Tom's Pizza to close
Another local eatery will be shutting their doors for good: Tom’s Pizza in Bourbonnais will close on Thursday after 12 years in business.
Owner Tom Klonowski told me this morning that they were the latest casualty of the difficult economy.
When I interviewed Tom in January for my column, he foreshadowed this announcement by saying, “If you want to help the recession, order a pizza.” At the time I just thought it was a great quote. Now I can see the painful truth behind it.
It’s always sad to see locally owned businesses shut down, and it’s a far-to-common reminder for us to support the many small businesses that are owned and operated by members of our own community.
Best wishes to Tom on his future endeavors.
Tags: Bourbonnais, restaurant
July 9th, 2009 at 9:27 pm
Very sad see this. We loved their pizza and bread nuggets, and just enjoyed a calzone last friday. Very unfortunate, now we don’t know where we will order from.
July 10th, 2009 at 8:47 pm
I agree. I wish I would have seen this in time to get one more calzone. I loved theirs.