Simpatico to California’s long-term fast-food scene, Jack in the Box is a bit of an American cult classic. Founded in 1951 in San Diego, the iconic chain now has over 2,200 locations, almost exclusively existing out west and along the coast. And now, after leaving Chicago in the 1980s, Jack in the Box is blowing back into the Windy City —a nd it's coming in hot with multiple locations set to open.

The first Chicagoland eatery recently opened their doors in Plainfield, about an hour southwest of Chicago at 2101 Illinois Route 59, with several more locations in the works throughout Chicago and its suburbs.

Open for breakfast, lunch, dinner, and late-night, customers can order everything from breakfast croissants to chicken sandwiches to cheeseburgers, not to mention additions like curly

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