Jack in the Box’s first Chicago-area location in decades opens

The Brief

  • Jack in the Box has returned to the Chicago area after leaving in the 1980s.
  • The first new restaurant opened this week in Plainfield.
  • More locations are coming soon, including in Chicago and more suburbs.

PLAINFIELD, Ill. Jack in the Box has returned to the Chicago area after a 40-year hiatus, opening its first new location earlier this week.

What we know:

Jack in the Box’s first Chicagoland restaurant opened Monday in Plainfield at 2101 Illinois Route 59. The fast-food chain left the region in the 1980s, but now plans several new locations in the coming months.

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