| A lot in store at Skokie's new Mariano's |
2015-04-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 23, 2015, p.24 |
Skokie Commons,
Mariano, Bob,
Business - Grocery stores,
Business - Shopping centers,
Mariano's |
| Mariano's clears final hurdle for outdoor storage of carts |
2016-01-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 14, 2016, p.8 |
Mariano's Fresh Foods,
Business - Grocery stores |
| End of an era |
2018-04-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 19, 2018, p. |
Kirsche, Ira,
Hungarian Kosher Foods,
Sporia, Veronica,
Business - Grocery stores,
Shapiro, Lynn Kirsche |
| End of an era |
2018-04-19 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 19, 2018, p. 1 |
Kirsche, Ira,
Hungarian Kosher Foods,
Business - Grocery stores,
Shapiro, Lynn Kirsche |
| Peapod headquarters moving from Skokie |
2017-05-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 18, 2017, p. 13 |
Peapod,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Hungarian Kosher Foods more than a shopping experience |
2014-09-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 18, 2014 , p. 29 |
Shapiro, Lynn,
Hungarian Kosher Foods,
Business - Grocery stores,
Kirsche, Irv |
| From Mariano's to Meijer: economic development soars |
2013-12-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 26, 2013 , p. 6 |
Business - Retail,
Mariano's Fresh Market,
Meijer,
Skokie Economic Development Commission,
Business - Restaurants and caterers,
Business - Grocery stores,
Pita Inn |
| Skokie lands big-box Meijer store, Floor & Decore |
2013-11-21 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 21, 2013 , p. 6 |
Business - Retail,
Meijer,
Floor & Decor,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Mariano's opening on Skokie border |
2013-03-28 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 28, 2013 , p. 7 |
Mariano's Fresh Market,
Mariano, Bob,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Skokie's Happy Foods grocery store closes its doors |
2009-11-12 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 12, 2009, p. 5 |
Happy Foods,
Business - Grocery stores,
Eastman, Barbara |
| Gift-card value uncertain after store closes |
2005-01-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 27, 2005, p. 5 |
Bankruptcy,
Sohn, Joan,
Solomon Schechter Day School,
Business - Grocery stores,
Happy Foods |
| Mayor looks to add liquor licenses |
2003-02-13 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 13, 2003, p. 3 |
Alcohol,
Business - Restaurants and caterers,
Van Dusen, George,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Stray carts draw village attention |
2002-09-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 26, 2002, p. 3 |
Oline, Terry,
Vanderpool, Mark,
Ordinances,
Market Place,
Happy Foods,
Aldi Inc.,
Business - Grocery stores,
Pitkow, Andrea,
Tarant, Bill |
| Plan Commission split on Dominick's permit |
2002-02-14 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 14, 2002, p. 8 |
Dominick's Finer Foods,
Old Orchard Theater,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Business - Grocery stores,
Lorge, Michael,
Fox, James,
Stasica, Lawrence |
| Dominick's eyes closed theater site |
2002-01-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 10, 2002, p. 3 |
Zoning,
Old Orchard Theater,
M&R Enterprises Inc.,
Marks, Louis,
Boolton, Jenyce,
Sony/Loews,
Business - Grocery stores,
Meridian Entertainment Group Inc.,
Dominick's Finer Foods |
| Skokie trustees grant package liquor license to Village Market Place |
2001-07-05 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 5, 2001, Sec. 1, p. 7 |
Alcohol,
Village Market Place,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Osco gets its permit for outdoor garden center |
2000-05-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 4, 2000, p. 8 |
Jewel/Osco,
Gardening and gardens,
Zoning,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Outdoor garden center approved for Skokie Jewel |
2000-05-04 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 4, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Jewel/Osco,
Gardening and gardens,
Zoning,
Business - Grocery stores |
| The Market Place heading for bigger Skokie location |
2000-01-13 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 13, 2000, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Market Place,
Business - Grocery stores,
Holzkopf, Brian |
| Aldi Center gets second tenant |
1999-05-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 20, 1999, p. 4 |
Business - Grocery stores,
Market Place,
Aldi Inc. |
| Osco gets nod for outdoor tent sales |
1999-05-20 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 20, 1999, p. 12 |
Gardening and gardens,
Osco Drug,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Market Place produce to open near Skokie's Aldi's |
1999-05-20 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 20, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Business - Grocery stores,
Market Place |
| Supermarket plan moved ahead |
1999-04-08 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 8, 1999, p. 4 |
Jewel/Osco,
American Stores Properties Inc.,
Construction,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Outdoor sales still OK with panel |
1999-03-25 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 25, 1999, p. 3 |
Jewel/Osco,
Gardening and gardens,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Village eyes outdoor sales |
1999-02-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 4, 1999, p. 3 |
Gardening and gardens,
Zoning,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Jewel,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Jewel/Osco to replace Skokie Venture store |
1999-02-04 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, February 4, 1999, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Jewel/Osco,
Business - Retail,
Venture,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Plan Commission favors Jewel/Osco venture |
1998-11-26 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 26, 1998, p. 3 |
Jewel/Osco,
Business - Retail,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Peapod puts shopping for groceries online |
1998-09-17 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 17, 1998, p. 104 |
Jewel/Osco,
Wade, Mary,
Peapod,
Business - Grocery stores,
Internet,
Sykora, Jaye |
| New addition to Aldi site |
1998-07-23 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, July 23, 1998, p. 4 |
Marikas, Chris,
Business - Grocery stores,
N.K. Financial Services,
Aldi Inc. |
| Produce store to move by Skokie Aldi |
1998-07-23 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, July 23, 1998, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Sarantos, Takis,
Green Acres,
Business - Grocery stores,
Aldi Inc. |
| Prices vary little among local grocers |
1997-12-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 18, 1997, p. 91 |
Dominick's Finer Foods,
Surveys and studies,
Jewel,
Business - Grocery stores,
Happy Foods |
| Aldi opening set during new year |
1997-12-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 18, 1997, p. 13 |
Patrick Mac Inc.,
Business - Grocery stores,
Fairlanes Oakton Bowl,
Aldi Inc. |
| Grocers as news censors |
1997-09-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 11, 1997, p. 18 |
Newspapers,
Business - Grocery stores,
Editorial |
| New store teems with ethnic finds |
1997-04-24 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 24, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Kuruvilla, Thomas,
Sealand Grocery,
Vettikkattu, Babu,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Aldi to buy ex-site of Oakton Bowl |
1997-04-10 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 10, 1997, p. 3 |
Real estate,
Business - Grocery stores,
Fairlanes Oakton Bowl,
Aldi Inc. |
| Village board OKs bowling alley site sale to supermarket : New trustees cast first votes |
1997-04-10 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 10, 1997, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Business - Grocery stores,
Oakton Bowl |
| Grocery prices vary within market, chains |
1996-01-11 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, January 11, 1996, p. 5 |
Lomoro, Frank,
Statistics,
Maffia, Diane,
Hedman, Gary,
Jewel,
Business - Grocery stores,
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA),
Dominick's Finer Foods,
Sunset Foods,
Treasure Island |
| Fight may be off on Eagle project |
1995-08-03 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, August 3, 1995, p. 9 |
Meyer, Barbara,
Eagle Food Centers Inc.,
Taxation,
Van Dusen, George,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Eagle reneges, won't open downtown |
1995-06-22 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 22, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Eagle Food Centers Inc.,
Business - Grocery stores,
Fairlanes Oakton Bowl |
| Eagle drops plans for Skokie store |
1995-06-15 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 15, 1995, p. 3 |
Commonwealth Edison,
Eagle Country Market,
Eagle Food Centers Inc.,
Szczepaniak, Jim,
TIF (Tax Increment Financing),
Business - Grocery stores,
Fairlanes Oakton Bowl,
Rigoni, Al,
Thompson, Tom |
| Eagle restrictions rejected |
1995-05-18 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 18, 1995, p. 3 |
Zoning,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Baron, Marlene,
Eagle Food Centers Inc.,
Business - Grocery stores,
Rigoni, Al,
Fanfan, Emilio |
| More neighbors eye Eagle plans |
1995-05-18 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 18, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Baron, Marlene,
Eagle Food Centers Inc.,
McCabe, Frank,
Skokie - City planning,
Business - Grocery stores,
Rigoni, Al |
| Eagle store gets zoning |
1995-05-04 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, May 4, 1995, p. 3 |
Zoning,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Eagle Food Centers Inc.,
Oakridge Properties,
Business - Grocery stores,
Fairlanes Oakton Bowl |
| Eagle rezone flies |
1995-05-04 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, May 4, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Homer, Mort,
Zoning,
Chapman, Ed,
Eagle Food Centers Inc.,
Business - Grocery stores,
Fairlanes Oakton Bowl,
Fanfan, Emilio |
| Grocery site zoned despite traffic worries |
1995-04-27 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 27, 1995, p. 3 |
Zoning,
Skokie Plan Commission,
Eagle Food Centers Inc.,
Paradise, Morton,
Oakridge Properties,
Business - Grocery stores,
Fairlanes Oakton Bowl,
Gorell, Jacqueline,
Bienias, Jim |
| Eagle's proximity worries neighbors |
1995-04-27 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 27, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 10 |
Smith, Celeste,
Eagle Food Centers Inc.,
Langer, Seymour 'Sy',
Skokie - City planning,
Business - Grocery stores,
Fanfan, Emilio |
| Bowl sale rolls |
1995-03-16 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 16, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Real estate,
Big Apple Bagel,
Business - Restaurants and caterers,
David's Shoe Repair,
Eagle Food Centers Inc.,
Business - Grocery stores,
Fairlanes Oakton Bowl,
Taxco Restaurant,
Business - Service industry |
| Dominick's to close store near Skokie |
1995-02-09 |
None |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 9, 1995, p. 5 |
Dominick's Finer Foods,
Unions - United Food and Commercial Workers Union Local 1540,
Robertson, Cheryl,
Business - Grocery stores,
Unions |
| Woes not expected to delay Eagle store |
1995-01-12 |
None |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, January 12, 1995, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Eagle Food Centers Inc.,
Business - Grocery stores,
Fairlanes Oakton Bowl |
| New supermarket a turkey to bowlers |
1994-11-17 |
An Eagle grocery store will replace Fairlanes Bowling. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 17, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Eagle Country Market,
Business - Grocery stores,
Fairlanes Oakton Bowl |
| Supermarket to supplant bowling alley |
1994-11-10 |
An Eagle grocery store will replace Fairlanes Bowling. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, November 10, 1994, p. 3 |
Eagle Country Market,
Business - Grocery stores,
Fairlanes Oakton Bowl |
| Skokie Eagle has landed a TIF pad |
1994-11-10 |
An Eagle grocery store will replace Fairlanes Bowling. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 10, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Eagle Country Market,
Business - Grocery stores,
Fairlanes Oakton Bowl |
| Old A&P checking out |
1994-11-03 |
The old A&P on Church and East Prairie has been demolished. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 3, 1994, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
A&P,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Sprinklers help save Happy Foods |
1994-06-02 |
Major damage from a fire at Happy Foods was prevented by the sprinkler system. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 2, 1994, p. 3 |
Fires,
Business - Grocery stores,
Happy Foods |
| Sears site plan irks neighbors |
1993-09-30 |
Neighbors oppose the building of a grocery store on the Sears property on Skokie Boulevard. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 30, 1993, p. 3 |
Zoning,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Developers put grocery in mall mix |
1993-09-30 |
Neighbors oppose the building of a grocery store on the Sears property on Skokie Boulevard. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, September 30, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Zoning,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Organic-food war heating up nearby |
1993-08-05 |
Organic food sellers are vying for locations in Skokie and Niles. This citation is provided for research purposes, this issue of the Skokie Review is no longer available from the Skokie Public Library. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 5, 1993, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Business - Grocery stores,
Food and nutrition |
| Loyal customers acclaim Hungarian as the best |
1993-06-24 |
Hungarian Kosher Foods was voted the 1993 Skokie Merchant of the Year. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, June 24, 1993, p. 3 - this citation is provided for research purposes, this issue of the Skokie Review is not available from the Skokie Public Library |
Hungarian Kosher Foods,
Business - Grocery stores,
Skokie Merchant of the Year,
Awards, prizes, etc. |
| Second serving of acclaim for Slice of Life restaurant |
1992-11-12 |
the Slice of Life restaurant, Happy Foods, and Alexander's Variety placed 1st, 2nd, and 3rd in the annual Skokie Merchant of the Year Awards. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 12, 1992, Sec. 1, p. 3 |
Business - Retail,
Business - Restaurants and caterers,
Slice of Life,
Happy Foods,
Skokie Merchant of the Year,
Business - Grocery stores,
Awards, prizes, etc.,
Alexander's Variety Store |
| Stack closed |
1990-10-25 |
The Happy Foods store incinerator has been shut down by the Cook County Circuit Court Judge. Residents of Church Street area have been complaining about the incinerator for a long time. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, October 25, 1990, p. 3 |
Business - Grocery stores,
Happy Foods,
Pollution - Air |
| A sad day for Happy Foods |
1989-12-14 |
Fire completely destroyed the Happy Foods Store on Oakton Street on December 11. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 14, 1989, p. 3 |
Fires,
Business - Grocery stores,
Happy Foods |
| Stores pull Chilean fruit from shelves |
1989-03-16 |
Local stores have pulled all fruit from Chile off their shelves after a warning was issued that minute traces of cyanide were discovered in grapes shipped from Chile. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 16, 1989, p. 7 |
Public health,
Business - Grocery stores |
| No Title |
1988-12-13 |
Several food stores in Skokie have closed and residents are unhappy. The village has tried to entice at least one supermarket into the village by offering a tax incentive. |
Life - Skokie edition, Tuesday, December 13, 1988, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Business - Grocery stores,
Community development |
| A cupboard almost bare: Skokie faces problem of attracting major food stores |
1987-03-19 |
Skokie officials are trying to attract a major grocery store. The village has only two Jewel stores and a few smaller grocery stores. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, March 19, 1987, p. 5 |
Business - Grocery stores,
|
| Resident hopes to open village grocery store |
1986-02-20 |
A Skokie resident plans to open next month an all-purpose kosher grocery store at the corner of Oakton Street and Crawford Avenue. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, February 20, 1986, p. 3 |
Business - Grocery stores,
|
| Food for thought: 'More grocery stores needed |
1985-12-12 |
At last week's village board meeting, Skokie Library Board President Diana Hunter asked village officials to "aggressively search out" and attract a new grocery store to the village. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, December 12, 1985, p. 3 |
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Hunter, Diana,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Skokie bans sulfites on unpackaged foods |
1985-09-12 |
The Skokie Board of Trustees approved a law banning the use of sulfating agents on all unpackaged food items sold or served at supermarkets and restaurants in Skokie. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, September 12, 1985, p. 5 |
Public health,
Business - Restaurants and caterers,
Business - Grocery stores,
Laws and regulations |
| Skokie Health Department returns to pre-salmonella days |
1985-05-26 |
In the two month period since salmonella symptoms first appeared, the Skokie Health Department has followed up on 107 confirmed cases in the village. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, May 26, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public health,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Local health department confirms salmonella cases |
1985-04-18 |
According to the Skokie Health Department, 47 cases of salmonella have been confirmed in Skokie as of April 16. The cases are related to a problem with milk sold at Jewel. |
Skokie Review, Thursday, April 18, 1985, p. 15 |
Public health,
Business - Grocery stores |
| 47 salmonella cases reported in Skokie so far |
1985-04-18 |
Forty-seven of the confirmed cases of salmonella poisoning admitted to the Skokie Valley Community Hospital were Skokie residents. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, April 18, 1985, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Public health,
Skokie Valley Community Hospital,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Price marking issue still unresolved |
1984-01-08 |
The Consumer Affairs Commission held a public hearing on January 4 to discuss whether supermarkets should mark prices of canned goods on the shelf or on the individual cans. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, January 8, 1984, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Skokie Consumer Affairs Commission,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Consumers want cans marked |
1983-11-24 |
Joan Travis, chairman of the Consumers Affairs Commission, asked the Village Board to consider her request to require price marking on individual cans in grocery stores as opposed to shelf marking. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, November 24, 1983, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Skokie Consumer Affairs Commission,
Ordinances,
Travis, Joan Schiller,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Second Dominick's food store closes in Skokie |
1981-08-02 |
After 16 years at 9320 N. Skokie Blvd. the Dominick's Finer Food Chain is leaving Skokie. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, August 2, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Dominick's Finer Foods,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Butera store to open in July at Dominick's site on Oakton |
1981-06-04 |
The recently closed Dominick's store at 4020 W. Oakton will reopen as a Butera Food Store. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, June 4, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Dominick's Finer Foods,
Butera Food Store,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Dominick's on Crawford set to close |
1981-03-12 |
The village will lose at least one Dominick's store this year but a spokesman for the chain said he hopes to see the opening of a larger, more modern store near the Skokie/Evanston border by late 1981. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, March 12, 1981, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Dominick's Finer Foods,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Bring your own bag? Discount grocery stores recommended for Skokie |
1978-08-10 |
Skokie Consumer Affairs Commission is in favor of allowing discount food stores in Skokie. |
Life - Skokie edition, Thursday, August 10, 1978, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Skokie Consumer Affairs Commission,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Fire damages Market Place grocery store |
1977-11-27 |
Fire damages Market Place Food Center. |
Life - Skokie edition (Weekend edition), Sunday, November 27, 1977, Sec. 1, p. 1 |
Fires,
Business - Grocery stores,
Market Place |
| New Skokie Federal Bank |
1975-12-04 |
Skokie Federal Savings opens new in-store branch within the Jewel grocery store. |
The News, Thursday, December 4, 1975, p. 16 |
Skokie Federal Savings and Loan Association,
Business - Banks and banking,
Jewel,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Food stores told, 'price all items |
1975-05-01 |
Most food stores in Skokie ordered to price mark every item on their shelves. |
The News, Thursday, May 1, 1975, p. 4 |
Skokie Consumer Affairs Commission,
Business - Grocery stores |
| Consumers' guns go 'pop |
1975-04-17 |
Skokie Consumer Affairs Commission is against computers at check-out at super-markets. |
The News, Thursday, April 17, 1975, p. 4 |
Skokie Consumer Affairs Commission,
Skokie Board of Trustees,
Business - Grocery stores |
