Wahlburgers restaurant to break ground March 22 in St. Charles

ST. CHARLES – Actor and St. Charles resident Donnie Wahlberg plans to break ground March 22 on his signature Wahlburgers restaurant.

Joining him will be St. Charles Mayor Ray Rogina. The restaurant will be built at the southwest corner of Route 38 and Randall Road in St. Charles near the Meijer store.

"We are so excited to bring Wahlburgers to St. Charles," Wahlberg said in a news release. "It's been a dream of mine to open a Wahlburgers in the community that Jenny and I have chosen to raise our family in. There is no better way to repay the people of St. Charles, for welcoming us with open arms, than to give back."

Wahlburgers is a casual dining burger restaurant and bar owned by chef Paul Wahlberg in partnership with two of his brothers, actors Donnie and Mark. Donnie Wahlberg and his wife, actress and television/radio host Jenny McCarthy, live in St. Charles.

“We are thrilled that Wahlburgers chose to come to St. Charles,” Rogina said in the release. “We look forward to hosting their successful restaurant concept in our town."

Wahlberg and McCarthy were married at the Hotel Baker in St. Charles in 2014. Wahlburgers also plans to open a restaurant soon in Chicago, its first one in Illinois.

McCarthy will be launching her cocktail drink, Blondies, from 6:30 to 8:30 p.m. April 5 at Blue Goose Market, 300 S. 2nd St. in downtown St. Charles. The event will mark the Chicagoland launch of the drink.