Palos Heights Kicks Off The Holidays With Local Shopping Event

While the big box retailers and crowded shopping malls might get the most attention around the holidays, a group of local Palos Heights shops hope to shine a light on the myriad shopping of options in town. 

Thursday evening from 3 p.m. to 8 p.m. local retailers urge you to shop your neighborhood stores during the "Home for the Holidays Shopping Event." The event features a free trolly service, carolers and gifts at each location. 

Eileen Reckinger, owner of Chesterfield Designs, was looking for ways to promote the varied local shops in Palos Heights. 

"We were lamenting that there is so much talk about so many empty businesses, but there are so many of us who have been here for so long," Reckinger said. 

Reckinger says Palos Heights is unique in the wide variety of locally owned shops in town and she hopes the event will make people aware of all those places they might have passed, but never stopped in. 

"We want people to know that we are here, so when those things they might need us for do come up they are aware that we are here," she said. 

The event will feature a free trolly that will depart from the at 122nd Street and Harlem Avenue and take shoppers to participating stores.

Each location will have raffles and treats for guests. A caroling group from Sandburg High School will ride the trolly and make stops along the route. You might also run into a few elves along the way. Free gift wrapping is also available if you make a purchase. 

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"It is good for people to be aware of the great little treasures that are right there under their nose," Reckinger said.