Joliet Halts New Restaurant Planned For Jefferson St.

JOLIET, IL — The mystery surrounding a new restaurant planned for Joliet's Jefferson Street in the empty building between McDonald's and El Burrito Loco will continue a while longer.

City of Joliet officials have ordered a work stoppage to the remodeling work at 1511 W. Jefferson St. Joliet Patch has left a message seeking comment from city of Joliet chief building inspector Jason Buss for more details on the matter.

In mid-December, Joliet Patch reported that a new restaurant planned to open at the former Checkers. It had been a title and loan company before it closed in 2017. That afternoon, two of the contractors remodeling the building told Patch they did not know any details about the restaurant was planned for the property.

They suggested that Joliet Patch return to the property several days later to talk with the manager of the project.

However, with a matter of days of the Joliet Patch article, a city of Joliet building inspector placed orange stickers on the building, notifying the building contractors to halt all further work.

Now, three weeks later, the remodeling to the former Illinois Title & Loan Company property remains on hold and the orange stickers remain prominently displayed on the windows.