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Wendell Hutson
Ella Dukes, left, co-owner of Ellana Boutique, 7511 S. Cottage Grove Ave., and Jan Blake Greene, manager, said despite no grant assistance, their women’s clothing store has been able to keep its doors open.
COVID through a small-biz lens
Wendell Hutson
The ongoing COVID pandemic has crippled many small businesses and forced several to shut down, but two in Park Manor are defying the odds by remaining open despite not receiving any grant assistance.
For nearly 30 years Ahmad “Eddie” Elkhatib has owned A & S Beverages Wine & Spirits along the 75th Street corridor in the South Side neighborhood. Other longtime businesses there include Brown Sugar Bakery, Lem’s Bar-B-Q and the 50 Yard Line Sports Bar & Grill.