New restaurant, Woods Creek Tavern, to open in Lake in the Hills
A new restaurant and pub is coming to the Randall Road corridor this summer.
Woods Creek Tavern is expected to open in early July in Lake in the Hills, on the east side of Randall where the former Applebee's restaurant used to be.
The establishment is named after the village of Lake in the Hills' largest lake, said the business' managing partner, David Abraham.
"We are looking forward to being a part of Lake in the Hills and the Randall Road corridor," Abraham said.
He said the business will have great food and craft beer with "outstanding service in a cool atmosphere."
"We will have over 30 different local and regional craft beers on draft and our food menu will pay tribute to American cooking with most items made from scratch," Abraham said.
The business will be 5,000 square feet - the same size as Applebee's, said Dan Olson, Lake in the Hills' director of community development. There will be no change in the building's footprint, he said.
Olson added that the new business will be good for the community because it will be a high quality operation that will occupy a former restaurant building that is now vacant.
"It's a very positive addition to the Randall Road corridor," he said. "It will bring in more sales tax than the previous restaurant."
Save on prom: It can be expensive to go to prom these days.
There are stories of kids spending hundreds and even thousands on the big prom night once they add up the tickets, dresses, tuxes, flowers, food and more.
To help you save some cash on prom expenses, the folks at Annabella Salon and Day Spa along the Randall Road corridor in Geneva are offering a discount through the end of the month.
The salon, at 1414 Commons Drive, is giving a 10 percent discount on all prom styles through May 31. The salon wants to help you have a beautiful prom.
The salon has plenty of ideas for prom-goers looking to get the perfect style.
To find out if your desired style for the big dance is included, call the salon at (630) 845-0607.
Free gift: If you shop at Geneva Commons, you will want to save your receipts.
The mall is offering a free rosemary mint bath bar to anyone who spends $75 or more at the outdoor mall.
All you need to do to get the bar is to bring your receipts dated April 29 or later to Annabella Salon and Day Spa along the Randall Road corridor near Houlihan's to get your free gift.
The receipts can be from any restaurant or store at Geneva Commons. So even if you've saved previous receipts, you can bring those along.
There is a limit of one bath bar per person. Mall officials say quantities are limited, so if you've spent $75 or more, you will want to bring your receipts into the salon soon.
• Amy Williams' column covers all the news of business along the Randall Road corridor from Batavia to Crystal Lake. Contact her at randallbiz@comcast.net or (847) 894-5036.