Joliet City Council

The fast-food giant already is renovating a former Arby's on Rt. 59 in Joliet and plans to take over another former Arby's on Jefferson Street as it maps out a return to the Chicago region.

Joliet has provided nearly $210,000 so far to restaurants, bars and other small businesses to offset impact of construction from $20 million downtown improvement project.

Diane Matter is the second neighbor of the future Love's truck stop in Joliet to say they were offered $100,000 to annex into the city and keep quiet about it.

A Joliet man remains missing since June 27 but police officers have located a vehicle they believe he was driving before he vanished.

Christine Johnson told the Joliet City Council it's time remove a ban that keeps her husband and another former guard at the old Joliet Correctional Center off the prison grounds.

Owner of Sidelines Sports Bar contests Joliet's new ordinance, but the City Council voted 5-3 to end packaged liquor sales at midnight for taverns.

The city of Joliet will designate a street in honor of Staff Sgt. Jose Duenez, who died in a training exercise in Lithuania.

The family of Terhan Foster Gordon, missing since Friday, asked the Joliet City Council for help in forming a search party to find him.

Joliet Mayor Terry D'Arcy says city needs to loosen residency rules to attract employees.

Joliet firefighters would be able to live as far as 50 miles away from the city while getting pay increases for the next four years, according to a proposed contract.

More than 30 people attended a meeting in Joliet organized by neighbors of a future JCA stadium, including two people with school connections who gave some insight into the project.

The Joliet City Council unanimously approved a settlement agreement on Friday to resolve litigation involving the city and two warehouse developers.

Joliet has called a special City Council for 9 a.m. Friday to vote on a legal settlement in the disputes between the city, CenterPoint Properties and NorthPoint Development.

Free street parking slated to start Sept. 1 in downtown Joliet. Parking in decks and commuter lots still will cost downtown visitors.

Council members on Tuesday said they are looking for a new director of cultural affairs and special events who can create events on an almost daily basis in Joliet.

The City Council votes Tuesday on free 2-hour street parking in downtown Joliet.

The Joliet City Council will vote Tuesday on whether to create a new position for director of cultural affairs and special events.

A plan for an on-campus stadium at Joliet Catholic Academy will wait at least another month before going to the city for a vote.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday will consider a proposal that provides for free street parking up to two hours on downtown streets.

Attorneys defending several people against a conspiracy lawsuit filed by the former Joliet mayor are seeking to move the case outside of Will County.

The second meeting of the new Joliet District 5 advisory council will be at the Joliet Public Library Ottawa Branch.

Consultant hired to review effectives of city's six tax-increment financing zones aimed at promoting development.

A trial has been requested for a false arrest lawsuit against the City of Joliet and attorneys for the city have signaled the possibility of a settlement in a case over the in-custody death of Eric Lurry.

Dominick Orlando was known as a plan commissioner with an independent streak, and now he has the distinction of being taken off the panel by two different mayors.

A 15-year-old boy will be charged as juvenile instead of an adult with the first-degree murder of a 13-year-old boy who was shot twice and left for dead in an alley in Joliet.

Cunningham Neighborhood Council President John Sheridan is urging local term limits, but Joliet City Council members have not responded.

A park on the southwest side of Chicago marks the starting point for a 60-plus mile pipeline that will bring Lake Michigan water to the Joliet region.

The Joliet City Council will vote Tuesday on Mayor D'Arcy's recommendation to replace Dominic Orlando, who D'Arcy brought back onto the Plan Commission after his removal by former Mayor O'Dekrik.

The city of Joliet has five proposals for former MyGrain space, and Mistwood wants to extend its lease at the Grand Ballroom.

Joliet's new Certified Emergency Response Team starts with 28 volunteers from various walks of life ready to stop in when first responders need help.

The city of Joliet has graduated its first class of Community Emergency Response Team volunteers.

Joliet Public Works Director Greg Ruddy gave the City Council a bridge update at a council meeting Tuesday night after what he called “a rather lengthy discussion” with IDOT officials earlier in the day.

The Joliet City Council has not reached a consensus on whether they should pursue a settlement in a federal lawsuit case over the 2020 in-custody death of a Joliet man, according to the city’s attorneys.

The City Council vote Tuesday on the parade route will add official approval for a Joliet tradition that skipped a year in 2024.

Joliet eyes moving City Hall away from the river, building five-story buildings, and other options as part of its downtown redevelopment.

The open house for the Downtown Joliet Equitable Transit Oriented Development Plan us 6-8 p.m. Wednesday.

A 7 Brew representative told Joliet city officials that it plans to build both on Jefferson Street and Plainfield Road.

A growing public debate over the case of David Malito, who died after an encounter with police in December, moved to City Hall on Tuesday.

The winners of the April 1 election for Joliet City Council took office Monday, Juan Moreno joined the council, while incumbents Jan Quillman and Joe Clement return.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday will consider a drive-thru permit for a 7 Brew near the Louis Joliet Mall.

Joliet Public Schools District 86's Edna Keith elementary celebrated Arbor Day with the City of Joliet by planting a tree on its grounds.

The Joliet city manager says the City Council could vote in May on a proposal to eliminate paid parking on downtown streets.

Edna Keith Elementary School students will join Joliet city officials in annual celebration of trees.

The top leader for Joliet Township said the new food pantry for the Forest Park neighborhood represents more than food and shelter but a community of people looking out for one another. 

Rialto gets $475,000, and Joliet Area Historical Museum gets $250,000.

The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals on Thursday tabled a vote on a proposed Joliet Catholic Academy on-campus stadium until June.

Joliet city staff is asking the zoning board vote scheduled for today on proposed JCA stadium be pushed back to June.

Attorey for DR Horton says home building should start by June on new development off Essington Road in Joliet.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday approved the Veltiste Wellness dispensary for a Jefferson Street location.

Resident near Joliet Catholic Academy says people need to know more before the school's sports stadium plans add more cars to the neighborhood.