Past Lives
Jet’s Skokie Set for Free Pizza Day
Jet’s Skokie will be giving out free pizza this Saturday. “Detroit is a bigger pizza town than Chicago,” said Jet’s co-owner Mark McConnell. Jet’s is a Michigan-based business.
First, let’s get to the important news: Jet’s Pizza, 4112 Dempster St., will be giving out free slices of pizza from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Saturday, Jan. 26. The first 50 customers will also get a complimentary t-shirt. Now, let’s get to the bold statement Jet’s co-owner Mark McConnell made: “Detroit is a bigger pizza town than Chicago,” he said. For the record, McConnell was being playful and half serious when he said that. But Skokie is growing on McConnell, who moved from Warren, Mich., with his cousin, Kevin O’Donnell about two years ago. “The way I see it, two more years and I’ll start calling myself a Chicagoan,” McConnell said. “I looked for a good solid year for a location to open [Jet’s Pizza]. I went to Glenview, Evanston, Park …
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