Where Did Dairy Queen Originate? The Sweet Story of a Frozen Treat Empire Dairy Queen’s story begins in Joliet, Illinois, but its true innovation blossomed in Green River, Illinois, where the first Dairy Queen store officially opened on June 22, 1940. While the idea of “soft serve” ice cream was conceived earlier, it was this ... Read more The post Where Did Dairy Queen Originate? appeared first on GB Times.