Plus: Minor injuries reported after protesters clash at Palestine Fest in Bridgeview • Crestwood among planned locations for updated version of Chuck E. Cheese
Daily Southtown Monday, October 5, 2026 | | |
| | | | | A QuikTrip with a convenience store will replace the Walt’s Food Center in South Holland, which closed in 2024 after an 87-year run. | | | | | Clashes between Pro-Palestinian protesters and counter protesters at Sunday’s Palestine Fest at SeatGeek Stadium in Bridgeview resulted in minor injuries for two police officers but no arrests. | | | | | A new Chuck E. Cheese concept that will swap arcade games for indoor playground equipment will open in south suburban Crestwood next year. | | | | | The village of Dixmoor’s approximately 100-year-old water infrastructure might finally get a major overhaul through a village-wide water meter replacement program. | | | | | The family of 6-year-old Jenna Menias, who was fatally struck by a school bus last month, has filed a wrongful death lawsuit. | | | | | Park Forest Mayor Joe Woods insists the only reason he is taking the village to court is to force the community’s insurance company to pay his legal expenses in a trial next year. | | | | | “Magical Balloon-Dude” Dale Obrochta will present a program on the Origins of Everyday Sayings at the Midlothian Public Library. | | | | | Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert, who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in a hush money case tied to sexual abuse, has died. He was 84. | | | |