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title: "Peoria Journal Star: Checkers & Rally's Opens Door For Investors To Bring Brand To New Communities In Illinois"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/404419da-4b5a-498e-a62a-45114b16c828
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/peoria-journal-star-checkers-rallys-opens-door-for-investors-to-bring-brand-to-new-communities-in-illinois-3953
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2016-03-14T21:16:31.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:13:48.184Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/badb4f3c089d6abe602608fb44c71b345922160314164031.jpeg
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# Peoria Journal Star: Checkers & Rally's Opens Door For Investors To Bring Brand To New Communities In Illinois

**TL;DR:** Checkers & Rally's is expanding into Illinois, specifically targeting Peoria for development, with plans for up to nine stores in the area. The brand is seeking investors with a strong business background to begin development in Peoria.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-03-14. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/peoria-journal-star-checkers-rallys-opens-door-for-investors-to-bring-brand-to-new-communities-in-illinois-3953).*

## Story

Checkers is eyeing Illinois for expansion in 2016 and is specifically interested in Peoria for development. The *Journal Star* recently spoke with Director of Franchise Development Bruce Kim about Checkers’ plans for the area.

According to the article, Checkers does not currently have many restaurants in the state of Illinois, but that it would working to change that this year.

"We think that we could operate up to nine stores in the Peoria area,” Kim said.

The article also mentions that the brand is currently looking for franchisees to begin the development in Peoria.

"We're looking for investors with a strong business background,” Kim said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- Checkers (company)
- Illinois (location)
- Peoria (location)
- illinois expansion (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/peoria-journal-star-checkers-rallys-opens-door-for-investors-to-bring-brand-to-new-communities-in-illinois-3953). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/404419da-4b5a-498e-a62a-45114b16c828).