On Friday at 10:30 a.m., McDonald’s will open its doors to its newest location on Green Street in the space previously occupied by GameStop. McDonald’s will be open 24 hours, seven days a week and offer a delivery service to its customers.  

Delivery service will be provided through Mr. Delivery, a company open in 18 U.S. cities, which pairs with local restaurants to deliver food. 

“The fliers will come in the following weeks that we will be able to deliver through Mr. Delivery,” co-owner Scott Miller said. “We want to be as convenient as we can for the college students.”

The food franchise is leasing the space from JSM management. Jill Guth, JSM director of commercial leasing, said she is looking forward to the partnership with JSM and McDonald’s.

“Based on our previous partnerships, I expect that it will follow that model,” Guth said, “There is a new interior store design that distinguishes it from an average McDonald’s, so that’s exciting to see.” 

The interior design features orange accents and a front wall design with landmarks affiliated with campus, such as Memorial Stadium, the Morrow Plots, the Big 10 and more. 

Co-owners Scott and his father, Dwight Miller, wanted to open the fast-food restaurant to provide college students with good service in a convenient location.

“It’s a great place to pick up a snack or a meal on the way to class or to a friend’s place,” said Scott Miller.

This will be the second time McDonald’s has opened a restaurant in campustown: the first was located in the Illini Union. Since it closed in 2005, Scott Miller said he wanted to open another location in campustown to replace it. 

According to McDonald’s Illinois website, Dwight Miller and his wife Alice Miller own 11 McDonald’s around the state.

Paul Kang, senior in LAS, thinks the new McDonald’s will do well on campus and that it will not affect his diet. Instead, he believes it will be a nice place to pick up a quick meal. 

“There’s a McDonald’s off campus on Kirby, but people who went to that will still go to that,” Kang said. “Having another McDonald’s simply opens the options for more students to enjoy.”  

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