Gyros Express Opens in Tinley Park

Gyros Express is now open in Tinley Park.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Gyros lovers in Tinley Park have another reason to salivate with the recent opening of Gyros Express at 7108 W. 171st St. across the street from the Jewel-Osco store. The store is open daily from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. and delivers. It has the standard gyros joint fare. For information, call 708-444-2100.

Gayety’s Opening Indiana Location
Gayety candy and ice cream lovers who made the move to northwest Indiana will soon be able to find the sweets they loved in Schererville. Gayety’s, which moved years ago from its original home in South Chicago to Lansing, is expected to open a second sweet shop Oct. 25 at U.S. 41 and Main Street next to the H. Dog hot dog stand. Hours and a phone number are not yet available. For information, visit http://www.gayetyschocolate.com/.

Juice Shop Closes in Mokena
Juicilious, a smoothie shop that opened back in the spring in the Boulevard mall at 191st Street and Everett Lane in Mokena, closed up recently. Customers on its Facebook page say that LivingSocial will refund money for unused deals.

Borders Stores Get the Ghost
Spirit Halloween has opened Halloween stores in the former Borders book store at 15260 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park and the former Borders Express book store inside Chicago Ridge Mall. There also is a Spirit store in the old Walgreens at 14726 S. Cicero Ave. in the Mid-Oak Plaza in Midlothian. For information and a complete list of stores, visit http://www.spirithalloween.com/.

Tim Gunn Hosts Live Show at Orland Square Mall
Style expert Tim Gunn, who is co-host of Lifetime’s Project Runway cable show, is hosting a fall fashion show of the Liz Claiborne and Claiborne collections at Orland Square Mall at 1 p.m. Saturday in the upper level JC Penney Court.

After the show, guests will be treated to an open forum Q & A with Gunn.

With any qualifying purchase of $75 or more, guests will be professionally photographed with Gunn and will receive a personalized, signed copy of his New York Times best-selling book Gunn’s Golden Rules: Life’s Little Lessons for Making It Work!

Seating is open but limited. No reservations are required.

Deal of the Month
Subway is selling all of its regular Footlong sandwiches for $5 in October.

Bears Deal of the Weekend
Ed and Joe’s in downtown Tinley Park is replacing its normal Bears package with a special offer when the Bears take on the Vikings in a Sunday night football matchup. The restaurant will offer free pizza at half-time to anyone who is inside the restaurant by the start of the second quarter.