{"id":173094,"date":"2018-07-25T01:48:02","date_gmt":"2018-07-25T05:48:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=173094"},"modified":"2018-07-25T01:48:02","modified_gmt":"2018-07-25T05:48:02","slug":"mcdonalds-illinois-chain-museum-will-still-taken","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2018\/07\/25\/mcdonalds-illinois-chain-museum-will-still-taken\/","title":{"rendered":"McDonalds: Illinois chain museum will still be taken down"},"content":{"rendered":"
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McDonald’s spokesman Khim Aday declined to say why there’s been a delay, but said the company still plans to remove the replica from the site. (Photo By Bruce Marlin – Own work, CC BY-SA 2.5<\/a>)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

DES PLAINES, Ill. \u2014 McDonald’s officials have confirmed that they still intend to take down a replica of the hamburger chain’s first restaurant despite a demolition delay.<\/p>\n

It’s been seven months since crews dismantled the sign outside the Des Plaines building, raising hopes that officials may have changed their minds, The Daily Herald reported.<\/p>\n

McDonald’s spokesman Khim Aday declined to say why there’s been a delay, but said the company still plans to remove the replica from the site.<\/p>\n

It’s also unknown why McDonald’s requested a refund for its $510 demolition permit and $5,000 insurance bond last month from Des Plaines. The contractor was issued the documents in January, when work began to disassemble sign.<\/p>\n

City demolition permits are generally good for one year. McDonald’s would have to reapply and pay the new fees to continue its project, according to City Manager Mike Bartholomew.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s sort of like starting over from scratch,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

Bartholomew said company executives told him that they wouldn’t donate the site intact to protect the brand.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt’s really something, given the public attention it got, I thought they would reach out to us and keep us in the loop,\u201d Bartholomew said.<\/p>\n

After demolition, McDonald’s plans to plant grass and donate the land to Des Plaines. City officials still don’t have immediate plans for the property.<\/p>\n

Ray Kroc built his first restaurant in 1955 in Des Plaines, after franchising the brand from the original owners, Richard and Maurice McDonald. It served as a museum of the company’s history.<\/p>\n

The Chicago Tribune reported last year that officials said they would take down the museum because tourist numbers had declined due to repeated flooding of the site since 2008.<\/p>\n

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