Dunkin’ Donuts announces new Machesney Park location Rockford-area franchisee expands northward

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A new Dunkin’ Donuts will be constructed at the corner of Harlem Road and N. Second Street in Machesney Park.

Coffee and donut lovers in Machesney Park will soon have a new place to enjoy a ‘pick-me-up.’ Co-owners Vijay Patel and Greg Novak will be commencing construction on their newest Dunkin’ Donuts restaurant in Machesney Park, at the intersection of Harlem Road and North Second Street this summer.
The restaurant is planned to open by late fall, 2017.
Novak and Patel have been working with Village officials to subdivide an outlot at the northwest corner of Harlem and North Second, in the shopping center that is occupied by Michalsen’s Office Furniture.
Novak and Patel, who have recently opened three other stores in Rockford, told Village officials that they are excited about their new Machesney Park location and are working under an aggressive schedule to open as soon as possible.
Machensey Park Village President Steve Johnson applauded

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