Giving Credit Where It's Due: Palos' Small Businesses

In honor of Small Business Saturday and Thanksgiving, Patch asks: Which local shops and services are you most thankful for?

Whether's it's a hot cup of coffee before getting on the train in the morning, a fantastic massage or a dry cleaner who always manages to resurrect your favorite suit, there are products and services in almost everyone's routine that make life in Palos a little better. To honor Small Business Saturday (Nov. 26) and Thanksgiving, Patch is asking you to post the products, businesses and practitioners in the Palos area that you couldn't live without. Is it breakfast at Royalberry Waffle House? A burger from Joe Daniel's? A great haircut at Salon L? A pizza from Durbin's? Flowers from Chalet Florist? The possibilities are endless. Post your 'thank you' messages to Palos-area store owners and practitioners below. They deserve it. Like Palos …

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Who Do You Trust With Your Furnace?

Before the chill sets in, you should think about checking your heating system. Recommend your favorite business that fixes furnaces.

If you still thought summer was lingering, last night probably killed that line of wishful thinking. Now that temperatures are dropping, homeowners are beginning to remember that the thermostat on the wall isn't just for cooling the house. But what happens when you turn up the heat, and you find out your furnace is on the fritz? No one wants to go long with a bad furnace during cold temperatures. That's why Patch is asking readers to recommend their favorite business that handles furnaces and other household heating and cooling needs. Give a shout out to that shop by writing a review in our Patch Places business directory. Think of your recommendation as a public service, telling residents the best places to go in Palos Heights, Palos Park…

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New Owners Eye Caprio's Pizza

The Palos Heights pizza joint is going through some changes.

Royalberry Takes Breakfast Alfresco

The waffle house recently opened a new outdoor patio that has customers thrilled.

Just in time for a cool fall to descend on Palos Heights, Royalberry Waffle House has added to the City's outdoor dining options. While on a visit overseas in July, restaurant co-owner Frank Salman saw a breakfast place with outdoor seating and decided he wanted to have the same thing. "The next day after I came back, I went and talked to an architect, I talked to the City, got bids for a concrete and a fence company," Salman said. Read more: What's the Best Breakfast Spot in Palos? The patio officially opened on Monday. Feedback from customers has been overwhelmingly positive, Salman said. "They love it. People that come in say 'It's beautiful, it's great. We really need something like this in Palos Heights,'" Salman said. Eight tables of…

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