Geri's Hamburgers Rockford Custom-shaped Pillow Media Play Its rich heritage and central

Its rich heritage and central location near the University of Iowa made it a popular gathering place for students

and peanuts on the floor kind of place

It started out in 1953 as a place for jazz orchestras

Midway Airlines flew out of the Chicago Midway Airport (now Midway International) starting in 1979

The chain was sold to Zayre in 1967

Geri's Hamburgers Rockford Custom-shaped Pillow Media Play Its rich heritage and centralUsually ships within 5 12 Days Geris Hamburgers was a Rockford based fast food chain with more than a dozen stores across northern Illinois and southern Wisconsin at its peak, including at least six in the Rockford area and two in Madison. Geris was similar in style to the early McDonalds restaurants. They had little or no inside seating and were geared towards fast take out service. First opening in 1962, there were at least 13 Geri's locations by