Howie's For Sale?

According to businessmart.com and menupages.com, one of our local Sloopin favorites, Howie's (at 1310 S Wabash) , is for sale:

Most everybody loves South Loop greasy spoon Howie's — but do you love it enough to make it your legally binding very own? Because it's for sale — drop a scant $105,000 and the quick-service 50 seater (and, presumably, as much grape soda and cheese fries as you're interested in consuming) is all yours through 2014, when the lease is up for renegotiation.

If there are no buyers, will Howie's close? We sure hope not!

(Hat Tip: Karen)