Jim’s Original Could Stay In Maxwell Street Area ‘For Years’ Under New Deal With UIC

Source block-club-chicago
Original Load Date June 18, 2026, 1 p.m.
Last Updated June 18, 2026, 1 p.m.
Original URL https://blockclubchicago.org/2026/06/18/jims-original-could-stay-in-maxwell-street-area-for-years-under-new-deal-with-uic/

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NEAR WEST SIDE — Jim’s Original is not packing up and moving to Pilsen just yet. In early May, the hot dog stand — a Maxwell Street area institution since 1939 — announced it [ would be closing by June 30 ][1] and moving to Pilsen this fall to make room for a development on the University of Illino...