BP says bad gas was sold at stations across the Southland, not all were BP

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

BP has updated its web site devoted to the bad gasdistributed to stations in Illinois, Indiana and Wisconsin to include a searchfeature for stations that sold the bad gas.

Turns out, BP stations as far west as Joliet received the fuel and that the bad gas also was sold by several non-BP stations including Speedway and Thorntons.

BP says drivers who bought the bad gas will notice immediate problems including hard starting, stalling and rough idling. Repairs require draining the gas tank and cleaning the fuel system and can run from $300 to more than $1,000.

If you think you purchased the bad gas, call the BP claim center at 800-599-9040 or visit the company’s web site at www.bpresponse.com.

Here is a list of gas stations in the Southland that sold the bad gas, according to BP.

Frankfort

BP at Lincoln Highway and LaGrange Road

Speedway stations at 19730 S. Harlem Ave., 11151 W. Lincoln Highway, 7218 W. Lincoln Highway

Evergreen Park

BP at 2620 W. 95^th St.

Independent station at 9803 S. Kedzie

Chicago Heights

BPs at 605 Dixie Highway, 322 W. Lincoln Highway

Crestwood

BP at 13459 S. Cicero Ave.

Crete

BP at 24525 S. Western Ave.

Calumet Park

BP at 12701 S. Paulina

Independent station at 12659 S. Ashland

Harvey

Marathon station at 15355 Dixie Highway

Hazel Crest

BP at 17460 Kedzie

Hickory Hills

BP at 7933 W. 95^th St.

Homer Glen

Speedway at 15060 S. Bell Road

Hometown

BP at 4721 W. 87^th St.

Joliet

BPs at 1987 W. Jefferson, 1411 Riverboat

Thornton stations at 1602 Essington Road, 2798 W. Jefferson

Justice

Citgo station at 8755 W. 79^th St.

Lansing

BP at 17002 S. Torrence Ave.

GoLo station at 18595 S. Torrence Ave.

Markham

BP at 16655 S. Crawford

Mokena

BP at 9545 W. 191^st St.

New Lenox

BP at 103 Maple St.

Matteson

BP at 21102 Governors Highway

Speedway at 19880 Crawford Ave.

Oak Forest

BP at 5548 W. 159^th St.

Oak Lawn

BPs at 5870 W. 95^th St., 10259 S. Cicero Ave., 11040 S. Crawford Ave.

Olympia Fields

Speedway at 3602 W. 211^th St.

Orland Park

BP 14299 S. LaGrange Road

Palos Heights

BP at 12700 S. Harlem Ave.

Power station at 6400 W. 127^th St.

Richton Park

BP at 4769 Sauk Trail

South Holland

BP at 951 E. 162^nd St.

Tinley Park

Delta Sonic at 6800 W. 159^th St.

Speedway stations at 18460 S. 80^th Avenue, 7201 W. 183^rd St.

University Park

Raceco station at Stuenkel Road and Cicero Avenue

Chicago

BPs at 10302 S. Torrence, 6500 S. Kedzie, 10300 S. Western Ave.

Bookie’s Paperbacks Survives Run-In

Bookie's Paperbacks is open after surviving a run-in with a car.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Bookie’s Paperbacks is the second area business to survive a run-in with a vehicle this month.

A motorist plowed into the bookstore on Aug. 12 and knocked out a wall, front window and front counter at 2419 W. 103^rd St. in Chicago’s Beverly community.

“The store was crowded, but miraculously, nobody was hurt,” said owner Allison Platt.

“We were closed for three days while we cleaned up,” she said. “Now we’re open for business again.”

Platt said a brick mason was at the store last week to start putting the wall back up.

For information, visit Bookie’s Paperbacks online or checkout their Facebook page.

Earlier this month, the Hostess/Wonder Bread outlet store at 87^th Street and Ridgeland Avenue in Burbank was hit by a car after hours. An employee was in the back of the store but no one was injured in that incident.
  
Brookside Marketplace Expansion

DDR Corp., which purchased Brookside Marketplace in Tinley Park earlier this year, has proposed adding a 23,344-square-foot free-standing building for an unnamed nationally known retailer.

The development would be built between the Best Buy parking lot and a small strip of stores to the south.

It would be the first new development by DDR and the first for the shopping center since an expansion last year opened up space for Old Navy, Home Goods and Five Below.

Palos McDonald’s Being Demolished

The McDonald’s at 7100 W. 127^th St. in Palos Heights closed Saturday afternoon and demolition was to begin today on the fast-food restaurant.

Once the site has been cleared, work will begin on a new McDonald’s that will feature a new design. The children’s play area will disappear but the new building will have side-by-side ordering lanes, an upscale interior, free Wi-Fi and laptop charging stations.

Construction on the new McDonald’s should be complete by late fall or early winter.

The work is part of a nationwide remodeling campaign by McDonald’s and its franchise owners. Older McDonald’s have been torn down and rebuilt in recent months in South Holland and Munster, Ind.

Free Gyros on Tuesday

Our deal of the week comes from Kronos Foods, the purveyor of meat and other foods to many Greek restaurants in the Southland, which is offering its fourth annual free gyros day on Tuesday, Aug. 28.  

You have to download a coupon and indicate the restaurant you will be visiting for your free sandwich.

Participating restaurants also will be taking donations for the Fisher House Foundation’s Help Yourself & You Can Help a Hero campaign to raise money for Fisher House on the campus at Hines VA Hospital in Maywood.

This year, the top four restaurants whose customers raise the most money for the Fisher House Foundation will each give a free Kronos T-shirt to the first 100 customers who order a gyros sandwich on Tuesday, Sept. 25. The restaurants will be announced on Facebook, Twitter and Kronos’ website.

Participating restaurants can be found at the Kronos website but they include Bees Steak and Lemonade in Country Club Hills, Goody’s & Gyros in Homer Glen, Grill King in Palos Hills, Johnny’s Wee-Nee Wagon in Markham, Kojaks in Burbank, Nick’s BBQ in Palos Heights, Burbank, Homer Glen, Romeoville and Tinley Park, Pop’s in Lockport, Crown Point, Dyer, Tinley Park, Romeoville, Orland Park, Mokena, Homewood and Palos Heights, and The Original Babys in Country Club Hills.

Rosati’s Closes in Tinley, to Relocate

Rosati’s closed recently at 171^st Street and Harlem Avenue in Tinley Park, but a spokesman for the company said the franchise would be reopening soon at 76^th Avenue and 159^th Street in the village.

Pure Core Nutrition Opens in Orland

Owner John Ziccarelli recently opened a Pure Core Nutrition health store at 15880 S. LaGrange Road in 

Orland Park. For information, call 708-403-1000.

If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.

You can also catch up on Comings & Goings in other parts of the Southland at www.southlandbusinessnews.blogspot.com.

Tinley Couple Open Bakery in Frankfort

Sweet Dreams Cakes and Bakery is now open in Frankfort Square.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Deon and Vicki O'Bryant, who live in Tinley Park and have been selling cakes at farmers markets under the name Sweet Dreams Cakes, opened a bakery over the weekend at 80^th Avenue and Lincoln Highway in Frankfort Square.

Sweet Dreams Cakes and Bakery is open from 6:30 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Monday through Friday, from 6:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. on Saturdays and from 6:30 a.m. to noon Sundays.

For information, visit them online at Sweet Dreams Cakes or check out their Facebook page.

Bar Louie Opens in Matteson

Bar Louie, a national chain of nightclubs, opened earlier this year inside the renovated Matteson Holiday Inn, 500 Holiday Plaza Dr. (next to the U.S. 30 and Interstate 57 interchange).

A Bar Louie location on LaGrange Road in Orland Park closed back in February 2010.

For information, call 708-898-0124 or visit them online atBar Louie or visit their Facebook page.

Portillo’s Hiring in New Lenox

Portillo’s is hiring for its new location at 2306 E. Lincoln Highway in New Lenox. Apply in person on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m. at Atrium Point, 1938 E. Lincoln Highway, Suite 214. For information, visit them online at Portillo’s.

If you see a new business in town or wonder what happened to an old favorite, drop me a line at bobbong@hotmail.com.

You can also catch up on Comings & Goings in other parts of the Southland at www.southlandbusinessnews.blogspot.com.

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