Little Caesar's opens in Tinley Park

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

A Little Caesar's pizza parlor has opened at 16022 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park. The phone number is 708-429-0081. Despite being so close, a Little Caesar's will remain open inside the Super Kmart store that is less than three blocks south of the new restaurant.

Spinclub opens in Mokena
A new kind of fitness center opened this week at 9960 W. 191st St. in Mokena's Mokena Crossings Business Park. Spinclub Cycling Studios offers indoor cycling with trained instructors.

For more information, call 708-479-4455 or visit their Web site at SpinClubMokena.com.

New music school to host open house
The Music Station, which opened last week in the former digs of the World Music Company at 1808 W. 103rd St. in Chicago's Beverly community, will host an open house from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday.

Co-owners Mike Vanier and Ivan Martirena are both graduates of the Berklee College of Music. The new school specializes in lessons, group classes, children’s classes, instrument repairs, rentals and outreach programs.

For more information, call 773-840-3005. The Web site is the-music-station.com, and they also have a Facebook page.

Downstate bank eyes Oak Forest
As if there aren't enough banks in the Southland, Carlinville National Bank plans to open a temporary facility this month at 5459 W. 159th St. in Oak Forest with a branch to open later in the year. In case you're wondering, Carlinville is about 65 miles east of St. Louis.

Fox quits Frankfort
Fox Lumber has closed its longtime Frankfort location at 1 N. White St. and sold the property to the village for $795,000. Village officials hope to develop the site, which is smack in the downtown district. Fox still has its Alsip location, which was rebuilt last year after a fire.

Ebel closes stores
Ebel Ace Hardware has closed its stores in Oak Forest and Chicago Heights, but is keeping open its store in Homewood.

Deal of the week
Culver's restaurants in Tinley Park, Matteson, Homewood and Frankfort have introduced guest loyalty cards. Customers can get the card stamped when they buy a value basket meal and the eighth purchase is free.