Concord Township

Historical marker location:

Iroquois, Illinois

( Memorial is on North Main Street (U.S. 52) near East Lincoln Avenue (County Route 2150N), on the right when traveling north.)

Marker installed: 1997

Village of Iroquois. Veterans Memorial.

The first McDonald's restaurant was opened in Des Plaines, Illinois in 1955. The restaurant was designed to be a drive-in, but it quickly became popular with families and eventually evolved into the fast-food chain we know today.