Krispy Kreme breaks ground on 1st of 8 stores in Chicago-area expansion

The store, at 17815 S. Halsted St., is expected to open in November with the brand’s signature hot glazed doughnuts. All but one of the brand’s area stores closed during the Great Recession. There’s a single corporate-run location in Elk Grove Village, which mostly serves retail clients like Wal-Mart…Please click here to read Samantha Bomkamp’s story in the Tribune.