Best Sellers bookstore closing this month in Palos Heights

Best Sellers bookstore in Palos Heights is closing at the end of August.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Best Sellers, a popular bookstore at 6509 W. 127th St. in Palos Heights for the past 33 years, is closing because owner Jean Gnap is retiring.

“Thirty three years is long enough,” says Gnap, who also is a Palos Heights alderman.

The closing is set for no later than Aug. 31. “Everything must go,” she says. The store carries all kinds of books, comic books, trading cards and collectibles.

“We will start our closing sale on Monday. Hardcover books will be $1, paperbacks are $2 and you can trade-in any credit you have,” says Gnap. “Newer comic books will be half-price while older comic books will be half off of the catalog price.”

Gnap says she is staying in Palos Heights after retiring and will remain a community advocate.

“My aldermanic term is up in April and I will probably run for re-election. There are some projects I’d like to see through to completion.”

For more information, call the store at 708-371-2540 or visit their website at http://bestsellers.web.officelive.com/ and the Best Sellers Bookstore page at Facebook.

Providence Bank opens in FrankfortSouth Holland-based Providence Bank has opened its sixth branch at 20220 S. LaGrange Road in the Frankfort Commons shopping center in Frankfort in a former National City Bank.

Providence Bank was founded six years ago and prides itself on donating 10 percent of its profits to civic, non-profit and Christian organizations. Other branches are in South Holland, Elmhurst, Munster, Ind., Dyer, Ind., and Schererville, Ind.

For more information, call 888-923-5664 or visit http://www.providencebank.com/.

Flagship Creations moves in LansingFlagship Creations, a custom T-shirt shop, has moved down the street to 3517 Ridge Road in Lansing. The phone number remains the same at 708-474-3445.

94 West deal of the weekend
94 West, 15410 S. 94th Avenue, Orland Park, will take 25 percent off your entire food bill today through Sunday as part of its Customer Appreciation Weekend. Offer is for dine-in customers only and is not valid with other coupons. For more information, call 708-364-9494 or visit http://www.94westrestaurant.com/.