0 Business The national retailer will be donating the funds to nearby Fulton Elementary at its ribbon cutting ceremony Friday. Yasmeen Sheikah Patch Staff Posted Reply TINLEY PARK, IL — Just in time for fall, the new Burlington location in the remodeled Tinley Park Plaza will open this Friday, according to a news release from the national retailer. Burlington was formerly located around the corner at 7061 W. 159th St. The national retailer, now located at 16001 S. Harlem Ave., is known for its "amazing deals," and affordable products. The new store's hours are Monday-Sunday, 8a.m to 11 p.m. The grand opening event will feature a ribbon cutting ceremony, and the first 100 customers — aged 18 and up — will receive a $5 bonus card to be used towards their purchase. On Saturday, customers will receive a free Burlington umbrella at the location, while supplies last, no purchase necessary. "Our goal is to … [Read more...]

By Michael Hurley , CBS Boston BOSTON (CBS) — The Patriots are 0-1. The Jets are 0-1. We think they’ll end up in different places by the end of the season. But as of now, we can’t know for sure. Sunday afternoon, though, will provide an opportunity for the Patriots to show that they are indeed in a class above the lowly Jets, who went 2-14 last year and who haven’t been to the playoffs since 2010 — several lifetimes ago in NFL years. A blowout win for New England is no given, as last year’s last-second game-winning field goal from Nick Folk in the Meadowlands showed. But with several significant upgrades across the board for the Patriots, and with a rookie quarterback and rookie head coach at work in New Jersey, the Patriots should be able to roll to their first win of the year. Alas, there’s a reason they play the games. Here’s what to watch for when this one kicks off on Sunday afternoon. The Rookies Mac Jones, Zach Wilson (Photos by Fred Kfoury … [Read more...]

BEIJING — The call to action shot across mobile phones and Internet chat sites, urging people to converge on 13 Chinese cities to demand an end to corruption, inflation and the strictures of authoritarian rule. “The Chinese people do not have the patience to wait any longer,” said one message. The anonymous organizers got a sizable turnout — but in China, most of those who poured into squares and shopping centers were police officers and plainclothes security agents. Two months of upheaval in the Mideast have cast doubt on the staying power of all authoritarian governments. But in China calls for change are so far being met with political controls wielded by authorities who, even during a period of rising prosperity and national pride, have not taken their staying power for granted. The nearly instantaneous deployment of the police to prevent even notional gatherings in big cities the past two weeks is just one example of what Chinese officials call “stability maintenance.” This … [Read more...]

TWO years ago, Ellen Stewart, the founder and longtime impresario of La MaMa Experimental Theater Club in the East Village, was speaking to her entire staff at a nearby restaurant when she dropped a bombshell. “Mia,” she said, “will be the new me.” That would be Mia Yoo, who, while it was widely understood was being groomed as a successor, had no idea this announcement was coming. She was so stunned that she promptly ran out the door. “ ‘Oh my God,’ I said, ‘it’s my kid’s bedtime!’ “ she recalled, laughing during a recent interview in the Ellen Stewart Theater, the largest of the three spaces at La MaMa. The flamboyant Ms. Stewart, who died in January at 91, may have been known as the mama, giving the 50-year old downtown institution its name and identity, but Ms. Yoo, 40, and now its artistic director, is more likely to refer to herself as a mother. “I am not the mama,” she said. “Now the institution is.” Replacing a founder, whether it’s a Joseph Papp or a Steve Jobs, is … [Read more...]

Colorado Gov. Jared Polis, the country’s first openly gay man to be elected to the position, and his fiancee Marlon Reis tied the knot Wednesday in Boulder during a traditional Jewish ceremony, wearing dapper vegan suits created by a Denver-based designer. A.J. Machete, co-owner of Machete & Sons, worked with the couple to design custom tuxedos that harken to the style of the 1920s and ‘30s. The pants, with straight and crisp lines, were paired with collared vests that featured a high neckline and jackets with art deco-inspired detailing on the cuffs, Machete said. One of the more unique aspects of the tuxedos is that they are vegan, in alignment with Reis’ vegan lifestyle and work as an animal rights advocate. According to Machete, many traditional menswear items are made with animal products. “Almost all suits are made from wool. The inside fabrics that give it structure are often made from goat or horsehair. Buttons are mostly made from buffalo horns or shells,” … [Read more...]