Wednesday, May 22, 2013
A piece of Skokie School District 68 history is on the market, Skokie Review reported.
Skokie School District 68 is putting the former Sharp Corner Elementary School site on the market but is also open to renting the property at Skokie Boulevard and Gross Point Road, Skokie Review reported. Sharp Corner opened in 1929 and was the only District 68 school at the time, but in 1978 the school closed its door due to declining enrollment. The district rented the property to Solomon and Schechter Day School for around 30 years but after the school moved out a year ago, the district is now putting the property up for sale, Skokie Review reported. Related Coverage
Thursday, May 16, 2013
Plans to rehab the Purple Hotel in Lincolnwood are no more.
Lincolnwood Mayor Jerry Turry told Patch there was once a point when residents asked him how they could obtain a brick from the iconic Purple Hotel. At the time, speculation spread throughout the community that the site would be demolished. Those rumors would later be dismissed, however, after Skokie based developer North Capital, LLC purchased the site with plans to redevelop and rehab the structure. Now, those residents may get their wish. The Purple Hotel is going to be demolished, according to Chicago Real Estate Daily. The sale of Lincolnwood's Purple Hotel was confirmed in late May by The United States Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Illinois. The site was purchased by Jake Weiss, founder of North Capital, for $8.3 …
Check out the top rated outdoor dining restaurants in Skokie, based on Yelp! reviews. Did your neighbors get it right?
Looking for a place to dine out but not sure where? Here’s a list of the five most rated outdoor dining locations in Skokie based on Yelp! reviews. Tell us: Did your neighbors get it right? If not, which restaurants with outdoor dining would you recommend?
All Epic Burger locations - including the one in Skokie's Old Orchard Mall - will be giving away free cupcakes to celebrate its fifth anniversary May 18.
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Thursday, May 16
The first employee to start working at Epic Burger is still with the company. On May 18, Augusto Ortega - and the restaurant - will be celebrating its fifth anniversary. In honor of that milestone, the cult favorite hamburger joint will be giving out free cupcakes at all of its locations on May 18. In Skokie, you can find Epic Burger at Old Orchard Mall. “Augusto, the first employee that has been with Epic Burger for five years, has proven to be a supreme example of reliability, professionalism and consistency.” says Epic Burger Founder David Friedman. “It’s only fitting that we honor Augusto along with Epic Burger’s five years, as both are extremely rare accomplishments in the restaurant industry.” Epic Burger has seven Chicagoland …
Wednesday, May 15, 2013
More than a dozen firefighters were on scene as they put out a two story fire near the intersection of Church Street and Crawford Avenue on Wednesday around 4:45 p.m.
Johnson Shino walked into Anuyu Hair Studio, 4015 Church St., expecting to get a haircut. Instead, he saw a lot of smoke and a whole lot of firefighters. "There was no 'boom,'" Shino said making a gesture with his hands. "Only smoke. It was very quiet" At about 4:45 p.m., Wednesday, smoke from a first floor business caused an entire building to be shutdown and evacuated. Windows of a second floor apartment unit were busted out and the smell of smoke was faint in the air. An office next to the hair salon showcased wet carpet from the water used to put out the blaze above. There were at least four firetrucks on scene. A Skokie Fire Department official said there were no serious injuries. He also added that no one was transported to the …
The newly launched site offers tips, info and digital know-how for small business owners.
Patch has launched a new site to educate and empower small businesses with the digital tools, social media strategies and marketing know-how needed to ensure long-term growth. Readers will have access to exclusive interviews with well-known founders and CEOs and small business industry experts who share their experiences, advice and tips for success. One of the latest articles features an exclusive interview with successful real estate entrepreneur Barbara Corcoran, founder of The Corcoran Group. In this Q&A, Corcoran discusses the how to take advantage of the size of a small businesses, and why making big “mistakes” made all the difference in her success. Click here to read about the tactics Corcoran used to grow her business. Additional…
Three area healthcare business owners - one from Skokie, another from Morton Grove and the other from Park Ridge - are said to have submitted more than $4 million in false medical claims over a four month period, the DOJ said today.
Three health clinic co-owners are among seven defendants charged with engaging in five separate, unrelated health care fraud schemes to defraud the Medicare program or private health insurers of millions of dollars, federal law enforcement officials announced today. Ankur Roy, Akash Patel and Dipen Desai, who owned and operated Selectcare Health, Inc., which provided outpatient physical and respiratory therapy in Park Ridge and Skokie, were charged with submitting more than $4 million in false billings to Medicare between March and July 2011, according to authorities. Between March and July 2011, the defendants allegedly submitted $4,009,094 in false billings for services that were purportedly provided between April 2010 and April 2011, …
Wednesday, May 8, 2013
The founder of a well-known Lincolnwood restaurant passed away a short time before a fire erupted in the restaurant, CBS Chicago reported.
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Wednesday, May 8
In what the son of a restaurant founder called a coincidence, a fire ignited at Myron & Phil’s steakhouse a short time after its owner passed away in Lincolnwood on Wednesday, CBS Chicago reported. Myron & Phil’s has been operating for more than 40 years, according to CBS Chicago’s report. The blaze erupted in the storage room at Myron & Phil’s, 3900 W. Devon Avenue, at approximately 3 a.m., the Skokie Review reported. Myron & Phil’s is active in the community and participated in Taste of Skokie in 2012. The iconic local steakhouse underwent some remodeling and menu changes, according to Myron & Phil’s website.
Monday, May 6, 2013
Frappuccino Happy Hour runs through May 12.
Starbucks' Frappuccino Happy Hour is back! Customers get half off any size or flavor frappuccino until May 12 if they visit a Starbucks location between 3 and 5 p.m. The popular blended coffee beverage comes in a variety of flavors including Caramel Ribbon Crunch, Mocha Cookie Crumble, Caramel, Mocha, Java Chip, White Chocolate Mocha and more. Skokie Starbucks Locations:
Friday, May 3, 2013
An East Prairie Middle School instructor was recently awarded Barnes & Noble’s “My Favorite Teacher Award.”
East Prairie Middle School teacher Timothy Berlinghof won Barnes & Noble’s “My Favorite Teacher” contest recently. Berlinghof won after his student Mary Jo Hernandez wrote an essay that described how her instructor influenced her education in a positive way. Area students submitted more than 50 entries. Entries were judged on the compelling nature of the teacher’s qualities, the sincerity of the student’s appreciation and the quality of expression and writing. Berlinghof will be recognized at an event at the Skokie (Village Crossing) Barnes & Noble on May 8 where he will receive a special award acknowledging his achievement. The community is invited to attend the ceremony to show their appreciation as well. Hernandez, who wrote the …
Mike Kay
12:14 am on Saturday, May 18, 2013
I met Keith Emerson from ELP there! more ›