The Great Escape Opens First Superstore in Orland Park

The Great Escape has opened its first superstore in Orland Park.

By Bob Bong
Southland Savvy

Home leisure retailer The Great Escape has opened its first superstore in the former Linens-n-Things at 15854 S. LaGrange Road in Orland Park.

“It’s a soft opening because we’re not 100 percent complete,” store manager Jason Swinson said last week. “We’ll have our grand opening in a couple of weeks, but we wanted to be open in time for Mother’s Day.”

Swinson said the new store also is home to Chicago Home Fitness boutique, which moved from its former location at 14934 S. LaGrange Road. Swinson said The Great Escape acquired the fitness chain last year and is integrating those stores into its Great Escape locations.

Also new to the Orland store, Swinson said, is a concept store within a store for Jacuzzi spas.

Swinson said the store also has cutting edge technology for backyard planning.

“We have a Tropitone Design Center that uses a computer to design a backyard layout based on your particulars,” he said. “It plans everything down to the fabric and colors.”

In addition, the store has a huge selection of grills, pools and patio sets, he said.

“We have 150 patio sets on display,” Swinson said. “A regular store might have 40 sets on display. We also have three pools on display.”

The Great Escape store at 7787 W. 159th St. in Tinley Park will remain open as a closeout store and pool chemical store, Swinson said.

For information, call 708-403-2160 or visit The Great Escape or Chicago Home Fitness.

Law Office Opens in Tinley

The Law Office of Krydnski & Frigo, 18311 N. Creek Drive, Suite G, Tinley Park, will host an open house and ribbon cutting for the Tinley Park and Orland Park chambers of commerce starting at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday, May 15. The ribbon cutting will take place at 5 p.m. Let's Do Lunch will provide refreshments.

Vein Clinics Open House

Vein Clinics of America will hold an open house from 5:30-7:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 16, to celebrate the opening of its new Orland Park office at 14225 S. 95th Avenue, Suite 45S.

Sbarro Opens in Lincoln Oasis

Sbarro, a fast-food Italian restaurant usually found in shopping mall food courts has opened in the Lincoln Oasis in South Holland on the Illinois Tollway (Interstates 80/294). The restaurant features Italian entrees, pasta, salads and pizza. It is open daily from 6 a.m. to 8 p.m.

GNC Opens in New Lenox

GNC opened a health store recently at 2532 E. Lincoln Highway in New Lenox in the former Elizabeth Jade Salon. Hours are Monday through Friday from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m., Saturdays from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and Sundays from noon to 5 p.m. It’s the retailer’s 16th store in the Southland. For information, call 815- 462-0092 or visit GNC.

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