CHICAGO TRIBUNE
by Natalie Hayes
May 22, 2015

Leaders of a Chicago-based mosque have purchased the former Myron & Phil’s site on the 3900 block of West Devon Avenue with the intention of building a two-story Islamic spiritual center for the Muslim community. Sacred Learning NFP, a nonprofit Islamic religious organization, has submitted a petition to the village of Lincolnwood to demolish the former building that housed Myron & Phil’s steakhouse, a Lincolnwood institution for more than four decades that closed down two years ago following a fire. Owner of Myron & Phil’s, Mark Freedman—whose late father and late uncle founded the restaurant—has since purchased a new property on Caldwell and Touhy avenues with plans to open a new restaurant. READ MORE