About Me
- Bob Bong
- I have more than 40 years in the news business and have successfully evolved into an electronic journalist. Comings & Goings and Southland Savvy track news about businesses in Chicago's Southland.
Savvy salutes the Hawks!
Oh, all right. We Southlanders agree to share this championship with North Siders (and everyone else in Chicagoland). I think there's consensus that the HAWKS ROCK!
Schilling Lumber to open in Mokena
By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy
Schilling Brothers Lumber is expecting to open its new Mokena lumber yard by mid-July.
The company, which has operated a lumber yard for decades in St. John, Ind., acquired the former Hines site at 9900 W. 191st St. earlier this year.
The company is in the process of hiring for the Mokena location. Jobseekers can download an application at www.schillings.com and drop it off at the St. John location, 8900 Wicker Ave. (U.S. 41).
Malley’s Autocare opens in FrankfortMalley’s Discount Tire and Autocare opened last week at 9447 W. Lincoln Highway in Frankfort after relocating from 11460 S. Pulaski Road in Chicago. The new phone number is 815-277-2410. Store hours are 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday and 7 a.m. to 2 p.m. Saturday.
Lee Nails opens in MokenaLee Nails salon is offering grand opening specials at its newest location at 11343 Lincoln Highway in Mokena. The salon phone number is 815-464-3344.
Alsip Nursery opens in HobartAlsip Nursery, which has stores in Frankfort and St. John, recently opened its first satellite garden center at Southlake Mall in Hobart. The satellite center is located in the parking lot near J.C. Penney.
A summer deal
Odyssey Fun World, with locations in Tinley Park and Naperville, is offering $5 Go-Cart Thursdays all summer long.
Millie's Ice Cream Shoppe reopens as Cornerstone Cafe in Oak Lawn
By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy
It was a sad day when Chad Reno had to close Millie’s Ice Cream and Sandwich Shoppe in Oak Lawn after owning the business for about 18 months. Thankfully, the feeling didn’t last long.
Reno said that people immediately asked him to reconsider what was a hard business decision to make. So, he did reconsider and the result is the new Cornerstone Café, which opened on Memorial Day at 5172 W. 95th St.
“Business is slowly building,” Reno, 40, a lifelong Oak Lawn resident said Wednesday. “But so far it’s been good.”
Reno said he and his wife, Pam Reno, made a few changes in the transition from Millie’s to the Cornerstone Café.
“We tweaked the menu,” he said. “We kept the wraps and added a flatbread melt. We also changed ice cream to Sherman’s, which is a premium ice cream from Michigan.”
That wasn’t all that changed. “We dropped waitress service,” Reno said. “Now we have counter service like most sandwich shops. We also added some seating and hope to add more.”
Reno said he hopes to have a grand reopening in the next week or two.
Reno said his summer hours will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information, call the Cornerstone Café at 708-423-9293. You can also visit their new Facebook page (a visit to Millie’s Facebook page will redirect you to the Café).
Southland Savvy
It was a sad day when Chad Reno had to close Millie’s Ice Cream and Sandwich Shoppe in Oak Lawn after owning the business for about 18 months. Thankfully, the feeling didn’t last long.
Reno said that people immediately asked him to reconsider what was a hard business decision to make. So, he did reconsider and the result is the new Cornerstone Café, which opened on Memorial Day at 5172 W. 95th St.
“Business is slowly building,” Reno, 40, a lifelong Oak Lawn resident said Wednesday. “But so far it’s been good.”
Reno said he and his wife, Pam Reno, made a few changes in the transition from Millie’s to the Cornerstone Café.
“We tweaked the menu,” he said. “We kept the wraps and added a flatbread melt. We also changed ice cream to Sherman’s, which is a premium ice cream from Michigan.”
That wasn’t all that changed. “We dropped waitress service,” Reno said. “Now we have counter service like most sandwich shops. We also added some seating and hope to add more.”
Reno said he hopes to have a grand reopening in the next week or two.
Reno said his summer hours will be from 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday and from 4 p.m. to 9 p.m. on Sunday.
For more information, call the Cornerstone Café at 708-423-9293. You can also visit their new Facebook page (a visit to Millie’s Facebook page will redirect you to the Café).
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