Skokie Review

Trax makes its way to new, healthy menu

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 17:02:41 -0600

Trax Tavern and Grill in Deerfield has brand-new, healthier menu items. Robert Cohn, general manager of the restaurant, said that he began looking at healthier choices after talking to customers. “We are very customer-oriented,” Cohn said. “I talked to the parents about it, and they said they would rather have their kids have a smoothie than a soda to drink. So we added a smoothie machine.” Smoothies, in a variety of fruit flavors like strawberry and banana, sell for $3.99. The smoothie machine also creates new cocktails for the restaurant, including margaritas and daiquiris. “We added more salads and some …

Jewel-Osco parent to cut 800 jobs; 20 in Itasca

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 15:58:02 -0600

Jewel-Osco is cutting 20 positions at its Itasca headquarters as part of a companywide restructuring by parent company Supervalu that will eliminate 800 jobs, the grocer said Tuesday.

Who’s winning streaming video war?

Tue, 07 Feb 2012 12:06:03 -0600

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Property Transfers

Thu, 09 Feb 2012 14:48:38 -0600

Informatiion is provided by Record Information Services, P. O. Box 894, Elburn IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001 SKOKIE 3318 Wilder St.: Rudolph Ohrning Estate to Arjang Pouladdej, $204,000, Jan. 12 3750 Oakton St.: Northbrook Bank & Trt Co Ttee to Eitan Coresh, $165,000, Jan. 11 4615 Main St. Unit 15: Tcf National Bank to Zuher Merza, $70,000, Jan. 11 4712 Church St. Unit B: Yaseem Makda to Mohammad Taufique, $115,000, Jan. 10 6820 N Keeler Ave.: Ioan Tat to Abbas Ali Khan Farhana Khatoon, $240,000, Jan. 11 7450 Lincoln Ave. Unit 202: Decature D Tounsel Sr to …

Oak Forest bank branch set to close

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 02:05:50 -0600

PNC Bank will close Oak Forest location in April, move customer accounts to Tinley branch.

Tellabs cutting 530 jobs

Tue, 31 Jan 2012 12:18:01 -0600

Tellabs is cutting 530 jobs in a companywide restructuring, citing “a climate of economic uncertainty” for the Naperville-based telecommunications equipment maker. An unknown number will be cut at Tellabs’ research and development center in Naperville.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Thu, 02 Feb 2012 04:15:38 -0600

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn, IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. SKOKIE 4851 Crain St.: Deutsche Bank Natl Trt Co Ttee to Fei Dong, $135,500, Jan. 4 5005 Enfield Ave. Apt 403: Norman Ackerman Estate to Rubiela Galvez, $61,500, Jan. 4 5042 Golf Road: Shahbaz A Merchant to Ahmed Alam, $450,000, Dec. 30 5244 George St.: Marilyn D Benham to Dylan Leggett, $215,000, Jan. 4 7517 Crawford Ave.: Saqib Razzaq to Mazhar Bhatti, $170,000, Dec. 30 7601 Lincoln Ave. Apt 410: Diamond Trust to Marjorie Dolin, $105,000, Dec. 30 7716 Lowell Ave.: …

Abbott plans to lay off 700 workers

Wed, 25 Jan 2012 17:50:02 -0600

Abbott Laboratories announced plans Wednesday to lay off 700 employees, most of them in the Chicago area.

Report: Illinois teen employment at lowest rate

Mon, 30 Jan 2012 21:54:41 -0600

Teen employment has continued to plummet in Illinois, according to a new report from Northeastern University. The rate dived to 27.5 percent in 2011, the lowest teen employment rate in the 42 years for which data is available. It is down from just under 50 percent in 1999-2000 and from 36 percent in 2007.

Property Transfers

Thu, 26 Jan 2012 04:23:58 -0600

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P. O. Box 894, Elburn IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. SKOKIE 4035 Kirk St.: Joanne T Bookstein to Chris Kaloudis Pantelis Kaloudis, $189,500, Dec. 29 4940 Fargo Ave.: Watts Trust to Qi Zhou Sey Jay, $240,000, Dec. 27 8145 Kolmar Ave.: Dolores Butler to Robin Horwitz, $225,000, Dec. 22 8930 Bronx Ave.: Pb Il Oreo Llc to Muharem Omeralovic Razija Omeralovic, $315,000, Dec. 28 9118 Skokie Boulevard Unit D: Fannie Mae to Anwar Yousif, $139,500, Dec. 29 9140 Tripp Ave.: Pappas Trust to Tadashi Tanaka Takako Tanaka, $187,500, Dec. 22 …

Kraft to slash 1,600 jobs but add positions here

Tue, 17 Jan 2012 14:44:01 -0600

The Chicago area is expected to gain jobs from Kraft Foods’ restructuring announced Tuesday. Employees at a Glenview management center will stay in the Chicago area, as well as employees from plants that will close in New York and New Jersey.

PROPERTY TRANSFERS

Thu, 19 Jan 2012 05:45:31 -0600

Information is provided by Record Information Services, P.O. Box 894, Elburn, IL 60119; phone (630) 557-1000; fax (630) 557-1001. SKOKIE 4049 Suffield Court: Suffield Court Skokie Llc to Mark L Steinberg Marleen Steinberg, $675,000, Dec. 19 4820 Conrad St. Apt 302: Federal National Mortgage Assn to Leith Elshami, $52,000, Dec. 16 4949 Golf Road Apt 409: Barkan Trust to Felix Lazar Galina Sikar, $112,500, Dec. 16 5028 Estes Ave.: Robyn E Binder to Ghlam H Safdary Samia J Safdary, $330,000, Dec. 20 7548 Crawford Ave. Unit B: Genevieve Reyes to Ilen Feshaye, $165,000, Dec. 21 7910 Kenneth Ave.: Eric De …

Lincoln MKZ Concept sports split-wing grille

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:14:41 -0600

Lincoln rolled out the MKZ concept sedan at the North American International Auto Show in Detroit, signaling the luxury automaker’s reinvention.

Buick unveils 2013 Encore

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:14:38 -0600

Buick introduced a 2013 Encore luxury crossover during the North American International Auto Show press days in Detroit.

Chevrolet shows off 2 hot concept coupes

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:14:36 -0600

Chevrolet introduced two hot concept coupes at the 2012 North American International Auto Show in Detroit targeting next-generation buyers.

Ford unveils redesigned Fusion

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 15:08:18 -0600

Ford Motor Co. says the 2013 Fusion offers buyers seven must-have technologies, including a Lane Keeping System, adaptive cruise control, active park assist and MyFord Touch.