8 Applebee’s Locations, Including Palatine, to Close in Coming Weeks

The fate of 25 Chicagoland Applebee’s restaurants remains up in the air, after the company's April that eight locations will close for good in the weeks ahead.

The Palatine location is set to shutter its doors on June 23. Other locations including Geneva, Homewood, Mokena, Romeoville, Schaumburg, Streamwood and Tinley Park also will be closing permanently in the coming weeks.

But, the future of the additional 25 Chicagoland Applebee’s restaurants, including the Arlington Heights location, is not set in stone, yet.

Dan Smith, the corporate spokesperson for Applebee’s said Tuesday the company is waiting for the potential sale of those 25 restaurants, which should be final by Friday, June 28.

There are restaurants for sale, and future development rights for sale, Smith said. "We are just waiting for the transactions to close. Eight of the 33 restaurants announced prior to the bankruptcy, will be closing for good," he said. Smith said. 

"There is the potential, depending on the sale of asset rights, for the 25 to remain open, or to close, or a combination of both, but those details won’t be defined until the transaction is closed," Smith said.

Those locations include Lake in the Hills, Bloomingdale, Mundelein, Round Lake Beach, Elgin, Gurnee, Chicago locations on Grand Avenue and Cicero, Geneva, Zion, Aurora, Evergreen Park, Montgomery, DeKalb, Crestwood, Belvidere, two Joliet locations, Country Club Hills, Matteson and Calumet City.

In April, as required by Illinois law, Apple Illinois-the franchisee that owns the 33 restaurants, sent out warrant notices to officially alert employees about the changes.

In their bankruptcy filing, they decided to close the eight restaurants, but put up the remaining 25 for sale.