Closed Down Restaurants in Illinois

Illinois is home to thousands of restaurants that have come and gone, each leaving behind memories of family gatherings, Friday-night traditions, and favorite meals. This page collects the cities across Illinois where restaurants have closed, giving you an easy way to look back on the places that once helped shape their communities. Whether it was a longtime local institution or a short-lived neighborhood spot, each closure tells a small part of the state’s dining history.

Addison Albion Algonquin Alsip Altamont Alton Amboy Andalusia Anna Antioch Arlington Heights Assumption Aurora Barrington Barry Bartlett Batavia Beardstown Beecher Belleville Bellwood Belvidere Bensenville Benton Berwyn Bishop Hill Bloomingdale Bloomington Blue Island Bolingbrook Bourbonnais Braceville Bradford Bradley Braidwood Bridgeport Bridgeview Broadview Brookfield Buffalo Grove Bunker Hill Burbank Bushnell Byron Calumet City Carbondale Carlinville Carlyle Carol Stream Carpentersville Carrier Mills Carterville Cary Casey Caseyville Cave In Rock Centralia Champaign Channahon Charleston Chatham Cherry Valley Chicago Chicago Heights Chicago Ridge Chillicothe Chrisman Cicero Clinton Coal City Collinsville Columbia Cottage Hills Country Club Hills Crest Hill Crete Creve Coeur Crystal Lake Danville Darien Decatur Deer Creek Deerfield Dekalb Des Plaines Divernon Dixon Downers Grove Downs Du Quoin Dupo Durand East Alton East Dubuque East Moline East Peoria Edwards Edwardsville Effingham Elburn Elgin Elk Grove Village Elmhurst Elmwood Elmwood Park Energy Essex Eureka Evanston Evergreen Park
Fairbury Fairfield Fairview Heights Findlay Flora Forest Park Forsyth Fox Lake Fox River Grove Frankfort Freeport Fulton Galena Galesburg Galva Gardner Geneva Genoa Georgetown German Valley Glen Ellyn Glencoe Glendale Heights Glenview Glenwood Grafton Granite City Grayslake Green Valley Greenup Greenville Gurnee Hampshire Hanna City Hanover Park Hardin Harrisburg Harvard Harvey Harwood Heights Havana Hazel Crest Herod Herrin Hickory Hills Highland Highland Park Highwood Hillside Hinckley Hinsdale Hoffman Estates Homer Glen Homewood Hoopeston Huntley Itasca Jacksonville Jerseyville Johnston City Joliet Justice Kankakee Kewanee Kirkland La Grange La Salle Lacon Ladd Lake Bluff Lake In The Hills Lake Zurich Lansing Lawrenceville Le Roy Lebanon Lemont Lexington Libertyville Lincoln Lincolnshire Lincolnwood Lisle Lockport Lombard Loves Park Lyons
Machesney Park Macomb Mahomet Manhattan Manteno Marine Marion Maroa Marseilles Marshall Maryville Mascoutah Matteson Mattoon Maywood McHenry Melrose Park Mendota Metamora Metropolis Midlothian Milford Millstadt Minonk Minooka Mokena Moline Momence Monee Monmouth Montgomery Monticello Morris Morrison Morton Morton Grove Mounds Mundelein Naperville Nashville New Berlin New Lenox Newton Niles Normal North Aurora North Chicago Northbrook Oak Brook Oak Forest Oak Lawn Oak Park Oakdale Oakwood Odell Ogden Oglesby Okawville Olympia Fields Oquawka Oregon Orland Park Oswego Ottawa Palatine Palos Heights Palos Hills Palos Park Paris Park Forest Park Ridge Paxton Pekin Peoria Peoria Heights Peotone Percy Peru Petersburg Plainfield Plano Princeton Princeville Prophetstown Quincy Ramsey Rantoul Red Bud Richmond Richton Park River Forest River Grove Riverdale Riverside Rochelle Rochester Rock Falls Rock Island Rockford Rolling Meadows Romeoville Roscoe Roselle Rossville Round Lake Rushville Sandwich Savanna Savoy Schaumburg Schiller Park Sesser Sheffield Shelbyville Shorewood Silvis Skokie Smithton South Beloit South Elgin South Holland South Pekin Sparta Spring Valley Springfield Sterling Streamwood Stronghurst Sycamore Taylor Springs Taylorville Teutopolis Thompsonville Thomson Tinley Park Tremont Troy Urbana Vandalia Vernon Hills Vienna Villa Park Wadsworth Walnut Warrenville Washburn Washington Waterloo Watseka Wauconda Waukegan West Chicago Westchester Western Springs Westmont Wheaton Wheeling Whittington Willow Springs Willowbrook Wilmette Wilmington Winnebago Winnetka Wonder Lake Wood Dale Wood River Woodhull Woodridge Woodstock Yorkville Zion


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We continue to update this Illinois section as more restaurants close or as new information becomes available. If you know a place we should add—or have a story about a restaurant that meant something to you—your memories are always welcome. Together, we can help preserve the history of Illinois’ food culture, one city at a time.