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George Kourafas

Tuesday, May 1, 2012

What Should Move in?

Poll Results: Readers Voted for a New Business to Move Next to the Library

More than half voted for the clear winner.

A few weeks ago we asked readers what type of business they would like to see move into the empty retail space at 1473 Ellinwood Ave., which is next to the Des Plaines library. As of May 1, 103 readers voted in the poll between a café, coffee shop, copy/shipping store and juice bar. The winner, with 61 votes, 59 percent of the total, was a coffee shop. In second place was a café. To view all the results, click the “View Results” button to the right of the “Submit” button at the bottom of the poll. Earlier: Find out what type of business readers voted should move into the Metropolitan Square space formerly occupied by Coldstone Creamery. Reader Nancy Nalbandian added in the comments section, “What I would really like to see is a Caribou …

Sherry Brunton

12:30 am on Wednesday, May 2, 2012

As for a healty place to eat they had Froots in Metropolitan Sq. Also gone.   more ›

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