Lansing, Frankfort insurance agencies merge

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Kotecki-Turek insurance agency in Lansing has merged with Shanahan insurance agency in Frankfort in what Dick Turek called a “win-win situation” for both offices.

Turek said the April 1 merger essentially doubles the marketplace for the agencies, which will be known as Kotecki-Turek-Shanahan Agency.

Kotecki-Turek has been selling insurance in Lansing since 1962. Its office will remain at 3330 E. 181st Place in the Clock Tower Building. Its phone number remains 708-895-0300.

Shanahan has been selling insurance in Frankfort since 1917. Its office remains at 237 S. LaGrange Road in Frankfort. Its phone number remains 815-469-4545. Its website is www.sldins.com

Dragon Inn moves to Dyer
Dragon Inn, a Chinese restaurant specializing in Mandarin cuisine, moved recently from its longtime home at 18431 S. Halsted St. in Glenwood to new digs at 275 Joliet St. in Dyer, Ind.

When the restaurant opened 46 years ago it was the only Mandarin restaurant on Chicago’s South Side.

Hours are 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday, 11:30 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday, noon to 9 p.m. on Sunday. The restaurant is closed on Monday. The new phone number is 219-864-3400 and toll free 888-699-1013. Its website is www.dragoninndyer.com

The new delivery area is Munster, Dyer and Schererville in Indiana and Crete, Lynwood and Lansing in Illinois.

Gumption Gifts closes
A retail store operated by the CARC to give developmentally disabled people a chance to get retail experience has closed after 3 ½ years at 1814 W. 103rd St. on Chicago’s Southwest Side. The economy doomed the store, which started out with eight employees but had been reduced to two when it closed last week.

Horton’s opens in Orland
Hortons Lighting Outlet has opened its newest store at 15846 S. Wolf Road in Orland Park. Hours are 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, noon to 5 p.m. Sunday and closed on Monday. The phone number is 708-403-9172. Its website is www.hortonshome.com
To celebrate its grand opening, the store is giving away $25 gift cards to restaurant.com for every purchase of $50.

New showroom open
Granite Transformations has opened a new showroom at 15890 S. Harlem Ave. in Tinley Park. The phone number is 708-444-8350. Its website is www.granitetransformations.com

Ice cream deal of the week
Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlors are serving 31-cent scoops (limit of three 2.5-ounce scoops) from 5 to 10 p.m. Wednesday, and the corporation is making a $100,000 donation to the National Fallen Firefighters Foundation. Baskin-Robbins ice cream parlors can be found throughout the Southland. To find the one closest to you, visit www.baskinrobbins.com