Norma Lively, a cook at Tom's Restaurant, cuts apples for pie like she has for the past 57 years, at the restaurant in Homewood, IL on Thursday April 26, 2012. The restaurant is closing May 1 after 65 years. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Janet "Nad" Kataras and Tom Kataras have owned Tom's Restaurant for decades and stand at the restaurant in Homewood, IL on Thursday April 26, 2012. The restaurant is closing May 1 after 65 years. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Robin Builta, a waitress at Tom's Restaurant, makes out a menu for lunch at the restaurant in Homewood, IL on Thursday April 26, 2012. The restaurant is closing May 1 after 65 years. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Kennady Driscoll, left, chats with Bill Heiting, right, as her mother Kelly Driscoll eats, at Tom's Restaurant in Homewood, IL on Thursday April 26, 2012. The restaurant is closing May 1 after 65 years. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Keith White and Bob Hillberry, back to camera, chat at Tom's Restaurant in Homewood, IL on Thursday April 26, 2012. The restaurant is closing May 1 after 65 years. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Janet "Nad" Kataras, a figure at Tom's Restaurant for decades, takes money from Myron Migliornio at the restaurant in Homewood, IL on Thursday April 26, 2012. The restaurant is closing May 1 after 65 years. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Janet "Nad" Kataras, right, a figure at Tom's Restaurant for decades, laughs with Kay Myers at the restaurant in Homewood, IL on Thursday April 26, 2012. The restaurant is closing May 1 after 65 years. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media

Myron Migliornio leaves Tom's Restaurant in Homewood, IL on Thursday April 26, 2012. The restaurant is closing May 1 after 65 years. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media