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World’s first Dairy Queen location in Joliet to be revived as historic landmark along Route 66

WBBM Newsradio's 8:30AM News To Go by Radio.com

Jun 22, 20260:40News & Politics

The two-story brick building in downtown Joliet opened as the world’s first Dairy Queen in June of 1940. It also happens to be on Historic Route 66, and as part of the Centennial Celebration, the Joliet Area Historical M...

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World’s first Dairy Queen location in Joliet to be revived as historic landmark along Route 66 is an episode from WBBM Newsradio's 8:30AM News To Go by Radio.com. The two-story brick building in downtown Joliet opened as the world’s first D...

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Published Jun 22, 2026, 0:40 long, audio available.