Small businesses in Homewood and Flossmoor will offer extended hours, special deals, free snacks, in-store games, crafts and a visit from Santa Claus on Saturday, Nov. 29, for Small Business Saturday, an annual event on the day after Black Friday.
“The giant box stores take over all the dollars [on Black Friday] and everybody forgets about the little businesses in the neighborhoods,” said Maureen Mader, owner of Dunning’s Gourmet Market & Deli in downtown Flossmoor…
