You can’t go wrong getting a meal from an old-school restaurant that has been in business for more than four decades. The best chicken dinners in the state are sold at these two restaurants in Kankakee County, Illinois, and you’ve got to try them.

Fried chicken lovers will swoon for the food at this eatery. Scroll on for more details.

JRs Chicken in northeast Illinois is a popular eatery with two locations just south of Chicagoland. The original location opened in 1975, and both joints are still family-run to this day.
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Locals enjoy eating in or taking their food to-go when they visit these old-school restaurants. The Kankakee location has a full-service bar while the Bourbonnais location offers counter service.
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When it comes to the chicken, you'll find it on both the take-out and dinner menu. Surprise your family by bringing home one of the best chicken dinners in the state when you order from here.
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Family dinners come in six- to 30-piece meals with sauces, sides, soup, and rolls. Side options include onion rings, sweet potato fries and regular fries, fried green tomatoes, breaded okra, sweet corn nuggets, and so much more.
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In addition to these delicious chicken dinners on the take-out menu, the restaurant makes amazing seafood dinners of catfish, shrimp, and more. You'll also find salads, wraps, burgers, BBQ pulled pork, jumbo tenderloins, Italian beef, mini corn dogs, mozzarella sticks, and baked potatoes.
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On the dinner menu, guests will find most of the same foods as well as additional entrees like meatloaf, baby back ribs, rib tips, chili, and a slew of sandwiches.
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Nothing beats the chicken though. There is also a buffet available at the Kankakee location only. Stop by Monday through Saturday between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m. for lunch, Wednesday, Friday, and Saturday for dinner, as well as 11 a.m. to close on the weekends to enjoy endless helpings of your favorites.
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JRs Chicken is open daily and hours vary by location. Get details on its website or Facebook page.

Address: 135 East Bourbonnais Street, Kankakee, IL, 60901

Address: 161 East Bethel Drive, Bourbonnais, IL, 60914

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