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May 9, 2014

Up and comers

Crain’s Chicago Business this week released its annual “20 In Their 20s” list, which showcases some of Chicagoland’s most accomplished twenty-somethings.

Making Crain’s list this year, among others, were: Matthew Bogusz, mayor of Des Plaines; Kelly Gray, a vice president at commercial real estate firm Jones Lang LaSalle; state Rep. Christian Mitchell (D-Chicago); and Tristan Meline, an associate marketing manager with MillerCoors LLC. Visit Crain’s Chicago Business for the full list.

Doggonit

Upon the announcement this week from Doug Sohn, proprietor of Hot Doug’s, that he would shutter his storied Avondale hot dog stand in October, many Chicago sausage lovers were heartbroken. Have no fear, however, Crain’s Chicago Business on Thursday ran a list of some pretty doggone good places to visit in the post-Hot Doug’s days.

Perhaps even more disappointed upon hearing the news were the true Hot Doug’s fanatics, who after having the restaurant’s logo tattooed on their bodies were promised free hot dogs for life. To help get them out of that pickle, River North’s Sempurna Restoration Clinic is offering 50 percent off for Hot Doug tattoo removal, according to NBC Chicago.

Sohn plans to close Hot Doug’s on Oct. 3.

When life gives you lemons…

Amid the Mexican lime shortage that caused at least one Chicago establishment to raise its prices on menu items that feature the ingredient, another Chicago staple has come up with an alternative solution – substitute lemons.

The city’s popular Nuevo Leon restaurants – located in the Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods – began ordering lemons in place of limes once the price for a case of limes skyrocketed to $80, according to the Chicago Sun-Times.

Last month, Wicker Park’s well-known Big Star taco spot and watering hole raised prices on margaritas and other lime-based drinks due to the shortage.

Save the turtles

As the warm summer months will soon draw an abundance of turtles in North Suburban Vernon Hills, village officials recently installed “Turtle X-ing” signs along Hazeltime Drive in the village’s Gregg’s Landing subdivision.

The temporary signs, which were installed in April, according to the Daily Herald, are scheduled to remain posted through September. They are intended to encourage motorists to be extra cautious on the street, as “several dozen turtles” were run over in the area last year.

"We did have a significant amount of carnage last year," said Vernon Hills Public Works Director David Brown.

-Tom Butala