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Jack In The Box Returns: First Restaurant In Northern Chicago Suburbs Set To Open Soon
After a 40-year absence, Jack in the Box is making its return to the Chicago area, with the addition of restaurants throughout suburbs.
LAKE IN THE HILLS, IL — The location of a former Arby's on Randall Road in Lake in the Hills will soon be serving up Jack in the Box burgers. The Lake in the Hills opening in the coming weeks will be the first Jack in the Box to pop back up in the northern Illinois suburbs.
After a 40-year absence, Jack in the Box announced in recent months it would be making its return to the Chicago area, with the addition of restaurants throughout suburbs. Among the soon-to-open restaurants is a new Jack in the Box at 320 N. Randall Road in Lake in the Hills, which formerly housed an Arby's, according to the company's website.
According to the Jack in the Box website, the new location will open in August. An employee at the restaurant told those stopping by the location -- hoping to pickup lunch on Thursday -- that the restaurant is set to open on Aug. 18.
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He said employees there have turned several people away who'd stopped by Thursday hoping it was open.
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The company ultimately hopes to open 125 restaurants throughout the Chicago area and is starting with locations in Lake in the Hills, Tinley Park, New Lenox, Naperville, Plainfield, Carol Stream and Countryside.
The new locations will offer dine-in, drive-thru, and mobile ordering options and will be open 24 hours per day.
Jack in the Box is known for its burgers, tacos, chicken sandwiches, milkshakes, breakfast, and late-night snacking options.
"We’ve spearheaded conveniences that would become industry standards like the drive-thru, breakfast sandwiches and portable salads," the company said on its website. "Now we feature one of the largest and most distinctive menus in the quick-serve restaurant space. Everything from burgers to tacos to egg rolls. All cravings are welcome here."
Burgers "make up the core" of its menu, the chain's website reads. The chain currently has 2,100 locations across 21 states, according to its website.
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