Business Comings & Goings: Tenth Planet 'Beamed Up' in New Digs

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The Tenth Planet comic book store moved Feb. 1 into new digs at 9736 Southwest Highway in Oak Lawn. “We moved for economic reasons,” said co-owner Paul Figura. “The space is a little smaller but the rent is better.” Figura said that despite the move to smaller quarters, he and his partner, Dan Matteson, would like to open a couple of more stores. “They’d have to be in areas that don’t already have a comic book store,” he said. “People in this business tend to be very territorial.” Fugura and Matteson each oversee a different part of the business, which was founded in Oak Lawn in 1990 and that they have owned since 2006. “I take care of the comics while Dan oversees the games part of the business,” Figura said. The store has two employees …

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Business Comings & Goings: Leona’s Closes on 95th Street

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Leona’s restaurant closed over the weekend at 6616 W. 95th St. in Oak Lawn. The move was part of the 63-year-old chain’s retooling that includes shutting down its Hop Haus gastropub, moving a city location, closing two of its suburban locations and selling its headquarters and production facility at 3931 S. Leavitt St. in Chicago. Chicago Real Estate Daily reported that northwest Indiana-based Texas Corral Grill & Saloon had signed a lease for the Oak Lawn building, but a manager at the steakhouse’s Highland, Ind., location refused to comment and referred calls to the corporate office, which were not returned. Calls to the former Oak Lawn Leona's location are being forwarded to the Calumet City location, where a manager said half of the …

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2:20 pm on Saturday, March 2, 2013

Ahmen, Oak Lawn residents did put up with bad service and crappy food !   more ›

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Oak Lawn Comic Book Store Fights Back Despite Slumping Economy

Tenth Planet escapes the earthly bounds of 95th Street offering comics, collectibles and game nights.

In the original Spiderman, Peter Parker’s uncle advises him that, “With great power comes great responsibility.” Nobody understands that better than Paul Figura, manager-turned-owner of Tenth Planet, a comic specialty store located in the heart of Oak Lawn. Though he loves the interaction between customers, he admits owning his own store requires extra super powers, like time management and organization. Tenth Planet recently celebrated its 21st anniversary and carries everything from comic books, T-shirts, collectibles and more. Better yet are the daily gaming nights where people gather to test their skills in fantasy role-playing games.   Oak Lawn Patch: Tell us about Tenth Planet's history in Oak Lawn? Figura: John Cavallone opened …

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