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22ndcenturymedia.com Southwest Choice Awards<br />
22nd Century Media | March 19, 2020 | 23<br />
2020 Winners<br />
Readers voted for their favorite local businesses in more than 140 categories and here are the results!<br />
And the winners are ...<br />
22CM announces fifth annual Southwest Choice Awards winners<br />
Heather Warthen Chief Events Officer<br />
The votes are in and readers of 22nd<br />
Century Media publications have spoken.<br />
From Jan. 16-Feb. 9, readers were asked<br />
to pick their favorite local businesses in<br />
more than 150 categories using the ballot<br />
inside their newspaper or by visiting<br />
www.22ndcenturymedia.com/swchoice<br />
to vote online.<br />
22nd Century Media is the publisher of<br />
The Frankfort Station, The Homer Horizon,<br />
The Lockport Legend, The Mokena<br />
Messenger, The New Lenox Patriot, The<br />
Orland Park Prairie and The Tinley Junction.<br />
If readers completed more than 50 categories,<br />
they were entered to win 22nd<br />
Century Media’s Southwest Choice<br />
Awards – one $500 gift card. The winner<br />
of the gift card was Lou Lotesto of Mokena.<br />
Below and throughout this section are<br />
the winners in each category of the 2020<br />
Southwest Choice Awards.<br />
22nd Century Media Southwest Choice Awards 2020 Winners<br />
Beauty<br />
Best Barber<br />
Barber’s Chair<br />
332 W. Maple St., New Lenox<br />
(815) 463-0223<br />
Best Beauty School<br />
Capri Beauty College<br />
15815 Rob Roy Drive, Oak Forest<br />
(708) 687-3020<br />
1938 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox<br />
(815) 485-3020<br />
Best Day Spa, Best Hair Salon<br />
and Best Mani/Pedi<br />
Jeffrey LaMorte<br />
20821 S. LaGrange Road, Frankfort<br />
(815) 469-0660<br />
1243 S. State St., Lemont<br />
(630) 243-0660<br />
15194 S. La Grange Road, Orland Park<br />
(708) 364-0660<br />
Best Massage<br />
Massage Envy<br />
Multiple locations, www.massageenvy.com<br />
Best Tanning<br />
L.A. Tan<br />
Multiple locations, www.latan.com<br />
Health<br />
Best Assisted Living<br />
Evergreen Senior Living<br />
10820 183rd St., Orland Park<br />
(708) 479-1082<br />
Best Chiropractor<br />
Dr. Scott Kenny, Integrated<br />
Physical Medicine<br />
2499 E. Joliet Highway, New Lenox<br />
(815) 717-8355<br />
Best Dentist<br />
Dr. Garnet Patterson, Patterson<br />
Dental Center<br />
19721 Wolf Road, Mokena<br />
(708) 479-5865<br />
Best Doctor<br />
Dr. Paul A. Chemello, D.O.<br />
21160 S. La Grange Road, Frankfort<br />
(815) 469-8806<br />
Best Emergency Room<br />
Silver Cross Hospital<br />
1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox<br />
(815) 300-1100<br />
Best Hearing Clinic<br />
Century ENT<br />
16001 108th Ave., Orland Park<br />
(708) 460-0007<br />
Best Home Health Care<br />
Palos Health<br />
12251 S. 80th Ave., Palos Heights<br />
(708) 923-4000<br />
Best Hospital<br />
Silver Cross Hospital<br />
1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox<br />
(815) 300-1100<br />
Best OB/GYN<br />
Dr. John Bush<br />
9661 W. 143rd St., Orland Park<br />
(708) 460-0931<br />
Best Orthodontist<br />
Dr. John Burke, Burke<br />
Orthodontics<br />
10343 W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort<br />
(815) 469-7150<br />
Best Orthopedic<br />
Parkview Orthopaedic Group<br />
Multiple locations, www.parkviewortho.com<br />
Best Pediatrician<br />
Dr. Kevin Germino, MD<br />
16660 S. 107th Ave., Orland Park<br />
(708) 403-8500<br />
Best Physical Therapy<br />
ATI Physical Therapy<br />
Multiple locations, www.atipt.com<br />
Best Place to have a Baby<br />
Silver Cross Hospital<br />
1900 Silver Cross Blvd., New Lenox<br />
(815) 300-1100<br />
Best Podiatrist<br />
Mokena Foot & Ankle Clinic P.C.<br />
19841 Wolf Road, Mokena<br />
(815) 479-0790<br />
Best Senior Living<br />
Tinley Court Catered Senior<br />
Living<br />
16301 S. Brementowne Road, Tinley Park<br />
(708) 532-7800<br />
Best Urgent Care<br />
Palos Health Immediate Care<br />
Center<br />
15300 West Ave., Orland Park<br />
(708) 460-5550<br />
Best Vision Center<br />
Absolute Vision Care<br />
Multiple locations, www.absolutevisioncare.com<br />
Best Weight Loss Center<br />
WW (formerly Weight Watchers)<br />
15176 S. La Grange Road, Orland Park<br />
(800) 651-6000<br />
Vehicles/<br />
Recreational Vehicles<br />
Best Auto Dealer (Domestic)<br />
Phillips Chevrolet<br />
9700 W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort<br />
(815) 469-2323<br />
Best Auto Dealer (Imports)<br />
Community Honda of Orland Park<br />
8340 W. 159th St., Orland Park<br />
(708) 364-2600<br />
Winner’s list continues on page 25<br />
Best Italian Restaurant<br />
Francesca’s Restaurants<br />
Best Hotel<br />
Holiday Inn Chicago Tinley Park Convention Center<br />
Best Landscaping<br />
Jim Melka Landscaping & Garden Center<br />
Best Pizza<br />
Aurelio’s Pizza<br />
Best Music Lessons<br />
Allegro Music & Dance Academy<br />
Best Law Firm<br />
Frankfort Law Group<br />
5-TIME winner<br />
Best Beauty School<br />
Capri Beauty College<br />
Best Day Spa<br />
Jeffrey LaMorte Salon and Day Spa<br />
Best Asian Fusion<br />
Q Restaurant<br />
Best Buffet<br />
Golden Corral<br />
Best Ribs<br />
The Patio<br />
Best Seafood - Fine Dining<br />
Tin Fish<br />
Best Private High School<br />
Providence Catholic High School<br />
Best Pet Walker<br />
Pet Patrol<br />
Best Auto Repair<br />
Mike’s Auto Service<br />
Best Butcher<br />
C.P. Meat Market<br />
Best Lawn Care<br />
Lawn Tech<br />
Best Travel Agency<br />
Carol’s Travel<br />
Best Windows/Doors<br />
Schaaf Window Company<br />
Best Massage<br />
Massage Envy<br />
Best Burger<br />
Sizzles<br />
Best Casino<br />
Harrah’s Joliet<br />
Best Car Wash<br />
Fuller’s Carwash, Detail & Automotive Centers<br />
Best Consignment Shop<br />
Evilena’s Red Dresser<br />
The following<br />
businesses<br />
have won their<br />
respective<br />
category five<br />
years in a row<br />
(2016-2020):<br />
Best Emergency Room<br />
Silver Cross Hospital<br />
Best Hospital<br />
Silver Cross Hospital<br />
Best Physical Therapy<br />
ATI Physical Therapy<br />
Best Place to Have a Baby<br />
Silver Cross Hospital<br />
Best Weight Loss Center<br />
WW<br />
Best Carry-Out<br />
Sizzles<br />
Best Chicken Wings<br />
Buffalo Wild Wings<br />
Best Date Night Spot<br />
Dancing Marlin Restaurant<br />
Best Family-Owned Restaurant<br />
Sizzles<br />
Best Gyros<br />
Mickey’s Ribs & Gyros<br />
Best Country Club<br />
Silver Lake Country Club<br />
Best Dance Studio<br />
Allegro Music & Dance Academy<br />
Best Driving Range<br />
White Mountain Golf Park<br />
Best Gaming Center<br />
Dave & Buster’s<br />
Best Golf Course<br />
Silver Lake Country Club<br />
Best Credit Union<br />
NuMark Credit Union<br />
Best Day Care<br />
Bobbie Noonan’s Child Care<br />
Best Handyman Service<br />
Need a Hand Handyman Services - Steve Gansel<br />
Best Insurance Agent<br />
Stringham Insurance Agency, Ltd.<br />
Best Kitchen/Bath Remodeling<br />
Tinley Park Kitchen & Bath Shoppe<br />
Best Furniture Store<br />
Darvin Furniture<br />
Best Garden Center or Nursery<br />
Alsip Home & Nursery<br />
Best Jewelry Store<br />
Distinctive Gold Jewelry<br />
Best Motorcycle Dealer<br />
Chi-Town Harley-Davidson<br />
Best RV Dealer<br />
Terry’s RV Center