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County weighing vending, grab-and-go options after courthouse restaurant tenant leaves

2224214 · February 5, 2025
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Summary

After the restaurant tenant inside the old courthouse chose not to renew a one‑year lease, Will County staff told the Capital Improvements Committee they will install vending and explore fresh-food automated solutions rather than reissuing a traditional restaurant contract.

Will County officials told the Capital Improvements Committee on Feb. 4 that the tenant operating a restaurant in the old courthouse declined to renew a one-year lease with two renewal options, leaving the county without a full-time food vendor.

County facilities staff said the business was not financially sustainable — the vendor sold about 60 lunches in the last two weeks of operation, a level…

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