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The Joliet City Council approved spending $115,000 to buy two of seven parcels needed for the levee to be built along the east side of the Des Plaines River.
A forum for Joliet City Council at-large candidates will be held on Feb. 19 at the Joliet Public Library on Ottawa Street. Joliet residents may submit questions in advance.
A former Joliet housing authority official and vocal supporter of former Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk was able to avoid prison time after pleading guilty to felony cocaine possession.
Joliet community mental health program leads to 50% decline overall in suicides, no teenage suicides in past two years
Joliet City Council member Cesar Guerrero, and three other candidates, will not be on the ballot in April, Will County Clerk Annette Parker says. Guerrero said Tuesday night he plans on being on the ballot as Joliet Township supervisor candidate.
Future Joliet levee meets FEMA requirement to protect against a flood the city says never would happen.
The Joliet City Council will consider approving the donation of land with a value of about $377,000 from NorthPoint for the construction of a future water tower.
The city of Joliet has been holding meetings this week with any residents interested in joining the Community Emergency Response Team to create corps of volunteers to help in emergencies and big events.
IDOT say the Route 52 project will run along a 2.5-mile stretch between Houbolt Road in Joliet and River Road in Shorewood.
Five grants have been awarded so far through the city of Joliet's program to keep downtown businesses going through construction.
The Joliet City Council on Tuesday approved 15 contracts for $68 million worth of construction work for upgrading the city's water infrastructure this year.
City and U.S. Steel officials said they are moving ahead with plans for a new use of the company’s Joliet site. Former credit union building will become the Pilsen Wellness Center.
For the second time in two years the Joliet City Council turned down 1st Choice Auto Sales' attempt to get approval to use a lot it owns at 115 N. Center St. to store cars.
BP station along Houbolt Road in Joliet gets liquor license after mayor reverses previous denial.
City of Joliet looks to create team of volunteers to help neighbors in emergency situations as needed.
Starbucks joins Olive Garden, Cooper's Hawk, Costco as The Boulevard keeps building along U.S. 30 at Joliet and Plainfield.
Larry Crawford and James Lanham will seek Joliet City Council seats as write-in candidates in the April 1 consolidated election.
The city of Joliet is warning residents of a scam involving solicitors coming to residents' homes claiming they are working on a water project.
Even with smaller lots, Vista Ridge houses proposed for Joliet's west side will be priced between $375,000 and $425,000
On a 6-3 vote, the City Council on Tuesday approved a $3.5 million loan to the Joliet Public Library for remodeling the Black Road Branch.
The Joliet City Council voted 7-2 Tuesday for a Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee after two failed attempts to table the vote.
The Joliet City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to make the loan, which would finance remodeling at the Black Road Branch.
Critics say citizens board for Joliet comprehensive plan is top heavy with officials and lacking in ordinary citizens.
Joliet is proposing the establishment of a citizen advisory committee to assist the City Council in developing the city’s comprehensive plan. The ordinance will be presented at Tuesday’s regular council meeting.
Cast set for developments in Joliet for the coming year.
The City Council will vote Tuesday on a $3.5 million loan to the Joliet Public Library to remodel the Black Road Branch.
MyGrain shut down in August 2023 after operating for six years at Joliet's Union Station while getting rent breaks and tax abatements. The City Council will vote Tuesday whether to pay $250,000 to break the lease.
The Joliet Police Department will begin using artificial intelligence technology designed to write police reports and provide language translation on the street.
The Joliet region has been a busy place in 2024, with a lot of business development, infrastructure projects and new housing coming in. But the region also saw some tragedy with a mass shooting and the death of a toddler from neglect and drugs.
City Manager Beth Beatty fired former IG nearly a year ago, says spot will be filled in 2025.
The Joliet electoral board on Monday removed both Jim Lanham and Marzell Richardson III from the 2025 city council ballot.
The Joliet electoral board's next hearing is now set for 10 a.m. Monday, Dec. 23 for City Council candidates Crawford, Lanham and Richardson. The meeting was originally scheduled for Wednesday.
Joliet Councilwoman Quillman says imposters try to get into house posing as city water inspectors.
NorthPoint opponents object to the city of Joliet using its eminent domain power but city officials say they're obligated by previous anniexation agreement.
The City of Joliet gas tax will now be 5 cents for regular gasoline, 11 cents for diesel fuel
Developer wants to build houses in Joliet on land next to D'Arcy Motors on Essington Road. The plan goes to the Plan Commission for review on Thursday.
Joliet city officials say higher gas tax would cost most motorists less than $10 a year while truckers will pay more.
The city of Joliet is developing a grant program for Chicago Street businesses to help protect jobs and sustain business operations during and after the downtown construction. The City Council will review Tuesday,
The Joliet electoral board sustained objections to one candidate for next year’s City Council election and continued the hearing to next Wednesday for the remaining two candidates.
A Will County judge found a former Joliet city manager not guilty of driving under the influence following a trial where his attorney claimed he was subjected to biased treatment by police.
Guerrero moves on after historic first term in at-large council seat,
Property tax levy going up 6.5%, but Joliet city officials say only 1% will be paid by existing homeowners.
The Joliet electoral board on Tuesday held a hearing that involves a former city employee objecting to four candidates being on the ballot in the April City Council election.
Joliet City Council holds public hearings Tuesday on property tax levy and 2025 budget.
Women and children won’t be the only residents in a residential recovery complex for female addicts to be built in Joliet. Spouses of the women will be allowed at Hope Manor Village.
A former Joliet city employee claims in a lawsuit that a former city manager and two others fired her in 2022 in retaliation for exercising her rights under the Family Medical Leave Act.
A developer wants to build Vista Ridge, the largest subdivision on the far west side of Joliet in 20 years, and is putting some pressure on the city to approve its plan in December.
Joliet Mayor D'Arcy holds off on denial of liquor license for BP station near Houbolt Road.
City looks to make changes in 2016 health plan.
New insurance coverage would only affect non-union employees.