Dill Pickle

The fest kicks off noon Saturday outside of the grocery store.

The shooting happened Wednesday night in the Dill Pickle Food Co-Op's parking lot. "This violent incident is obviously very traumatic and distressing for all involved," the store's general manager said.

The Logan Square co-op remains on shaky financial footing and store leaders must improve sales and recruit more co-op owners to ensure long-term success, the general manager said.

"We are looking at closing our doors in a couple of months the way things are continuing right now," the store's general manager said. If so, the city would lose its only food co-op.

The walkout comes after years of strife between Dill Pickle management and workers.

The grocery store's general manager said the union contract is being respected and store leaders are doing everything they can to keep workers safe — even as the grocery store faces a "financial crisis."

The co-op grocery store at 2746 N. Milwaukee Ave. shut down Tuesday and cannot reopen until at least Friday.

Dill Pickle management, however, said the only reason the union hasn't moved forward is because the workers haven't gotten enough of their coworkers on board. Only seven of 65 workers have signed up.

An email pleading for the co-op's 2,500 owners to fight Dill Pickle's decision to fire a longtime manager has the community in a tizzy.