East Coast grocer to open in Lincoln Park Hospital By: Micah Maidenberg Boutique grocer Mrs. Green’s Natural Market plans to open a store in a development on the site of the former Lincoln Park Hospital, ending a long search for the project’s developer. Mrs. Green’s, a unit of Irvington, N.Y.-based Natural Markets Food Group, signed […]

In remembrance of the old-time coffeeshop By: Ashley Boncimino and Lorene Yue There’s no shortage of chic brunch spots in Chicago, but downtown’s share of cheap, authentic diners is shrinking. The latest casualty: Ohio House Coffee Shop, a River North classic with more than 50 years of history. It will close at the end of […]

Saks closing Mag Mile men’s store, combining with flagship By: Micah Maidenberg Saks Inc. is closing its standalone men’s store on North Michigan Avenue, teeing up a $5 million renovation of its department store across the street. New York-based Saks is jettisoning the 36,000-square-foot men’s store at 717 N. Michigan Ave. after a roughly 15-year […]