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Free Pancakes At Illinois IHOP Locations Today

It's National Pancake Day! Head to your local IHOP for your free short stack of buttermilk pancakes and consider donating to a good cause.

IHOP restaurants in Illinois, including this one in Chicago, are giving away a free short stack to customers on Tuesday.
IHOP restaurants in Illinois, including this one in Chicago, are giving away a free short stack to customers on Tuesday. (Photo by Scott Olson/Getty Images)

ILLINOIS — Do you like pancakes? How about free pancakes? IHOP is celebrating Free Pancake Day on Tuesday, March 12. From 7 a.m. to 7 p.m, IHOP customers can chow down on a free short stack of buttermilk pancakes.

In return for the free pancakes, guests will be asked to consider leaving a donation for organizations including Children's Miracle Network Hospitals, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society or other designated local charities.

IHOP has raised nearly $30 million to support charities in the communities in which they operate since 2006.

Find out what's happening in Jolietfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

There are more than a dozen IHOP locations in Chicagoland. Find the one closest to you here.

By Ryan Bonner, Patch National Staff

Find out what's happening in Jolietfor free with the latest updates from Patch.

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