Thursday’s Child – January 5, 2012

Oak Park's Fly Bird

Oak Park's Fly Bird

 

Noted and fashionable retailer Fly Bird is in danger of closing, long time owner – Julia Nash, to depart.  What a shame that one of the retailer of some of the most inventive and stylish gifts and functional art is having trouble staying in business. Oak Park’s Fly Bird goes up for sale.

Zoraida Sambolin, the former WMAQ-Ch. 5 news anchor

Zoraida Sambolin, the former WMAQ-Ch. 5 news anchor

 

Zoraida Sambolin, the former WMAQ-Ch. 5 news anchor has listed her six-bedroom, architecturally significant house in Oak Park for $1.8 million.  Known as the Erwin House, the 5,288-square-foot house, which was designed by architect George W. Maher (1864-1926) and sits in Oak Park’s Estate District.  The house has five baths, a grand foyer with a fireplace, a three-tier staircase with art glass windows, a wraparound porch and a kitchen with a granite island and pizza oven.  The property sits on a 0.40-acre lot.  We wish Ms Sambolin and her husband luck and a quick sale.  Zoraida Sambolin lists Oak Park house for $1.8 million.

After the Holiday Parties, are your furnishings looking a little… pekid?  No worries!  Macy’s Inc. says it will close their Bloomingdale’s home and furnishings store in Oak Brook.  Clearance sales will begin at the stores Sunday and run for 10 weeks.  Macy’s to close Oak Brook Bloomingdale’s.

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