IN DEPTH: Small businesses gear up for holiday season

The holiday season is upon us! Which means spending time with friends and family, having extravagant feasts and, of course, shopping for the perfect gifts to give your loved ones. What better way to celebrate than by investing your money into the ever-growing West Side community? Businesses like West Side Stories, Guercio & Sons Inc., Krudmart and the West Side Bazaar are all working to make holiday shopping on the West Side more appealing to their customers. By Samantha Murphy and Desiree Wiley Full story