 W....

Top Shelf Quilts in Mokena recently expanded and almost doubled the space for the store at 19801 Old La Grange Road.

Comings & Goings: Mokena quilt shop expands, Toys R Us opens in Joliet, and more

August 23, 2022 at 3:45 p.m.

Mokena's Top Shelf Quilts unveils expansion Having "too much stuff and not enough space" was a problem for Top Shelf Quilts owners Ron Conran and Michael Pawlisz. So, they decided...

Comings & Goings: Gia Mia finally open in downtown Naperville’s old Nichols Library building and more biz news

August 17, 2022 at 10:03 a.m.

Long-awaited Gia Mia opens in old library building Popular west suburban Italian restaurant chain Gia Mia opened its newest location this week in the old Nichols Library building in downtown...

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