Restaurants & Bars

Cheesecakes By James Makes It Official, Shorewood

James Sankey posted the news of his much anticipated second location for his Cheesecakes By James dessert business.

"I'm so elated to have had so many blessings come through the heart of Joliet, but I've decided to relocate my operation from downtown Joliet to Crest Hill," James Sankey told Joliet Patch in 2022.
"I'm so elated to have had so many blessings come through the heart of Joliet, but I've decided to relocate my operation from downtown Joliet to Crest Hill," James Sankey told Joliet Patch in 2022. (File/John Ferak/Patch )

SHOREWOOD, IL — James Sankey, owner of the Cheesecakes By James dessert business is on the move again, but this time it's an expansion.

One year after moving from downtown Joliet to Crest Hill's Division Street shopping center, Sankey announced on Tuesday he will be opening a second location for Cheesecakes By James.

This new one will be near the Chicken-N-Spice and Pizza For U restaurants in Shorewood, along Route 59 near Jefferson Street.

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Sankey created a flier indicating his grand opening for the Shorewood Cheesecakes By James at 150 Brookforest Ave. will be Friday, July 28. He is now taking preorders.

On opening day, he will be open from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

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His normal hours of operation in Shorewood will be 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Monday through Saturday and noon to 5 p.m. Sunday.

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