Comings & Goings: Orland Park Bakery Moves, Tinley Mattress Store Closes

Fans of , which closed its longtime Orland Plaza location on Sunday, won’t have to wait long for the new store.

The bakery will reopen at 6 a.m. on Wednesday, Feb. 8, at its new location, 14850 S. LaGrange Road in the Dania Plaza.

The bakery will hold its grand reopening at 8 a.m. on Friday, Feb. 10, with a ribbon cutting, raffles for gift cards and other prizes.

For more information, visit the bakery’s Facebook page.

Miroballi Shoes Open in Temporary Location

, which is building a new 10,000 square foot home at 144th Place and LaGrange Road in Orland Park, has opened in its temporary location at 16131 S. LaGrange Road behind in the former shoe store space.

Mattress Store Closes in Tinley

Back to Bed mattress store closed recently at 7242 W. 191st St. in Tinley Park’s Brookside Marketplace but appears to be planning a comeback once the Tinley Blockbuster store closes later this month at 15970 S. Harlem Ave. The mattress company, with 48 locations in the Chicago area, was soliciting bids in December for interior renovations for the Blockbuster location. Calls to the company for more information were not returned.

Business After Hours at New Silver Cross 

Silver Cross Hospital is hosting a Business After Hours on Thursday, Feb. 9, from 5-7 p.m. at 1900 Silver Cross Blvd. in New Lenox for members of the Orland Park, Joliet, Frankfort, Homer Township, Lemont, Lockport, Manhattan, Mokena and New Lenox chambers of commerce.

Chamber members should register to attend with their respective chamber or with Silver Cross Hospital at tsimons@silvercross.org or 815-300-7562.

Guests will be treated to refreshments and a tour through several areas in the hospital including the emergency department, imaging, The Rehabilitation Institute of Chicago’s Inpatient Rehabilitation unit, private medical-surgical patient rooms, Women and Infant Services Birthing Center, Intensive Care Unit, and the new Procedural Care Unit, which consolidates surgery, endoscopy and interventional cardiology and radiology procedures into one integrated area.

Orland Man Wins Dickey’s Gift Card

Mike Vranicar, of Orland Park, was the winner of a $100 Gift Card as part of the opening celebration for , 15110 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park.

Orland Trustees to Vote on Savers, Habachi

Orland Park trustees are scheduled to vote tonight on special-use permits for .

Hibachi Grill wants to take two storefronts (about 11,000 square feet) in the Home Depot Plaza at 159th Street and Harlem Avenue. The restaurant would offer a variety of American, Chinese, Japanese and Mexican dishes and have seating for about 200. Its owner also operates Hibachi Grill locations in Matteson and Forest Park.

Savers is a for-profit thrift chain that wants to take the south end of the former Handy Andy property (about 28,000 square feet) at 156th Street and 94th Avenue. , Pro-Time Billiards and fill out the property.

Both proposals were tentatively approved by the village board last month.

Businesses Sought for SXU Job Fair

Saint Xavier University is seeking companies to participate in its Orland Park Campus Job Fair on Friday, March 2.

If your company is interested in participating, visit the college website at www.sxu.edu and type the words Job Fair in the keyword search box and complete the online registration form by Friday, Feb. 10.

The $75 registration fee covers set up, one six-foot table, table cloth, chairs, continental breakfast and lunch for two recruiters.

For more information, contact Mary Carol Pacelli at 708-802-6200 or pacelli@sxu.edu.

Mardi Gras for Together We Cope

Members of the Orland Park Area, Tinley Park, Oak Lawn and Oak Forest-Crestwood chambers of commerce are invited to a Mardi Gras sponsored by BMO Harris Bank and Together We Cope from 5 p.m.-7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, at Together We Cope, 17010 S. Oak Park Ave. in Tinley Park.

There will be tours of the Together We Cope facility, door prizes and great food!

RSVP to the Orland Chamber at 708-349-2972 or http://www.orlandparkchamber.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.

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