Will County Brewing Opening 2nd Location In Joliet Area

CHANNAHON, IL — Two days before Christmas, the owners of Will County Brewing have made a big announcement: they're opening a second location, in Channahon, taking over the empty River Hawk Brewing property on Route 6.

River Hawk closed in September, Joliet Patch reported at the time.

On Friday morning, the Will County Brewing Company unveiled the big news on its Facebook page: "That’s not Jingle Bells you hear. It’s the jingle of the keys to our 2nd location! It’s official! Coming soon in early 2023…Will County Brewing Company —Channahon,IL!

"Stay tuned for updates to its progress! Cheers!"

The announcement included a nighttime photo of the Will County Brewing Company owners standing in front of the River Hawk Brewing sign in Channahon.

"Omg I just jumped for Joy! We are moving to Channahon next weekend. So excited! We were sad to hear river hawk closed," one woman replied on the Will County Brewing Company's Facebook page.

Will County Brewing opened in Shorewood in March 2018. So far, it now has more than 10,000 Facebook followers and 9,500 Facebook likes.

Back in September, River Hawk Brewing made the following announcement on Facebook, "After 5 years we are Tapping Out! We will be shutting down RHB on Sunday, September 4, 2022. Come out for a pint or two while we express our gratitude to our community of supporters."