Photograph from Jason DeRusha on Flickr

SaveTheChooChoo.com has been set up by The Choo-Choo's owner Jean Paxton in response to the announcement that her beloved burger joint in Des Plaines, Illinois, may be torn down to make way for a new police station. Fans can sign a petition through the website to be sent to city officials. The Choo-Choo has been open for 57 years and features a toy train outfitted with baskets that goes around the counter to delivers burgers.

Des Plaines mayor Tony Arredia says there are no current plans to build anything due to lack of funds, and that there are two other locations in the running, but Paxton's landlord told her last December that the the city contacted was interested in buying the property. The city may not make a decision for the next year or two.

The Choo-Choo

600 Lee Street, Des Plaines IL 60016 (at Miner Street; map)
847-391-9815
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