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title: "Sylvan Learning Franchisee Featured in Chicago Tribune’s “Shout Out”"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/e624af4c-b3c0-4baf-be7e-6c5f8b45f2ba
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/sylvan-learning-franchisee-featured-in-chicago-tribunes-shout-out-2712811
category: "Tutoring"
industry: "Education & Childcare"
segment: "Tutoring"
published: 2020-04-15T01:20:43.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:29:45.918Z
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# Sylvan Learning Franchisee Featured in Chicago Tribune’s “Shout Out”

**TL;DR:** Elizabeth Samartzis, a former corporate executive, became a franchisee of Sylvan Learning, owning two centers in Illinois, due to her passion for childhood development and education. She owns Sylvan Learning Centers in Skokie and Oak Lawn, suburbs of Chicago, Illinois.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2020-04-15. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/sylvan-learning-franchisee-featured-in-chicago-tribunes-shout-out-2712811).*

## Story

**According to a recent article in the Chicago Tribune****, Elizabeth Samartzis from Kenilworth, Illinois left her corporate career to raise a family. Samartzis ultimately decided to become a franchisee for** **Sylvan Learning****, the supplemental learning center brand, because of her passion for childhood development and education.**

**“I wanted to own my own business,” Samartzis told the Chicago Tribune. “****Sylvan Learning** **allowed me the opportunity to become a business owner, as well as provide a service that centered around something that I felt passionate about—childhood development and education.”**

**Today, Samartzis owns Sylvan Learning Centers in both Skokie and Oak Lawn, both suburbs just outside of Chicago, Illinois.**

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Education & Childcare (sector)
- franchise ownership (topic)
- Sylvan Learning (company)
- franchisee story (topic)
- education (topic)
- Oak Lawn (location)
- Skokie (location)
- childhood development (topic)
- Chicago Tribune (regulator)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/sylvan-learning-franchisee-featured-in-chicago-tribunes-shout-out-2712811). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/e624af4c-b3c0-4baf-be7e-6c5f8b45f2ba).