Fire Shuts Down Popular Chicken Spot in Machesney Park

Fans of fried chicken in the Machesney Park area are going to have to make other dinner plans for a little while, because a fire has shut down the Church’s Texas Chicken on West Lane Road.

Fire at Church’s Texas Chicken

It’s been just over a year since Church’s Texas Chicken opened its first restaurant in the Rockford area, and I still haven’t been there to try it for myself.

Honestly, I don’t travel to the 173 area of Machesney Park very often, and when I do, there’s usually a line too long for me to wait in at Church’s Texas Chicken. Sadly though, that won’t be the case for the next handful of weeks…

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