Wolfs Head Restaurant

6937 Joliet Rd, Indian Head Park, IL 60525
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This restaurant is located on what was the trail of the Black Hawk Indians. As their hunting and war parties passed by here on their way to and from Lake Michigan.they often encountered the large packs of wolves that roamed the area. Those wolves account for the name of the restaurant. Al Capone and some of his associates are reported to have visited the golf course across Wolf Rd from the restaurant.

I haven't been inside, you can only stop to eat so often, but the walls inside are reportedly home to a lot of interesting memorabilia.

An interesting side note here is that Joliet Road is also known as the Illinois & Michigan Canal State Trail. The canal connected the east coast to the Gulf of Mexico by connecting Lake Michigan to the Illinois River which then connected to the Mississippi River.

Photo(s): 2016