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Fate of Will County Noodles and Company locations unknown as company looks to close sites

Noodles and Company, 920 Brook Forest Ave., Shorewood (Shaw Media)

By Denise M. Baran-Unland

Noodles and Company, a United States fast-casual restaurant that specializes in noodle dishes, announced the advent of more closures in a Jan. 12 news release.

In 2025, Noodles and Company closed 33 company-owned restaurants and nine franchise restaurants.

Noodles and Company had 340 company-owned restaurants and 83 franchise restaurants as of Dec. 30, 2025.

In 2026, Noodles and Company plans to close an additional 30 to 35 restaurants, though it did not specify which locations might close.

Noodles and Company locations in Will County include Bolingbrook, Frankfort, Lockport, Plainfield and Shorewood.

For more information, visit noodles.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.