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Woodhull welcomes new restaurant – Lynnie’s Diner

By: Dave Thompson|May 16, 2022
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    Chicken wraps are on the menu at the new Lynnie’s Diner. CREDIT DAVE THOMPSON

    WOODHULL, ILLINOIS — There’s a somewhat hidden symbol in the logo for the new Lynnie’s Diner inside the Woodhull Travel Plaza.

    The restaurant’s logo has a barn in the background with a window near the top of the structure. The interior window frame is shaped like a cross — to honor the restaurant’s namesake, Jerry Lynn “Lynnie” Bowlyou.

    “That cross is to symbolize his…

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