Frangella Italian Market opens in Orland

Frangella Italian Market opened recently at 178th Street and Wolf Road in Orland Park.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Frangella’s Italian Imports, 11925 S. 80th Avenue in Palos Park, recently opened a second store at 178th Street and Wolf Road in Orland Park. Frangella’s is known for its Italian deli sandwiches, pasta and ethnic specialties.

The Orland store is called Frangella Italian Market and is open weekdays from 10 a.m. to 6:30 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.

There is no website, but the Orland store’s phone number is 708-478-6460.

Riley Trick Shop closes in Frankfort
Riley’s Trick Shop closed recently at 103 Bankview Drive in Frankfort after being forced out by a neighboring tenant that wanted more space in the strip center, says Jim Riley, owner of the original Riley’s Trick Shop in Worth.

Riley said there are no plans to reopen in Frankfort but the Worth store is open for business at 6442 W. 111th St., where it has been located since 1973. The store first opened in Chicago in 1937 and has moved four times. The Frankfort store opened in October 2007.

For more information, visit http://www.rileystrickshop.com/.

Auto parts store opens in Crown Point
Advanced Auto Parts opened a store recently at 914 N. Main St. in downtown Crown Point. Hours are Monday through Saturday 7:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sundays 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. The phone number is 219-663-7846.

Carlini’s Pizza opens in Frankfort SquareAnother pizzeria is giving it a go in the space behind the Hot Grill, 7818 W. Lincoln Highway in Frankfort Square. Carlini’s Pizza opened a few weeks ago. The phone number is 815-469-0930. Carlini’s is at least the fourth pizzeria to open there in the past couple of years. Good luck!

Name change
The former Domino’s Pizza at 18155 Dixie Highway recently changed its name to Delanoe’s Pizza and expanded the menu. Hours are Sunday to Thursday 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. and Friday and Saturday 11 a.m. to midnight. The phone number is 708-794-0209 and the website is http://delanoes.com/.

Simply Smokin’ now openSimply Smokin’ BBQ and Grill finally opened its doors last week at 10211 W. Lincoln Highway in Frankfort.

Deal of the week
Don’s Hot Dogs, 17831 Wolf Road in Orland Park, is offering a buy one get one free deal on Wienie Wednesdays. There is a four hot dog limit.

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/.

Illinois to hold its first sales tax holiday starting Friday

Extreme Pita is expected to open Aug. 10 in Orland Park.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Illinois will hold its first state sales tax holiday starting Friday and running through Aug. 15.

School supplies including calculators, backpacks, legal pads, pens, pencils and erasers will be exempt from the state’s 5 percent sales tax during the holiday, which was signed into law by Gov. Pat Quinn earlier this summer.

Sales taxes imposed by municipalities, counties, transit agencies and any other government body are not included in the tax holiday.

Although intended to relieve some of the burden from parents of school-age children, anyone who purchases items on the exempt list will benefit from the holiday.

For a complete, downloadable list of what is and isn’t exempt, visit http://www.tax.illinois.gov/.

Extreme Pita to open next week
Darrell Hall expects to open his Extreme Pita restaurant on Aug. 10 at 14658 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park’s Cooper Square shopping center. For more information, call 708-403-8338 or visit their Facebook page at Extreme Pita of Orland Park.

La Papa’s coming soon
A sign proclaiming a La Papa’s Italian Beef and Sausage is coming has popped up in the building on the northeast corner of 111th Street and Pulaski Road in Chicago.

Reinsdorf to speak at chamber luncheon
White Sox and Bulls chairman Jerry Reinsdorf will be the guest speaker at Monday’s monthly consensus lunch for the Southland Chamber of Commerce at the Tinley Park Holiday Inn-Convention Center, 18501 S. Harlem Ave.

The luncheon starts at 11:30 a.m. with Reinsdorf expected to begin speaking about noon. He is expected to talk about the red hot White Sox and the upcoming season for the Bulls.

Reservations are $25 for members and $35 for nonmembers. Call 708-957-6950 or visit the chamber’s website at http://www.chicagosouthland.com/.

Lunch deal of the week
Benchwarmers at 3325 Ridge Road in Lansing now has a $4.99 lunch menu daily from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m.