The Lagestee family announced Wednesday entered into an agreement to sell its south suburban grocery chain, Walt’s, to Mokena-based Berkot’s, ending an 88-year run of the family owned grocery that started in South Holland .

All four Walt’s stores will be added to the 16 stores operated by Berkot’s Super foods across the Chicago suburbs and southern Wisconsin. Walt’s has three supermarkets in Illinois, in Homewood, Crete and Beecher, and one in Dyer, Indiana.

Walt’s closed a store in Tinley Park , 16039 S. Harlem Ave., in June 2021. Walt’s had been an anchor in Tinley Park Plaza since 1984. In late 2018, Walt’s closed a store in Frankfort, 20825 S. La Grange Road.

The Walt’s sale is planned to close at the end of October to early November, and the family will continue to operate its

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