Chicago State Men's Basketball AlumnI Opens First Steak 'N Shake in Chicago

CSU Athletic Director Chris Zorich (far left) and Chief of Staff Ray Rhone (far right) pose with CSU men's basketball alums Ron Collum (middle left) and Melvin Buckley (middle right) in front of the new Steak 'n Shake Restaurant in Chicago's South Loop

CHICAGO, Illinois --  Chicago State University men's basketball alum Melvin Buckley has officially opened the first Steak 'n Shake restaurant in the City of Chicago today in the South Loop area.

The restaurant is located in the University Village area nearby the University of Illinois at Chicago on 1332 South Halsted Street.

Buckley was a four-year letterwinner for the Cougars from 1980-85 and was a member of CSU's first NCAA Division I team in 1984-85. A second former Cougar is working with Buckley at the restaurant as manager in Ron Collum, who suited up for the Green and White from 1979-83 and helped CSU earn a No. 1 ranking in the NAIA during the 1982-83 season.

To learn more about the new Steak 'n Shake restaurant, please check out this article from the Chicago Sun-Times.

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