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Brown’s Chicken returns to Joliet

The newly opened Brown's Chicken at 410 S. Chicago St. in Joliet, is seen on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026.

The newly opened Brown's Chicken at 410 S. Chicago St. in Joliet, is seen on Saturday, Jan. 10, 2026. (Photo by Denise Baran-Unland)

By Denise M. Baran-Unland

Brown’s Chicken recently opened a location in Joliet at 410 S. Chicago St.

In the past, Brown’s Chicken had Joliet locations on Jefferson Street and South Larkin Avenue.

Brown’s Chicken began in 1949 when John and Belva Brown opened their first location in a trailer at 80th and Harlem in Bridgeview, using their signature buttermilk batter, according to the Brown’s chicken website.

More than 21 stories are in the Chicago area market. Locally, this includes locations at 595 N. Pinecrest Road in Bolingbrook, 16111 Weber Road in Crest Hill, and 1055 E. 9th St.in Lockport

For more information, visit brownschicken.com.

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Denise Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland

Denise M. Baran-Unland is the features editor for The Herald-News in Joliet. She covers a variety of human interest stories. She also writes the long-time weekly tribute feature “An Extraordinary Life about local people who have died. She studied journalism at the College of St. Francis in Joliet, now the University of St. Francis.