Oak Brook couple adds flavor to summer

OAK BROOK — Anna Cox plans to do a lot of smiling this summer.

Cox and her husband, Mike, were “looking to do something different” when they decided to take a plunge into the world of selling flavored shaved ice.

It’s not just any flavored …

Spice shop closes in Hinsdale

HINSDALE — The Savory Spice Shop in downtown Hinsdale closed April 30 after about a year and half in business.

The store selling herbs, seasonings, extracts, baking ingredients and dressings was a franchise of a Denver-based company, and the first retail venture for owner David …

Oakbrook Center welcomes Fixtures Living

OAK BROOK — Fixtures Living, an retail concept specializing in premium lifestyle products for the home, has announced plans to open its first experiential showroom outside of California in Oakbrook Center.

Slated for spring, 2014, the showroom will be Fixtures Living’s fifth overall and the …

Coldwell Banker Hinsdale earns award

Arlene Storino, broker with the Hinsdale office of Coldwell Banker Residential Brokerage, has received awards for her accomplishments in 2012.

Storino received the award designation of International President’s Circle which is a group representing the top 8 percent of all sales associates internationally within Coldwell …

Whole Foods Hinsdale donates to Wellness House

Whole Foods Market Hinsdale recently donated 5 percent of its total sales for a Community Support Day to Wellness House.

Consumers were able to Shop for Support. This gesture resulted in a donation of $4,123 which will be used to support programs for cancer patients …

Burr Ridge holds first restaurant week

BURR RIDGE — Burr Ridge restaurant owners are inviting everyone out to dinner.

Thirteen local restaurants will offer special discounts and deals during the village’s first restaurant week, set for May 17–26.

“The goal is to educate the public around the whole greater area that …

Good Samaritan Hospital earns an A

Advocate Good Samaritan Hospital once again earned an “A” grade in patient safety from The Leapfrog Group, which released grades for 2,514 acute-care U.S. hospitals.

Letter grades of A, B, C, D and F are based on each hospital’s levels of infections, injuries and medical …

Former Ace CEO earns accolade

OAK BROOK — Ace Hardware’s former Chief Executive Officer Ray Griffith is to be inducted into the Home Channel News’ Hall of Fame during the Golden Hammer Awards ceremony.

Griffith, the retired from Ace Hardware, headquartered in Oak Brook, worked for the company in various …

Adventist Midwest Health names information officer

HINSDALE — sAdventist Midwest Health has named Thomas Schoenig its new regional chief information officer. With more than 20 years in health-care information systems leadership, Schoenig joined the organization after having served as chief information officer for a community hospital in Casper, Wyo.

“Being a …

McDonald’s to receive Pro Bono Service Award

OAK BROOK — McDonald’s Corporation, headquartered in Oak Brook, will receive the 2013 John C. McAndrews Pro Bono Service Award from the Illinois State Bar Association at the organization’s 137th Annual Meeting on June 21, at The Grand Geneva Resort in Lake Geneva, Wis.

The …