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Vernon Hills Chick-fil-A welcomes Bears’ Khaseem Greene

Posted November 15, 2013 7:07 pm

Daily Herald staff report

The grand opening of the new Vernon Hills Chick-fil-A restaurant that has already brought a promotion that featured people camping out for free food added a little star power on Friday.

Chicago Bears rookie linebacker Khaseem Greene greeted fans and signed autographs at the restaurant at 701 N. Milwaukee Ave.

On Saturday, Chick-fil-A is partnering with The Chapel to host a nonperishable food collection from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. The items collected will benefit the Community CARE Center.

The restaurant’s opening this week brought nearly 80 new jobs and provided free meals for a year to the first 100 adults in line for the opening Thursday. A group of 96 Chick-fil-A enthusiasts formed a tent city in the parking lot on a cold and blustery Wednesday. Many camped out over night to be part of the promotion.

Onobun hands an autographed football to Jake Sellner, 17, of Barrington, after Onobun and Greene, background left, signed the ball.

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