La Grange Bakers Square Closes

LA GRANGE, IL — In the middle of La Grange's Restaurant Week, one of the village's eateries closed for good — Bakers Square, 942 S. La Grange Road. A Bakers Square news release posted on the La Grange, IL Facebook page announced the closure.

"After very careful consideration, we have made the tough but necessary decision to discontinue operations at the La Grange location," the release said. "This is never an easy decision to make and one driven by many business factors."

The Nashville-based chain said all the employees will be relocated to nearby locations or provided with severance packages.

Residents are expressing sorrow about the restaurant's closure. One said her family ate there together in the 1970s, and she and her sister worked there in the early to mid-1980s.

One of the administrators for the La Grange, IL Facebook page said residents have many memories at Bakers Square because it's been around a long time. "You will definitely be missed by so, so many," the administrator wrote.

According to a Jan. 29 story on the Eater Chicago website, Bakers Square closed five Illinois restaurants shortly after it filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy last month. The restaurants were in Alsip, Lansing, Libertyville, Orland Park (La Grange Road) and Springfield.

Bakers Square has 20 locations. They are all in the Midwest — Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, Minnesota, Ohio and Wisconsin.

Nearby Bakers Square restaurants are in Woodridge, Melrose Park, Naperville and Orland Park (Harlem Avenue).