New Dunkin' Donuts Opens in Oak Lawn

Dunkin' Donuts is now open at 10301 S. Central in Oak Lawn.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

A new Dunkin’ Donuts has opened at 10301 S. Central Ave. in Oak Lawn in the former Buscemi’s Beef restaurant.

The new doughnut shop offers the usual Dunkin coffee and doughnuts and also has a drive-up window.

Except for a coin-laundry, the rest of the retail strip is vacant, which may be the result of a lengthy foreclosure case that dates back to February 2011.

Cosi Closes in Orland Park 

Updating an item first reported in May, Cosi has closed its restaurant at 15139 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park. 

Emails to the company were not answered then or this week regarding the 3,000-square-foot restaurant at Orland Park Place, but the Deerfield-based chain is in trouble and its stock closed down at 68 cents per share on Friday.

The nearest Cosi is now in Hinsdale. 

Liquor is Quicker in Orland

The Orland Park Village Board last week approved a full liquor license for The Cheesecake Factory under construction at Orland Square Mall and beer and wine licenses for the Baker’s Square locations at 15711 S. Harlem Ave. and 14651 S. LaGrange Road.

 
PetSmart Closing in Lansing

The Petsmart store at 17525 S. Torrence Ave. in Lansing is closing at the end of business on Sunday, Oct. 28. The store is in the midst of a closing sale, if you need any pet supplies.


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Office Depot to Close in Orland Park

Office Depot is closing in Orland Park on Dec. 12.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Office Depot will be closing its store at Orland Park Place on Dec. 12 and is expected to move sometime in 2013 into a much smaller space across the street in Ravinia Plaza.

The move is part of the office supply retailer’s move away from larger stores into much smaller stores.

“During the past few years, Office Depot has been focused on improving the in-store shopping experience for our customers by remodeling stores into a smaller format, which makes them more intimate and easier to navigate,” Office Depot communications manager Julianne Carelli said in an email. “The current store is nearly 22,000 square feet and does not fit in with our new format plans. 

“The relocated, smaller format store will be about 7,000 square feet and is anticipated to open in the near future at a convenient area location,” Carelli wrote.

Office Depot is seeking bids for a location at 15202 S. LaGrange Road, according to bidclerk.com.

The company said it would continue to serve its customers through retail stores in Chicago Ridge and Frankfort or online at Office Depot. 

New Cowboy Bar in Town

Country and western music fans have a new place to wet their whistler now that The Saloon at Bourbon Street has opened at 3359 W. 115^th St. in Merrionette Park.

Bourbon Street turned its former Nightclub into The Saloon last week and will feature live country acts, country DJs, dance hits and line dance lessons on Thursday nights.

For information, call 708-388-8881 or visit The Saloon on Facebook.

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UPDATE: Fairplay Foods Now Open in Oak Lawn

Fairplay Foods may open as soon as this week at 87th and Cicero in Oak Lawn.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Editor's Note: Fairplay opened on Sunday and its official grand opening will be Thursday.

Though the company says no opening date has been set for the new Fairplay Foods store at 87^th Street and Cicero Avenue in Oak Lawn, employees say they have been working inside the store this week and were told the store will hold a soft opening starting Thursday, Oct. 11, with the official grand opening to occur a week later on Thursday, Oct. 18.

Employees could be seen entering and leaving the store and working inside on Tuesday, so it looks as if the opening is imminent.

Charter Fitness Moves in Mokena

The Charter Fitness health club on 191^st Street in Mokena moved last week into its new digs in the village at 19816 S. LaGrange Road next to the Brookhaven grocery store.

The phone number will remain unchanged at 708-479-4477. For information, visit them online at Charter Fitness Mokena.

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