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Monday, January 14, 2013

Portillo’s Emerges as Readers' Choice for Office Depot Space

In latest Patch poll, readers got to pick other and that turned out to be Portillo’s.

Have you ever seen a poll where you were cheering for “other” to win? For those with that wish it was granted by the survey Patch conducted to gauge reader interest in a tenant for the former Office Depot space near the intersection of Waukegan and Lake Cook Roads. Earlier: Poll: What Should Replace Office Depot Of the 14 people who responded to the poll, six chose “other” with five hoping for a food store, two for a computer center and one for a food operation. Six readers were able to personify “other” and it has a name: Portillo’s. Though he has concerns about the location, Forest Barbieri is one of them. He thinks the business must be a destination location and thinks Portillo’s fits the bill. “I agree something family oriented would …

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12:22 pm on Thursday, January 17, 2013

It's adorable when someone calling themselves 'Dr' shows their ignorance so blatantly. Call any Portillo's... their hot dogs are from Vienna.   more ›

Sunday, October 17, 2010

Yu, Doubles Teams Advance to State

The Glenbrook North girls' tennis team won the Maine East sectional and had champions in singles and doubles.

It was a good day. Those were the words of Glenbrook North girls tennis coach Peggy Holecek after her team won the Maine East Sectional in Park Ridge. Senior Hanna Yu won the singles title and the team of Anna Zelechonok and Katrine Zhadovich beat teammates Miriam Michelson and Lisa Silshtut in the doubles final. Not one of the GBN players lost a set until the teammates played each other in the doubles final. Safe to say, that's a very good day. To celebrate, Holecek—who is now in her seventh year of coaching girls tennis at GBN—took the team to nearby Portillo's. The Spartans won the sectional with 32 points, finishing ahead of Maine South's 25 and Glenbrook South's 21. GBN finished seventh in state last year and is capable of making a …

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