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Chuck E. Cheese closes because of constant violence December 10, 2016 | Registered: 13 years ago Posts: 12,035 |
http://www.chicagotribune.com/suburbs/daily-southtown/news/ct-sta-oak-lawn-chuck-e-cheese-st-1208-20161207-story.html
A Chuck E. Cheese's in Oak Lawn that has been plagued by violent incidents, including an alleged shooting of a patron shortly after he left the eatery on Saturday, has informed the village it intends to leave town rather than face possible license revocation, a village official said.
The move, which was confirmed by a company spokeswoman, was announced just hours before village trustees were set to hold a special meeting Wednesday evening to discuss initiating disciplinary proceedings against the children's restaurant.
...A CEC Entertainment spokeswoman confirmed that the company had contacted the village to express its intention to pull out of Oak Lawn, but declined further comment on its decision.
It's not clear why the company changed course, but Deetjen said he considered CEC Entertainment a "responsible business owner" for pre-emptively making the decision to depart, and expressed disappointment that, despite the company's best efforts to alleviate safety issues at its Oak Lawn restaurant over the years, those problems had persisted.
Since 2011, Oak Lawn police have responded to more than 300 calls and made more than two dozen arrests at the restaurant, 4031 W. 95th St., mostly for battery and disorderly conduct, according to village data.
For those who don't live in Chicago, here's the breakdown: no sane franchise will open in the city proper, so the low-income trash has to drive west to get their kiddie pizza fix, bringing their violence to the first-ring south suburbs.
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A Chuck E. Cheese's in Oak Lawn that has been plagued by violent incidents, including an alleged shooting of a patron shortly after he left the eatery on Saturday, has informed the village it intends to leave town rather than face possible license revocation, a village official said.
The move, which was confirmed by a company spokeswoman, was announced just hours before village trustees were set to hold a special meeting Wednesday evening to discuss initiating disciplinary proceedings against the children's restaurant.
...A CEC Entertainment spokeswoman confirmed that the company had contacted the village to express its intention to pull out of Oak Lawn, but declined further comment on its decision.
It's not clear why the company changed course, but Deetjen said he considered CEC Entertainment a "responsible business owner" for pre-emptively making the decision to depart, and expressed disappointment that, despite the company's best efforts to alleviate safety issues at its Oak Lawn restaurant over the years, those problems had persisted.
Since 2011, Oak Lawn police have responded to more than 300 calls and made more than two dozen arrests at the restaurant, 4031 W. 95th St., mostly for battery and disorderly conduct, according to village data.
For those who don't live in Chicago, here's the breakdown: no sane franchise will open in the city proper, so the low-income trash has to drive west to get their kiddie pizza fix, bringing their violence to the first-ring south suburbs.
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"[GFG's pregnancy is] kind of like at the stables where that one dumb, ugly-ass mare broke out of her corral one day and got herself screwed by the equally fugly colt that was due to be gelded the same afternoon."- Shiny
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