JRs Chicken of Kankakee and Bourbonnais

Since 1975, JR's Chicken, a family owned business, has been feeding customers in Kankakee County. Jr's original location was 374 W. Station Street. Today, JR's has two locations, one in Bourbonnais, and one in Kankakee. Jan Bullock and her sibling purchased the business from their parents when they retired in 1996. Jan is now the sole owner.

A Kankakee native, Jan graduated from Robert Morris College in Carthage, IL, where she earned a degree in Medical Assisting. She is a certified Judge for the Miss America circuit and has been a judge for the teen idol contest at the Bourbonnais Friendship Festival for the past six years.

Though a woman of many talents, Jan got the restaurant bug as a child when her family moved to Osage Beach, Missouri, She spent five years there while her family worked in the restaurant business. They returned in 1975 for a business opportunity and the rest is history.

JR's Kankakee location is a full service restaurant serving liquor, a buffet, and a separate carry-out business. The Bourbonnais location has counter service with ample seating. Both offer full service catering for business meetings, family parties, weddings, picnics, and families on the go.

They pride themselves on having some very unique products, along with a wide variety menu that has something for every appetite. JR's smokes their own meats, including baby back ribs and pulled pork rib tips. All their salads are homemade, the BBQ sauce is their own, and don't forget the secret recipe for that mouth watering chicken.

They are very well known for the macaroni salad served at most every ones family functions and holiday parties. Family members pack it in coolers to take to other family members that no longer live in the area. The macaroni salad has also taken many plane trips to out of state customers. Jan has been asked to ship it to California, Nebraska, and Wisconsin, both the Carolinas and many other states. One to please her customers, Jan is looking for a feasible way to ship it.at:


Visit us anytime at:
135 E. Bourbonnais Street
Kankakee IL, 60901
815-933-3347

161 E. Bethel Drive
Bourbonnais IL, 60914
815-929-0735