Ford City Mall, once the retail jewel of the Southwest Side, has been ordered to shut down in mid-June by Cook County Circuit Court Judge Leonard Murray.
Category: SWNH Business
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New Xfinity store coming to busy Cicero Avenue
Comcast will open its first Xfinity retail store in Oak Lawn this summer as part of a broader south suburban expansion.
Posted inDVN Business
Childhood sweethearts from Oak Lawn plant roots in award-winning winery
Rich and Deb Strylowski’s personal touch and family-first approach earned them a hospitality award for Mistie Hill Vineyard in Custer Park and customers from across the nation.
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Alderman Quinn seeks compromise on tipped worker pay after failed veto override
Chicago tipped wage ordinance survives mayor’s veto.
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Ford City gets short reprieve, JC Penney stays put for now
Ford City Mall will stay open for another three weeks after a Cook County judge last week postponed until May 15 a hearing on a city order to vacate the Southwest Side mall over health and safety concerns.
Posted inClear-Ridge Reporter Business
Work begins on new Women’s Health Group building
Community stakeholders helped break ground last Friday on a new Women’s Health Group building at 5333 S. Harlem.
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City orders Ford City Mall closed over safety concerns
The city ordered Ford City Mall closed last week over safety concerns regarding a defective fire suppression system.
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Midway Chamber gives block party vendors an early start
Visitors were treated to a one-stop-shop of block party vendors and were able to fill out block party applications.
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Joe & Franks to close after 50 years in Oak Lawn
Oak Lawn meat shop Joe & Franks closing after 50 years, ending family-run tradition of sausages and smoked meats and delicacies.
Posted inClear-Ridge Reporter Business
Comings & Goings: Zemsky’s to close Chicago and Evergreen Park stores
Zemsky’s announced last week that it has begun inventory liquidation sales at both locations, at 4181 S. Archer Ave. in Chicago and Evergreen Park Plaza.