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On Friday, November 22nd Marc and Jeanne Malnati were the Master and Mistress of the Tree Lighting Ceremony taking place outside the Wrigley Building.

With our newest location in the Wrigley Building we were honored when Marc and Jeanne were given the opportunity to flip the switch and kick off the holiday season. Before Marc took the stage, there was musical entertainment playing all of the classic holiday songs. Other businesses within the Wrigley Building came out to pass out free swag, and of course Ghirardelli was on hand with hot chocolate. Lou’s served over 300 slices to hungry guests passing by and they were delighted to be enjoying some deep dish straight from the oven on a cold Chicago day. The Chicago Fire Mascot was in attendance hyping the crowd up for Marc’s big moment!

Check out this video from the ceremony and be sure to stop by our newest location at 410 Michigan Avenue!

Fall has been a busy season for Lou Malnati’s!

Our Lou’s staff put on their finest formal wear in September to serve up some slices. On September 26, Lou’s and other Chicago restaurants gathered for the 63^rd Annual Gold Coast Fashion Show! Lou’s joined other local staples and dished out over 300 slices of pizza. Proceeds from the gala benefited Lurie Children’s Hospital of Chicago!

A couple nights later, enjoying a Night at the Museum, our Lou’s staff served some slices to over 400 young professionals in the Chicago area at the Evolve 2019 Field Museum Gala on September 28!

Gold Coast Fashion Show

Evolve 2019 Field Museum Gala

On October 4, our Lou Malnati’s in Palatine served pizza at Little City’s 60^th annual Fall Festival!

Little City is a Chicago non-profit that provides services for children and adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities. We served out 150 slices to a very hungry and very happy crowd!

On October 6, pizza lovers and pizza makers gathered together to celebrate their common passion; pizza!

The 3^rd annual Chicago Pizza Summit was hosted at the Theater on the Lake, all styles of pizza were represented, including deep dish! Lou’s served out over 1,000 slices of pizza – that’s a lot of sauce!

In case you haven’t heard, football season is in full swing!

Lou’s has gotten to fuel some of the best player and teams this season. On October 4, our Lou’s crew served up a big catering dinner for the New Trier staff and their families before the big homecoming football game!

On Wednesday, September 11th Lou Malnati’s Scottsdale celebrated their first anniversary!

The celebration started with a lunch for first responders and members of the military thanking them for their service and remembering those lost on 9/11. They were so appreciative and loved having Lou’s as a special treat. Later that day they offered free wine tastings and a prize wheel for guests to win some Lou’s swag. The celebration also included tours of fire and air force trucks and a meet and greet with a Police K-9 unit.

Congratulations to our Scottsdale team for a successful event, we wish you a very happy 1st anniversary!

On Tuesday, August 13th Lou’s sampled to over 100 coaches and volunteers as part of Northbrook Park District’s volunteer appreciation night.

Coaches, volunteers, and the Northbrook Park District were super appreciative of Lou’s contribution and partnership with their local sports and youth programs!

Lou’s helped to sponsor North Center Chamber of Commerce’s Summer Concert Series located near our Lincoln Square location on Wednesday, August 14th.

With a brass band on hand, Lou’s sampled out over 200 slices to many Lincoln Square locals who enjoyed having Lou’s there!

Lou’s was back in Northbrook on Friday, August 16th to participate in the BJBE Shabbat in the Park Pizza Wars.

Unfortunately, one hour into the event it started to downpour but that didn’t stop us! Lou’s continued to sample pizza inside during that time and was a clear crowd favorite. Some of the other local pizza vendors include: Judy’s Pizza, MOD Pizza, and Sarpino’s among others. All remaining pizzas were then taken over to the local BJBE Temple as we sampled out over 300 slices of pizza. Many people shared their stories of Lou’s and being a customer since the early Lincolnwood days!

On Saturday, August 17th Lou’s was in Aurora to participate in the Iron Horse Rally to defeat ALS.

With over 100 motorcyclists riding 60+ miles in the pouring rain, they were excited to be welcomed with Lou’s pizza. With over 150 people in attendance, all were super grateful to have Lou’s come out and Lou’s was delighted to help donate to a wonderful cause!

On Thursday, August 1st – Sunday, August 4th quite a few team members, both from our stores and the office, pitched in to serve the 100,000 music lovers at Lollapalooza in Grant Park!

On Tuesday, Aug 6th Lou’s was out in full force to support our First Responders in Broadview and Schererville for National Night out.

In Broadview, over 250 slices were sampled out with large crowds gathering around the Lou’s booth.

The excitement for Lou’s in Schererville was extremely remarkable as we served out over 450 slices as part of Schererville’s National Night Out.

The organizers from the Schererville Police Department said that Lou’s booth lines were the longest they had ever seen! It was a great opportunity for us to let local residents know that we are now open and that we are proud to be a part of the Schererville community. Highlights of the event included Lou’s debuting their beautiful new pop-up tents and a helicopter landing in the middle of the park.

With the school year ramping back up, Lou’s made their way over to Stevenson High School for their annual Vendor Fair.

Lou’s was able to sample out over 500 slices of pizza to the entire Stevenson faculty. Teachers and administrative staff were super grateful to have Lou’s on hand and were looking forward to participate in our fundraiser programmers as well as ordering catering from us throughout the school year.

With summer reading programs coming to an end, Lou’s donated some pizzas to the Palos Heights Library for their summer reading celebration.

As a partner in our Summer Reading Programs, Lou’s was happy to make the donation and feed 50 members of the local library. We were told that the pizza was a “huge hit” among all and they look forward to working with us on next year’s summer reading program.

On Thursday, July 15th Lou’s participated in Addison’s Rock N’ Wheels.

The event is a concert series in Addison Village with thousands of spectators. Lou’s sold over 500 slices of pizza and brought great awareness to the Addison location, which was directly across the street from the concert! A special thanks to Ryan and the Addison team for doing a great job!

Also on Thursday, July 25^th Lou’s was at Constitution Park for Oak Park’s Summer Parties in the Park.

With a live band, face painting and balloon making activities, Lou’s was on hand to sample out nearly 300 slices of pizza to local residents of Oak Park. A big thanks is in order to Jaromie and the entire Oak Park staff for providing assistance during the event.

Lou’s was on hand in South Loop at the Cooper Apartment Complex for their 1^st Annual “Taste of the Cooper” sampling event on Saturday, July 27th.

We sampled out over 250 slices of pizza to residents and helped introduce our restaurant to many new residents who have moved in from out of town. Other local restaurants and vendors on hand included Portillo’s, Cactus Bar and Grill, Xsport Fitness, and BLVD Restaurant.

Lou’s was in Schaumburg to help hand out over 500 slices in the 5^th annual Ride for Hope for Ovarian Cancer Awareness on Sunday, July 28th.

Motorcyclists journeyed over 50 miles and ended up at Schaumburg Boomers Baseball Stadium where they could purchase food from other vendors and get a free sample slice of Lou’s! The riders loved the pizza and were super appreciative of Lou’s participating. A big thank you to Linda and the Schaumburg team for supplying help and cranking out 90 pizzas.