Article: Chicago Tribune Retail Notebook Column.

Byline: Susan Chandler

Jun. 15--BRONZEVILLE SITE SUITS LEONA'S TASTES: Spike Lee's 1989 movie "Do the Right Thing" was memorable for several reasons, not the least of which was its depiction of a small, family-owned Italian pizza joint that thrived in a poor, black section of Brooklyn. In the film, Sal's Famous Pizzeria is a landmark, one of the few places where the neighborhood's residents are treated as valued customers.

One of Chicago's restaurateurs is following in Sal's footsteps.

Leona's Pizzeria has received the go-ahead from the city to build a $1.5 million family restaurant in a long-vacant building at 235 E. 31st St. in the ...

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