Crain's Chicago Business back issues from August 2007:
Republic's homogeneous take on Pan-Asian cuisine; Wide variety on solid menu, but few standouts.(The Business of Life)(Republic Pan-Asian Restaurant and Lounge)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: ALISON NEUMER LARA Republic Pan-Asian Restaurant & Lounge, which opened its 300-seat bi-level space in May, claims to draw inspiration from the tables of Thailand, Vietnam, Japan, China, Mongolia and Korea. That's a wide area to cover authentically, and the ...
Destination Edinburgh, Scotland.(The Business of Life)
Aug 06, 2007 ... Byline: Anne Ford GET AWAY: Maybe it's all the rain that makes Edinburgh such a great city for reading. This time of year, drier, sunnier weather means visitors can take literary excursions such as Mercat Tours' Writers by the Mile tour to see sites associated with local ...
Crain's Picks.(The Business of Life)(calendar of festivals)(Calendar)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: Margaret Littman MUSIC Fiona Apple and Nickel Creek at Ravinia Festival 400 Iris Lane Highland Park (847) 266-5100 www.ravinia.org 8 p.m. Friday Tickets: $15, $45 Progressive music will fill ...
A Catch-22 in the West Loop; Residents want retail, not changes it would bring.(Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: SARAH A. KLEIN Stephanie Turner has lived in the West Loop for six years, before there was a Starbucks or a Dominick's or a Blockbuster. "I had to get in my car and drive to Union Station for coffee,'' she says. Ms. Turner still laments a lack of retail in ...
Clarification.(Correction notice)
Aug 06, 2007 ... An At Deadline news item July 30 should have made clear that beginning in June 2010, Commonwealth Edison Co. will ...
Hospitals up charity care; Critics not impressed with bigger numbers for treating the poor.(News)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: MIKE COLIAS Scrutinized for their charitable practices, Chicago-area hospitals doled out more free medical care for the poor last year, but not enough to silence critics. The area's 20 largest hospitals and health systems boosted spending on charity care by ...
Rolling the dice on real estate; Seen & noted.(The Business of Life)(Brief article)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: Kevin Davis Aspiring real estate investors have been turning to a board game to learn how to cash in on the housing slump. Throughout the area, organizers are planning Cashflow 101 parties to play the game that teaches real estate investing and financing. ...
Dubious Dems; EMANUEL, OBAMA COLLECT BIG MONEY FROM PRIVATE-EQUITY FIRMS FIGHTING TAX HIKE.(Greg Hinz)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: Greg Hinz In seizing control of Congress last year and hoping to win the White House next year, Democrats have presented themselves as the champions of change, the party that will shake up politics and return tax balance so that America has the resources it needs to deal ...
White bread in Chicago; Few mom-and-pop shops, but plenty of tourists.(Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: SARAH A. KLEIN When Jim Coffou and his wife, Sara, moved from Wicker Park to Streeterville in 2005, they traded a 120-year-old house for a modern, 3,500-square-foot condominium at 415 N. Water St., with spectacular views of Lake Michigan and a $1.2-million price tag. The ...
The methodology.(Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
Aug 06, 2007 ... Byline: Sarah A. Klein Crain's used demographic data from Troy, N.Y.-based global mapping company Pitney Bowes MapInfo Corp. to determine the combined purchasing power of residents in all Chicago neighborhoods. Purchasing power was calculated by multiplying the median household ...
A challenge to Mr. Peanut.(This Week)
Aug 06, 2007 ... Byline: David Sterrett Kraft Foods' Mr. Peanut will soon have a new rival, according to Eric Katzman, an industry analyst with Deutsche Bank in New York. He writes in a note to investors that J. M ....
The education of Billy Dec; King of buzz studies, suits up in quest for business respect.(The Business of Life)(Rockit Ranch Productions)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: SHIA KAPOS Billy Dec is looking for more than a good time. The ever-smiling king of Chicago's club scene is on a self-improvement kick. He's studying management at Harvard Business School. He's making connections on the city's civic and political scenes. He ...
At deadline.
Aug 06, 2007 ... Ryerson takes aim at hedge fund Ryerson is accusing an Alabama hedge fund of trying to get control of the Chicago metals distributor on the cheap. "We see this as an attempt by Harbinger (Capital Partners) to take control . . . without paying stockholders anything,'' Ryerson ...
For the record; Week ended 8.3.07.(FTR)(The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago appoints Charles Evans)(Nike settles race discrimination lawsuit)(Huron Consulting Group acquired by Callaway Partners LLC )
Aug 06, 2007 ... The Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago named its research director, Charles Evans, its new president. Mr. Evans joined the Chicago Fed as an economist in 1991; he will take over Sept. 1 after Michael Moskow, 69, retires. Nike reached a $7.6-million settlement in a class-action ...
Kennedys back condo-hotel plan.(Top Story)
Aug 06, 2007 ... A joint venture that includes the Kennedy family aims to transform a long-vacant riverside property west of the Merchandise Mart known as Wolf Point into a massive project anchored by an 89-story skyscraper and three high-rises containing 850 condominiums, 650 apartments, 350 hotel rooms ...
Canning group the favorite for futures traders.(News)
Aug 06, 2007 ... Byline: Ann Saphir Even without information about the war chests of potential Chicago Cubs bidders, futures traders are already placing bets. A group led by John Canning is the odds-on favorite, with a 55% chance of winning the auction, based on futures contracts ...
Mr. Cub steps up to the plate; Banks reaches out to bidders as Tribune nears sale of team.(News)(Chicago Cubs bidding)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: GREGORY MEYER While teams form to bid for the Chicago Cubs, one would-be owner is still looking for a roster spot: beloved Cubs icon Ernie Banks. The Hall of Famer known as Mr. Cub recently reached out to at least three groups preparing bids for the team, one ...
Cat snared in D.C. Dems throw free-trade agenda-Peoria giant's top priority-into reverse.(News)(Caterpillar Inc.)(Washington, D.C., United States)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: BOB TITA Caterpillar Inc.'s free-trade drive has hit a brick wall on Capitol Hill. Trade pacts with Panama, Peru, Colombia and South Korea have been at the top of the Peoria company's lobbying agenda. The deals would eliminate those countries' tariffs on ...
Datebook.(Calendar)
Aug 06, 2007 ... THIS WEEK AUG. 7: Career Resource Center Inc. presents Blackbelt Techniques for Job Seekers. 7 p.m. Career Resource Center, Grove Cultural Campus, 40 E. Old Mill Road, Suite 105, Lake Forest. Fee: $40. (847) 295-5626. AUG. 8: Women's Business Development Center ...
Very light jets aim at biz fliers; Corporate charters bet on lower cost over untested demand.(News)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: PAUL MERRION A new air taxi service is landing in the Chicago area, using a new type of aircraft that promises to slash the cost of traveling by private corporate jet. But as a business model, will it fly? Around the world, at least a half-dozen ...
Trump's inside jobs; Tower's rising, but the insides need work, too.(Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: JOHN T. SLANIA Construction on the Trump International Hotel & Tower reached a milestone when workers recently completed the 27th floor-the top of the hotel portion of the project. It wasn't just a symbolic benchmark: The hotel, scheduled to open in December, will be the ...
Joined at the hip; Meet the "Twin Bills" of Trump Tower; Q&A William Schrimpl and William Boschelli.(Focus: Commercial Real Estate)(Interview)
Aug 06, 2007 ... Byline: JOHN T. SLANIA Their nicknames are the "Twin Bills,'' and for good reason. William Schrimpl, 56, and William Boschelli, 49, are almost always side-by-side on the construction site of Trump International Hotel & Tower in Chicago. As supervisors for Bovis Lend Lease Inc., ...
Gatorade takes gamble on low-cal version; 'Off-the-field hydrator' needs reason to drink it.(News)(PepsiCo Inc plans ti introduce sports drink)
Aug 06, 2007 ... Byline: BETH SNYDER BULIK Brand consultant Rob Frankel is flummoxed by Gatorade's plan to market a low-calorie electrolyte beverage for athletes when they're not exercising. "Why would I need Gatorade at my book-club meeting?'' he says. PepsiCo Inc.'s Gatorade owns a ...
It takes more than a village; UIC has built it, but will retail ever come?(Focus: Commercial Real Estate)(University of Illinois at Chicago)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: SARAH A. KLEIN Unlike many new Chicago neighborhoods, University Village had the benefit of central planning. Springing up between 2000 and 2007, the 32-acre area south of the University of Illinois at Chicago campus had a single owner-the university-and its developers ...
When parking is, yes, a joke; South Loop struggles with success.(Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: SARAH A. KLEIN Michael Panozzo, who opened an Italian deli and grocery on Michigan Avenue in the South Loop two months ago, likes to tell the story of the woman who called to ask if his store had complimentary parking. "I said, `Lady, if you can find a parking space ...
Take a balanced approach to Illinois budget; Your view.(Opinion)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: Laurence Msall Laurence Msall is president of the Civic Federation in Chicago. As our state government wobbles into its tenth week of overtime, the path to meeting the constitutional requirement of a balanced budget seems to elude too many of our officials ....
McD's tall order: Reduce mistakes; New registers designed to improve accuracy.(News)(McDonald's Corp.)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: DAVID STERRETT McDonald's Corp. is testing a cash register aimed at cutting down the number of wrong orders, a problem that puts it near the back of the pack in rankings of fast-food drive-thrus. The register, now in 10,000 of McDonald's 32,000 restaurants, ...
IT'S HOT -- NOW WHAT? Do hot new neighborhoods lead to new business opportunities? Not in Chicago. Here's why.(Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: Sarah A. Klein You'd think rapidly gentrifying and expanding neighborhoods would be good for business. After all, affluent residents have money to burn on food, entertainment and professional services. But a Crain's investigation of four booming neighborhoods in ...
Paper Source set to grow at a faster clip; Private-equity purchase means hitting 100 shops.(News)(Brentwood Associates)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: MONEE FIELDS-WHITE Susan Lindstrom, founder of Chicago-based Paper Source Inc., says she had taken the business as far as she could after expanding to 21 stores nationwide. So she worked with a couple of investment banks to find buyers who could move the ball farther. ...
BLUE-SKY DAYS FOR MANSUETO'S MAGS; Entrepreneur's touch-and his millions-help revive struggling business pubs.(News)(Mansueto Ventures LLC)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: STEVEN R. STRAHLER Joe Mansueto is on vacation this week, taking a break from his Morningstar Inc. CEO duties at his woodsy retreat in Michigan. But for Mr. Mansueto, vacation means kicking back with another business: He'll spend part of the week setting 2008 strategy ...
BULLS MAY BE DOWN, BUT NOT NECESSARILY OUT; A Conversation with Money Manager Steve Hefter.(Markets)(Hefter Leshem Margolis Capital Management Group)(Interview)(Brief article)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: Daniel Rome Levine Steve Hefter, 53, managing director of investments, Hefter Leshem Margolis Capital Management Group, Deerfield Experience: 25 years Assets under management: $1 billion Crain's: Is the bull market in U.S. stocks coming ...
Gum's off-season coup; Wrigley scores sponsor role with N.Y. Nets.(News)(Brief article)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: JEREMY MULLMAN Pro-sports franchises are forever seeking more stuff to sell to would-be sponsors, to the point where it seems no beer, bleacher area, gate giveaway or halftime entertainment is left unbranded. Even against that backdrop, basketball's New Jersey ...
INDIAN LAKES RESORT.(The Business of Life)
Aug 06, 2007 ... 250 W. Schick Road Bloomingdale (630) 529-6466 www.golfindianlakes.com Length: 6,919 yards (Blackhawk Trace) Rating: 73.1 Slope: 133 Director of golf: Tom Denklau Green fee: $73, cart included, at ...
Long list of losers in budget standoff; Transit, schools brace for funds to start drying up.(News)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: GREG HINZ Commuters, parents and thousands of state vendors are about to feel the impact of the failure to pass a new state budget in Springfield, even as lawmakers continue efforts that, at least so far, have been the political equivalent of building sand castles in the ...
After the boom; Need to know.(Focus: Commercial Real Estate)(Brief article)
Aug 06, 2007 ... Chicago's up-and-coming neighborhoods are full of new residents, but as commercial development lags . . . is there anything to do? Need to know: 21.3%: Increase in the number of households in Chicago's South Loop neighborhood between 2000 and 2007. 21.2%: ...
City's pension plans a recipe for disaster; Our view.(Opinion)
Aug 06, 2007 ... Mayor Richard M. Daley is risking a financial meltdown in the city's pension plans. As Greg Hinz reported on ChicagoBusiness.com last week ("City's pension funds growing weaker,'' July 27), the unfunded liabilities of pension plans covering city workers grew by $2 billion to ...
LAST CALL; Smoking ban marks end of an era for cigar lovers.(News)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: H. LEE MURPHY AND MEGHAN STREIT Jonathan Malm is preparing to snuff out a tradition. Like many others, the Des Plaines real estate developer has for years capped off an evening of deal-making at local steakhouses such as Gibsons and Sullivan's by lighting up a ...
Making Connections; Info Junkie.(The Business of Life)(Brief article)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: Christina Le Beau David Weinstein, 36, president of the non-profit Chicagoland Entrepreneurial Center and a fixture among local Democrats, is a hyper guy, so before a big presentation, he grabs a newspaper. "Reading calms me down.'' Other outlets: Business ...
`Solidly grounding' Night Ministry's programs; SPOTLIGHT Paul Hamann.(People)
Aug 06, 2007 ... Byline: Lorene Yue Job: President, since July 1, of the Night Ministry, a Chicago program that provides shelters and health outreach to homeless and at-risk youth. Vitals: 41 years old; bachelor's degree in psychology and teaching English as a second language, Ohio ...
Indian Lakes ready for upgrade; Challenging Blackhawk course worth the trip.(The Business of Life)
Aug 06, 2007 ... Byline: H. LEE MURPHY No golfer likes to see courses threatened, but in the case of Indian Lakes Resort in Bloomingdale, perhaps some sacrifice is in order. Indian Lakes' owner, First Hospitality Group Inc. of Des Plaines, is asking village officials to approve a plan ...
On the move.(People)(Michael Wujciak appointed at Johnsson Group Inc.)(William R. Dodds appointed at Northern Trust Corp.)(Holly Hughes appointed at Fifth Third Bank)(Brief article)
Aug 06, 2007 ... FINANCIAL SERVICES Charter One Bank N.A., Cleveland: Donald Spoelhof, 48, to senior vice-president and regional manager for the Illinois far Southeast region, in Orland Hills, from regional manager at Fifth Third Bank Chicago. Cochlan Group Inc., Chicago: Glen C ....
Ghosts of the Chicago blues; Historic neighborhood struggles with renewal.(Focus: Commercial Real Estate)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: Stuart Luman What: A historic Bronzeville building, built in the '20s, is being rehabbed for retail and office space amid a burst of community redevelopment Where: 708 E. 47th St. How big: 15,000 square feet on two floors and a 20-space parking ...
Warehouse sale?(Markets)(First Industrial Realty Trust Inc.)
Aug 06, 2007; ... Byline: Eddie Baeb First Industrial Realty Trust Inc., one of the nation's largest warehouse and factory property owners, looks like a takeover candidate amid a buyout boom that's plucked dozens of real estate investment trusts from the public market. A lagging share ...
Inching toward public debut; 8 Illinois firms have IPOs on the horizon despite a recent bumpy launch for Orbitz.(Markets)(Initial Public Offering)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: STEVEN R. STRAHLER At least eight Chicago-area companies are moving toward their public debuts as IPO markets perk up from a recent slumber. Local firms believed to be weighing initial public offerings include broker and investment bank Advanced Equities ...
Motorola exec signals new focus; Cell phone prez Reed known for cost-cutting.(News)(Stuart Reed)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: PAUL MERRION Facing pressure to jazz up its designs and step up marketing, Motorola Inc. has a surprising answer for curing its ailing cell phone business. The company last month tapped Stuart Reed, 45, who has spent his entire career in supply chain ...
The darker side of development; Going where others can't, or won't, tread.(Focus: Small Business)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: MARK SCHEFFLER When thinking of ideal places for business, few would choose countries with zero infrastructure that are roamed by gun-runners and ruled by corrupt "presidents for life.'' Yet it's in these "frontier'' markets that Peter Schauer has carved his ...
The China (doll) syndrome; Be wary when choosing to hire a foreign broker.(Focus: Small Business)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: MARK SCHEFFLER "Too fat and too short.'' That was the state of the toy Michael Perry's Hong Kong agent had produced for him at a factory outside Shanghai. As he looked down on the sorry object, the Forest Park entrepreneur realized he had an even bigger ...
When in Rome, do you need a Roman? The daunting task of finding local talent to run overseas operations.(Focus: Small Business)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: MARK SCHEFFLER How do you say "help wanted'' in Hindi, Mandarin or Norwegian? If you're going global, you'd better find out. You're going to need to find the right employees to run your overseas operations. As a primer on how to think about hiring ...
PUTTING SARA LEE BACK TOGETHER; Can Barnes, deputy unite jumbled units to run 'like a normal company'?(News)(Company overview)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: DAVID STERRETT Terrified of heights, Stephen Cerrone decided to climb Kilimanjaro, the highest mountain in Africa. Having survived that hike, lugging a 20-pound pack up 19,000 feet in gusty winds and freezing cold, Mr. Cerrone has lined up another challenge: ...
CREDIT CRUNCH MAY SEND U.S. INTO RECESSION; A Conversation With Money Manager Bob Acri.(Markets)(Interview)(Brief article)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: Daniel Rome Levine Bob Acri, 50, principal, Kenilworth Asset Management LLC, Kenilworth Experience: 25 years Assets under management: $400 million Crain's: What do you see ahead for U.S. stocks and the economy? Mr. Acri: I ...
A Stone rolls into China deal scene; Former cardboard king hunts acquisitions via IPO.(News)
Aug 13, 2007 ... Byline: BOB TITA After convincing investors to trust him with $120 million, Roger Stone wants them to let him spend $300 million of their money in China. Mr. Stone, ex-CEO of Chicago's Stone Container Corp., and Richard Tan, founder of a business conglomerate in ...
FASHION SHOPS MAG MILE; After surge of gadget merchants, trendy apparel retailers are back.(News)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: EDDIE BAEB and THOMAS A. CORFMAN Fashion is in again on the Magnificent Mile. After a time when it seemed like most new retailers coming to North Michigan Avenue were either electronics stores or the type of big-box shops that clog suburbia, several trendy ...
Chicago knows Polo: RL has its eye on NY; Taking names.(The Business of Life)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: Shia Kapos When RL opened more than a decade ago next to the flagship Ralph Lauren Polo store on the Magnificent Mile, it was managed by New Yorkers as an Italian restaurant. It went over with a thud and there were hints it might close. Then the reins were ...
Hedge fund flap hits Huizengas; Prominent family's suit highlights pitfalls of risky investments.(News)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: ANN SAPHIR The wealth manager for the Huizengas, among Chicago's most prominent families, says it got a reassuring update from one of the biggest local hedge funds in June of last year. The update included a chart showing that the fund, in which the family ...
SchoolKidz gets itself noticed; Seller of customized student supplies draws new competition, suitor.(News)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: JOHN T. SLANIA SchoolKidz.com has devised a way to deliver customized school supplies to students nationwide. Now it's attracting the attention of competitors large and small. At the time of year when parents and children are scurrying to stores to find ...
Abbott's latest infusion; Tyree, Capek provide new leadership blood at medical company.(News)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: MIKE COLIAS Abbott Laboratories has new blood running its two most important businesses. The drug and medical products company last week appointed James Tyree to head its global pharmaceutical division. Mr. Tyree, 54, a 10-year veteran of the North Chicago ...
Can 'gruppos' spawn groupies? A Chicago maker of bike parts looks to shine on the big stage.(Focus: Small Business)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: MARK SCHEFFLER In the cutthroat battle of wills and stamina at this year's Tour de France bicycle race, one of the competitors wasn't an athlete: Chicago bike-parts manufacturer Sram Corp. The company has long been a leader in the mountain biking market. Its ...
Sunny North Korea: Wish you were here; Care to see a statue or two of Kim Jong-Il?(Focus: Small Business)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: MARK SCHEFFLER Walter Keats can get you into a place few others can: North Korea. The sequestered, Stalinist state has an eerie calm, says the owner of Asia Pacific Travel Ltd. in Kenilworth. The streets of the capital, Pyongyang, are spotless and sparsely ...
When the world's your marketplace; Chicago entrepreneurs with passports and an eye for merchandise.(Focus: Small Business)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: MARK SCHEFFLER Yoko Uozumi and her husband, Chicago DJ and techno-music producer Jeff Mills, were walking around Berlin's emerging, SoHo-like neighborhood of Mitte when they came across a shop owned by a pair of clothing designers. "They have a store in front ...
Fast thinker; Info junkie.(The Business of Life)(Brief article)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: Christina Le Beau Chuck Maniscalco, 54, CEO of PepsiCo Inc.'s Quaker Tropicana Gatorade division, once lingered over newspapers but now speeds through the New York Times "as though it's USA Today'' because of "this unfortunate pace of our lives.'' How he slows down: ...
Sludge for brains; BP BLUNDERS, BLUSTERS ITSELF INTO ONE HECKUVA POLLUTION MESS.(Greg Hinz)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: Greg Hinz For those who wonder whatever happened to Hurricane Katrina's "heckuva job'' guy, I have news about Michael Brown, ex-chief of the Federal Emergency Management Agency. The master of mismanagement and PR incompetence is working for BP PLC, serving as ...
SPOTLIGHT Beth Ida Stern; Increasing funds for lung cancer research.(People)(Lungevity Foundation)(Brief article)
Aug 13, 2007 ... Byline: Brandon Glenn Job: Executive director, Lungevity Foundation, a Chicago non-profit funding lung cancer research, since April. Vitals: 43 years old; bachelor's degree in psychology, University of Michigan, 1985; MBA, Northwestern University's Kellogg School of ...
For The Record, week ended 08.10.07.(FTR)(Northern Illinois Gas Co. employees charged for financial fraud)(Thomas Fisher)(Kathleen Halloran)(George Behrens)(McDonald's Corp. sells chicken chain to Sun Capital Partners Inc.)(Federal Signal Corp. acquired PIPS Technology)
Aug 13, 2007 ... Evanston Northwestern Healthcare's acquisition of Highland Park Hospital in 2000 was "anti-competitive'' and led to higher consumer costs that were not offset by greater efficiencies, according to the FTC. Still, it overruled a 2005 decision ordering the sale of the hospital but required ...
Datebook.(Calendar)
Aug 13, 2007 ... THIS WEEK AUG. 13: Career Resource Center Inc. presents Resume Preparation and Presentation. 10:15 a.m. Career Resource Center, Grove Cultural Campus, 40 E. Old Mill Road, Suite 105, Lake Forest. Fee: $40. (847) 295-5626. AUG. 14: Midwest Real Estate News and the ...
Menards for nails, tools, groceries? Home-improvement chain tests food format in Chicago, Milwaukee.(News)(Company overview)
Aug 13, 2007; ... Byline: JOHN DOBBERSTEIN As if supermarket competition weren't tough enough, a new player has added groceries to some of its Chicago stores. Menards Inc. has started selling grocery items in more than a dozen locations in the suburbs. Shoppers can get milk, frozen ...