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Original Buona restaurant in Berwyn, Illinois (1981) The first Buona restaurant was opened in 1981 in Berwyn, Illinois, by Joe Buonavolanto Sr. and his wife Peggy. [5] [6] The two worked in the restaurant along with their sons Carlo, John, Joe Jr., Jimmy, Don, and their daughter, Joanne. [6]
Klas has served President George H. W. Bush and several Czech presidents. [14] [15] Judy Baar Topinka launched her campaign for Governor of Illinois at Klas in 2005. [16]In 2012, a reception in honor of the Prime Minister and Members of the Government of the Czech Republic was held at Klas, which was attended by Prime Minister of the Czech Republic Petr Nečas, First Deputy Prime Minister and ...
Berwyn has one of the world's largest laundromats, 13,500 square feet (1,250 m 2) in size, with 161 washers and 140 dryers, a kids' play area, big screen TVs, a bird sanctuary, and free pizza on Wednesday nights. [44] It incurred extensive damage from an electrical fire in 2004 but was rebuilt in early 2006.
3603 Highcrest Road, Rockford, 1949 Central Illinois Gas & Electric Building, 303 North Main, Rockford, 1929; Four Squires Building (former W.T. Grant Building), Rockford, 1920s
The Central Berwyn Bungalow Historic District is a residential historic district in Berwyn, Illinois. The district includes 1,358 contributing buildings, 1,109 of which are brick Chicago bungalows and another 156 of which are bungalows in other styles. The homes were built between 1900 and 1949, with the majority of them being built in the mid ...
The Berwyn Apartments is an apartment building at 3137 Oak Park Avenue, Berwyn, Illinois. Originally the Berwyn Hotel, the building was built in 1922, at a cost of $200,000 ($3,757,058 in today's dollars). [1] [2] 210 guests attended a dinner-dance marking its opening in 1923. [3]
The Berwyn Suburban Life is a weekly newspaper published on Wednesdays in Berwyn, Illinois. The paper covers news of Berwyn, Cicero , Forest View and Stickney in western Cook County . The Berwyn Suburban Life is published by Suburban Life Media and owned by Shaw Media .
As of 2007, there are still a few restaurants and diners that offer blue-plate specials under that name, sometimes on blue plates, but it is a vanishing tradition. A collection of 1930s prose gives this definition: "A Blue Plate Special is a low-priced daily diner special — a main course with all the fixins , a daily combo, a square for two ...