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Business Comings & Goings: Five Below to Open Friday in Tinley Park

A look at new businesses coming into town and a fond farewell to those that have, for whatever reason, called it quits.

Five Below, a retailer that caters to the teen and tween market with everything priced between $1 and $5, will open at 9:30 a.m. Friday in Tinley Park’s Brookside Marketplace at 191st Street and Harlem Avenue.

Each day during opening weekend, the stores will be giving away free Five Below T-shirts with any purchase to the first 300 customers. The stores will also offer 5-cent hot dogs, and other giveaways including a $100 Five Below shopping spree. In addition, Benny the Bull from the Chicago Bulls, Southpaw from the Chicago White Sox, and Staley Da Bear from the Chicago Bears will make special appearances at the stores throughout the weekend.

Store hours will be 9:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday, and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.

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The chain carries an assortment of merchandise including sporting goods, games, fashion accessories, jewelry, candy and snacks, books, DVDs, room décor and school supplies.

The chain was founded in 2002 by David Schlessinger, who also founded Encore Books and Zany Brainy.

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Dominick’s Closing in Orland

Last week, Dominick’s said the store at 15080 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park would close on Oct. 2 because it wasn’t profitable. A spokeswoman for Dominick’s said about 60 workers would be affected by the closing. She added that the company wants to transfer all of the workers to other stores in the chain.

Catching Up

We found out last week that Green Food & Produce closed earlier this year at 11333 W. 159th St. in Orland Park in the former Frank and Angie Simply Fresh Foods in Wolf Crossing Plaza, which used to be called Bobak’s Plaza.

Bayberry Pantry to Reopen Soon

Bayberry Pantry, 8004 W. 171st St. in Tinley Park, looks to be reopening soon under new ownership. The convenience store closed some time ago in the Bayberry Plaza at 171st and 80th Avenue.

Dragon Palace 2 Closes

Dragon Palace, which has served Chinese and Asian food for years from its longtime home at 7122 W. 171st St. in Tinley Park recently closed its second store at 19140 S. 88th Avenue in Mokena. A new breakfast and lunch place called the Breakfast Nook opened there a couple of weeks ago. But Dragon Palace is alive and well in Tinley Park.

Business After Hours

Tinley Park Chamber of Commerce members are invited to a Business After Hours on Thursday, Aug. 18, 4-6 p.m., at Lighthouse Printing Inc. at 19027 S. Jodi Road in Mokena, which is celebrating its first anniversary in its new office. There will be plenty of beer, brats, hot dogs, wine, soda and desserts. RSVP to the Tinley Chamber at 708-532-5700 or via email at info@tinleychamber.org.

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

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

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