Rosati’s Pizza, an Illinois-based chain specializing in Chicago-style pizza, is coming to Carmel in early 2019. Franchise owner Jim Duda, of Carol Stream, Ill., attended Purdue University before opening his first restaurant, Millie’s Pancake Shoppe, in Addison, Ill. According to Duda, who often visits friends and family in Hamilton County, Carmel is the perfect location for his newest business. The restaurants will be at 890 E. 116th St.

“I feel that Chicago-style pizza is something that Carmel and surrounding communities would love to have,” he said. “What we find is that there are a lot of people in the area that are transplants from Chicago. We’re always running into people who are from Chicago who have had Rosati’s at some point and are very excited to have us in the area.”