Category: In The News

Orangetheory Fitness held the grand opening last week of its new health center in Frankfort. Owners Adryenne Hearne and her brother Derek opened the boutique health club earlier this year at 21000 S. LaGrange Road, about a year after opening their first fitness center in Oak Park. A third location is preparing to open in…

Portillo’s is expanding to Champaign to be able to serve up their famed hot dogs to the Fighting Illini. The company announced Thursday it plans to break ground on a new location at 2306 N. Prospect Ave., near the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign campus, in the coming months. “We’ve been peppered with requests to come…

Diners and imbibers have a few new options in downtown Naperville to choose from, and even more to look forward to in 2017. From creative grilled cheese sandwiches to a new cocktail bar from the owners of Two Brothers Brewing and the forthcoming Water Street District restaurants, here’s a rundown of new places to try…

Hotel Indigo in downtown Naperville’s Water Street District will welcome its first guests Tuesday with a champagne toast and treats in their rooms. The boutique hotel was originally scheduled to open Nov. 19 but was delayed because of “aesthetic” issues from construction going on around the hotel. Hotel spokeswoman Deb Newman said 10 guests were…

The off-price channel continues to win in an otherwise tepid retail environment. The TJX Companies Inc., owner of discount store chains Marshalls and TJ Maxx, today reported third-quarter results before the market open that topped market watchers’ estimates. The company said its net sales climbed 7 percent year-over-year, to $8.3 billion, surpassing expectations for net…

Yum! Brands Inc., now more reliant on its Taco Bell chain to fuel growth, is opening a booze-serving flagship restaurant on the Las Vegas Strip to help invigorate the Mexican-food brand. The new location will offer a retail shop, bar menu and all-night operating hours — the first time a Taco Bell has tried that combination……

When the Indigo Hotel opens in downtown Naperville’s Water Street District Nov. 18, it will be the new kid on the block, but it will not be short of local history. The $50 million, 158-room hotel’s focus on celebrating Naperville and its local lore is evident in the guest rooms, lobby and restaurant. Each room…

Sortly after Anthony Rizzo gloved the final out of the 2016 World Series, Cubs fans began the arduous task of locating championship gear to celebrate their team’s title. Rally House, 7235 Lake St., in River Forest, kept its doors open late Wednesday night after game 7 for fans seeking championship T-shirts and hats, but the…

Dan Brunner never got off the floor when he left a job as a corporate vice president to open his own business… He said the Oakbrook Terrace Luna Flooring Galley store is one of six in the Chicago area. “We found this location through market research,” Brunner said. “We saw a good opportunity because we…

Oswego officials confirmed Wednesday that Burlington, formerly known as Burlington Coat Factory, is locating in a portion of the former Lowe’s Home Improvement store on Route 34. Rod Zenner, the village’s community development director, said a lease has been signed for 44,000 square feet of space in the former store at 2404 Route 34. The…

High school friends Tom Gordon and Greg Smart had no idea how much success their hand-breaded chicken tenders would bring them when they opened their first Slim Chickens restaurant in Fayetteville, Arkansas in 2003… …Thirteen years later, Slim Chickens has opened 40 more restaurants, one of which is located near the University at 2037 S….

A shop that sells a taste of coastal style is the first to open in Naperville’s much-anticipated Water Street District, which is nearing completion downtown. Southern Tide apparel opened Monday on the east side of the development near Main Street, while the west side near Webster Street remains a construction zone. A 520-space parking garage,…