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Joliet, Illinois

Joliet (/ˈliɛt, liˈɛt/ JOH-lee-et, joh-lee-ET) is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. At the 2020 census, the city was the third-largest in Illinois, with a population of 150,362.[4][5]

Joliet, Illinois
Downtown
Etymology: Louis Jolliet
Location of Joliet in Will and Kendall counties in Illinois
Location of Illinois in the United States
Coordinates: 41°31′47″N 88°04′22″W / 41.52972°N 88.07278°W / 41.52972; -88.07278[1]
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountiesWill, Kendall
TownshipsJoliet, Troy, Plainfield, Lockport, New Lenox, Jackson, Channahon, Seward, Na-Au-Say
Settled1833
Incorporated1852
Government
 • TypeCouncil–manager
 • MayorTerry D'Arcy
Area
 • Total65.82 sq mi (170.48 km2)
 • Land65.08 sq mi (168.56 km2)
 • Water0.74 sq mi (1.92 km2)
Elevation610 ft (190 m)
Population
 (2020)
 • Total150,362
 • RankUS: 178th
 • Density2,310.31/sq mi (892.02/km2)
Time zoneUTC−6 (CST)
 • Summer (DST)UTC−5 (CDT)
ZIP codes
60431–60436, 60441, 60586
Area code(s)815, 779
FIPS code17-38570
AirportJoliet Regional Airport
GNIS feature ID2395477[1]
DemonymJolietan
Wikimedia CommonsJoliet, Illinois
Websitewww.joliet.gov
[3]

History Edit

In 1673, Louis Jolliet, along with Father Jacques Marquette, paddled up the Des Plaines River and camped on a huge earthwork mound, a few miles south of present-day Joliet.[6] Maps from Jolliet's exploration of the area[citation needed] showed a large hill or mound down river from Chicago, labeled Mont Joliet.[7] The mound has since been flattened due to mining.

In 1833, following the Black Hawk War, Charles Reed built a cabin along the west side of the Des Plaines River. Across the river in 1834, James B. Campbell, treasurer of the canal commissioners, laid out the village of "Juliet", a corruption of "Joliet" that was also in use at the time. Just before the economic depression of 1837, Juliet incorporated as a village, but to cut tax expenses, Juliet residents soon petitioned the state to rescind that incorporation.

In 1845, local residents changed the community's name from "Juliet" to "Joliet", reflecting the original name. Joliet was reincorporated as a city in 1852. Cornelius Covenhoven Van Horne was active in getting the city its first charter, and because of this, he was elected Joliet's first mayor. When the city later built a new bridge, it was named the Van Horne Bridge.[8]

Geography Edit

According to the 2010 census, Joliet has a total area of 62.768 square miles (162.57 km2), of which 62.11 square miles (160.86 km2) (or 98.95%) are land and 0.658 square miles (1.70 km2) (or 1.05%) is covered by water.[9] It has a sprawling, irregular shape that extends into nine different townships, more than any other Illinois city. They are: Joliet, Plainfield, Troy, New Lenox, Jackson, Channahon, and Lockport in Will County, and Na-Au-Say and Seward in Kendall County. Joliet developed along the Des Plaines River, and its downtown is located in the river valley.

Joliet has a "west side" and "east side", referring to areas in relation to the river.

With the construction of highways and suburban development to the west, many businesses moved from the downtown area to the expanding areas west of the river. Many stores relocated to the west side in new strip malls and shopping centers with more parking and easier access. These changes resulted in the decline of the downtown shopping district, which is still felt today. Today, Joliet has a "west side" and a "far west side" (which includes all city limits in Kendall County). This has given rise to a newly referenced "Central Joliet" portion of the city, which essentially is all land west of the Des Plaines River and east of Interstate 55. This new reference may soon change the current meaning of "west side" to west of I-55.[citation needed]

Climate Edit

Joliet has a hot summer humid continental climate (Köppen Dfa) with hot, humid summers, and cold winters with moderate to heavy snowfall.

Climate data for Joliet, Illinois (Brandon Dam), 1991–2020 normals, extremes 1975–present
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °F (°C) 65
(18)
73
(23)
86
(30)
92
(33)
95
(35)
104
(40)
103
(39)
102
(39)
97
(36)
88
(31)
78
(26)
70
(21)
104
(40)
Mean maximum °F (°C) 53.8
(12.1)
57.0
(13.9)
70.5
(21.4)
79.9
(26.6)
87.7
(30.9)
92.6
(33.7)
93.7
(34.3)
91.6
(33.1)
89.6
(32.0)
82.3
(27.9)
68.2
(20.1)
56.7
(13.7)
95.0
(35.0)
Average high °F (°C) 31.1
(−0.5)
35.4
(1.9)
47.0
(8.3)
59.9
(15.5)
71.0
(21.7)
80.3
(26.8)
83.6
(28.7)
81.8
(27.7)
76.2
(24.6)
63.3
(17.4)
48.5
(9.2)
36.4
(2.4)
59.5
(15.3)
Daily mean °F (°C) 23.9
(−4.5)
27.6
(−2.4)
38.1
(3.4)
49.4
(9.7)
60.2
(15.7)
70.1
(21.2)
73.9
(23.3)
72.3
(22.4)
65.7
(18.7)
53.3
(11.8)
40.4
(4.7)
29.4
(−1.4)
50.4
(10.2)
Average low °F (°C) 16.6
(−8.6)
19.8
(−6.8)
29.2
(−1.6)
38.9
(3.8)
49.4
(9.7)
59.9
(15.5)
64.1
(17.8)
62.9
(17.2)
55.3
(12.9)
43.4
(6.3)
32.3
(0.2)
22.4
(−5.3)
41.2
(5.1)
Mean minimum °F (°C) −5.4
(−20.8)
0.6
(−17.4)
12.1
(−11.1)
26.5
(−3.1)
37.2
(2.9)
47.1
(8.4)
55.1
(12.8)
54.6
(12.6)
42.1
(5.6)
30.0
(−1.1)
18.7
(−7.4)
3.1
(−16.1)
−9.1
(−22.8)
Record low °F (°C) −26
(−32)
−20
(−29)
−7
(−22)
11
(−12)
18
(−8)
35
(2)
47
(8)
39
(4)
32
(0)
17
(−8)
−2
(−19)
−20
(−29)
−26
(−32)
Average precipitation inches (mm) 1.99
(51)
1.78
(45)
2.27
(58)
3.93
(100)
4.53
(115)
4.30
(109)
4.55
(116)
3.97
(101)
3.17
(81)
3.14
(80)
2.46
(62)
1.94
(49)
38.03
(966)
Average snowfall inches (cm) 5.0
(13)
6.2
(16)
2.1
(5.3)
0.1
(0.25)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.0
(0.0)
0.3
(0.76)
3.2
(8.1)
16.9
(43)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in) 11.4 9.3 10.2 12.3 12.4 10.6 9.2 9.2 8.0 9.5 9.9 10.6 122.6
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in) 4.2 3.4 1.2 0.1 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.4 2.7 12.0
Source: NOAA[10][11]

Demographics Edit

Historical population
CensusPop.Note
18402,558
18502,6593.9%
18607,104167.2%
18707,2632.2%
188011,65760.5%
189023,26499.6%
190029,35326.2%
191034,67018.1%
192038,44210.9%
193042,99311.8%
194042,365−1.5%
195051,60121.8%
196066,78029.4%
197078,82718.0%
198077,956−1.1%
199076,836−1.4%
2000106,22138.2%
2010147,45938.8%
2020150,3622.0%
U.S. Decennial Census[12]
2010[13] 2020[14]

2020 census Edit

Joliet city, Illinois - Demographic Profile
(NH = Non-Hispanic)
Note: the US Census treats Hispanic/Latino as an ethnic category. This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category. Hispanics/Latinos may be of any race.
Race / Ethnicity Pop 2010[13] Pop 2020[14] % 2010 % 2020
White alone (NH) 78,159 67,903 53.01% 45.16%
Black or African American alone (NH) 23,025 23,814 15.62% 15.84%
Native American or Alaska Native alone (NH) 192 156 0.13% 0.10%
Asian alone (NH) 2,747 2,927 1.86% 1.95%
Pacific Islander alone (NH) 18 21 0.01% 0.01%
Some Other Race alone (NH) 153 464 0.10% 0.31%
Mixed Race/Multi-Racial (NH) 2,097 4,567 1.42% 3.04%
Hispanic or Latino (any race) 41,042 50,510 27.84% 33.59%
Total 147,433 150,362 100.00% 100.00%

2010 census Edit

As of the census of 2010, 147,433 people, 48,019 households, and 34,900 families were residing in the city. The population density was 2,288.3 inhabitants per square mile (883.5/km2). The 51,285 housing units averaged 796 per square mile (307.3/km2). The racial makeup of the city was 67.48% White, 15.98% African American, 0.32% Native American, 1.93% Asian, 11.34% from other races, and 2.95% from two or more races. Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 27.84% of the population.

Of the 48,019 households, 30.6% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 53.1% were married couples living together, 14% had a female householder with no husband present, and 27.3% were not families. About 22.1% of all households were made up of individuals, and 7.5% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 3.01, and the average family size was 3.56.[4]

In the city, the population is 30.8% under the age of 18, 9.1% from 18 to 24, 31.6% from 25 to 44, 20.1% from 45 to 64, and 8.4% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 31.7 years. For every 100 females, there were 97.8 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 94.8 males.[15]

For 2015, the median income for a household in the city was $60,976, and for a family was $69,386. Full-time, year-round working males had a median income of $51,082 versus $39,235 for females. The per capita income for the city was $24,374. About 10.4% of families and 12.2% of the population were below the poverty line, including 16.2% of those under age 18 and 8.4% of those age 65 or over.[16]

From April 1, 2010, to July 1, 2011, Joliet was the fastest-growing city in the Midwestern United States and the 18th-fastest growing city in the United States among incorporated places with more than 100,000 people.[17]

Religion Edit

According to the official website for the city of Joliet:

Joliet's diverse faith community represents over 60 denominations and offers residents services at more than 150 churches, synagogues, and houses of worship. Along with their spiritual offerings, these houses of worship enrich the Joliet area by providing some of the area's finest examples of Romanesque, Gothic, Byzantine, and Renaissance architecture. The spiritual community in Joliet welcomes newcomers with open arms, offering regular worship services and religious education.[18]

Joliet is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet, with Bishop Ronald Aldon Hicks. Bishop J. Peter Sartain, former bishop of Joliet, was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Archbishop of Seattle and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M. Siegel was appointed by Pope Francis as Archbishop of Evansville. Joliet holds a very large Catholic population, and many Catholic institutions, including Joliet Catholic Academy.[citation needed]

Economy Edit

Like many Midwestern and East Coast cities dependent on manufacturing industries, Joliet has experienced past economic troubles. As of 2013, the rate of unemployment in Joliet was around 8.6%.[19] The city is evolving from a steel and manufacturing suburb to a commuter suburb in the Chicago metropolitan area. Some new migrants to the Chicago area are working in bordering Cook County (the nation's second-most populous county) and living in Joliet.

The downtown area of Joliet has slowly attracted new businesses to the area. The main attractions in Joliet's city center are the Harrah's Casino, Joliet Slammers baseball (Duly Health and Care Field), Hollywood Casino, and the Rialto Square Theatre, also known as the 'Jewel of Joliet',[20] and has been called one of the world's 10 most beautiful theaters. The 1999 film Stir of Echoes starring Kevin Bacon had scenes shot on at the Rialto Square Theatre (the hypnotism scenes in which James saw the word "Dig" on the movie screen), at the corner of Scott Street and Washington, and at the old Menards that took over the Wieboldt's building at Jefferson Square Mall.

 
Joliet State Prison.

The Illinois Youth Center Joliet, a juvenile correctional facility of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice, opened in April 1959.[21]

Largest employers Edit

According to the city's 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report,[22] the largest employers in the city are:

# Employer Employees
1 Amazon 3,500
2 AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center 3,023
3 Will County 2,200
4 Joliet Junior College 1,553
5 Joliet Public Schools District 86 1,256
6 Joliet Township High School District 204 916
7 City of Joliet 894
8 Harrah's Joliet 800
9 ExxonMobil 680
10 Hollywood Casino Joliet 600

Arts and culture Edit

 
The Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet

The Rialto Square Theatre, a favorite haunt of Al Capone and filming location for scenes from Kevin Bacon's film Stir of Echoes, is on Chicago Street, downtown.[23] Near the theatre, the Joliet Area Historical Museum commemorates the history of Joliet, especially its heritage as a stopping point on U.S. Route 66.[24]Among local landmarks are the Chicagoland Speedway (NASCAR) and the Route 66 Raceway (NHRA).

The Auditorium Building is located at the northeast corner of Chicago and Clinton Streets. Designed by G. Julian Barnes and built of limestone in 1891, it was controversial as one of the first buildings to combine religious, civic, and commercial uses. Nonetheless, people such Theodore Roosevelt visited and spoke at the building.[25] The building was originally built for the Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet, but the church sold the building in 1993, and it is no longer home to the congregation.[26]

The Jacob A. Henry Mansion, 20 South Eastern Avenue, is a three-story, red-brick, Second Empire/Italian Renaissance-style structure built on a Joliet limestone foundation in 1873 (completed in 1876). The structure is set on bedrock and the entire basement floor is made of Joliet limestone from the building owner's quarry. The walls of the structure are constructed of red Illinois sandstone and deep red brick specially fired in Ohio (wrapped individually and shipped by barge to Joliet). A commanding three-story tower is the focal point of the structure. The structure has steel trim with slate shingles on a mansard roof. The front and side porches are single slabs of limestone. The largest stone ever quarried lies in the sidewalk under the front entry gate. The stone is 9×22×20 ft. In 1885, an immense Byzantine dome was added to the south façade.[27]

The interior of the Jacob A. Henry Mansion has elaborate polished-walnut woodwork, massive, carved pocket doors, original wood mantles, and a solid-walnut staircase. The original owner, Mr. Henry, was a railroad magnate, building railroads in Indiana, Ohio, and Illinois. He had ownership in a local quarry and was a principal stockholder in Will County National Bank. The mansion won the architecture award at the American Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia in 1876.[citation needed] The structure is a local landmark, part of the East Side National Register District and individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Joliet Prison is located near Joliet's downtown district on Collins Street. The prison has been featured in both television shows and movies. One such television series filmed there was Prison Break.[28] The prison was also used for the opening scenes in the 1980 movie, The Blues Brothers, which starred John Belushi as "Joliet" Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues.[29]

The first Dairy Queen store opened in Joliet.[30] The location is now occupied by Universal Church.

Two casinos originated as riverboat casino in Joliet: the Hollywood Casino near Channahon and a Harrah's hotel and casino downtown. Joliet is the only city in Illinois to have two casinos.[31]

The Louis Joliet Mall is located near the intersection of I-55 and U.S. Route 30.[32]

The former Joliet Arsenal (now the site of both the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery and the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie) is in nearby Elwood.

Sports Edit

Joliet is home to three high schools that bear its name: Joliet Central, Joliet West, and Joliet Catholic Academy (JCA), in addition to the closed Joliet East,[33] each of which has sports programs. JCA has been a major football powerhouse for many years and has won more state football titles than any other team in the state, with 15 as of 2023.[34]

Joliet also is home to a minor-league baseball team, the Joliet Slammers of the independent Frontier League. Since the beginning of the 2011 season, they have played their home games at Duly Health and Care Field. The Slammers replace the former Joliet JackHammers of the Northern League. The Joliet Slammers won the 2011 Frontier League Championship in their first season as a team.[35]

 
Chicagoland Speedway

Chicagoland Speedway hosts annual events from NASCAR. During major races, the large influx of fans means that the number of people in the city is double that of the official figure. Next door to the Speedway, the Route 66 Raceway features National Hot Rod Association events on its drag strip. Joliet Central has become actively involved in Route 66 by building an alternative fuel vehicle.[36] Autobahn Country Club, also located in Joliet, has held the SCCA World Challenge, Atlantic Championship, and Star Mazda Championship races since 2009.

Parks and recreation Edit

 
Joliet Veteran's Memorial Bicentennial Park

Golf courses Edit

Three golf courses are located in the city of Joliet: Inwood Golf Course, Woodruff Golf Course, and Wedgewood Golf Course. Disc golf courses are available at Highland Park and West Park.

Family entertainment Edit

The Pilcher Park Nature Center, located in Pilcher Park, hosts many youth and educational programs. Pilcher Park, one of Joliet's oldest parks, is home to over 640 acres (260 ha) of land that provide a habitat for abundant wildlife and outdoor recreation. Pilcher Park also contains Native American Indian remains and was the site of a Potowatami Indian village. A burial mound is just south of the entrance on Gougar Road, on the south side of the bridge, and a marked burial plot is inside the park grounds.

Hammel Woods is also located in Joliet with miles of hiking trails and even a seven-acre dog park.

Louis Joliet Mall located on Route 30 in Joliet hosts a large Cinemark theatre

Bicycle trails Edit

The Rock Run and Joliet Junction Trails are roughly north–south routes that begin at the Theodore Marsh in Crest Hill, Illinois, and have southern termini on the I&M Canal State Trail. These three paths can be used as a 16-mile loop through western Joliet. The I and M Canal State Trail stretches about 60 miles to Peru.

Education Edit

 
Joliet Central High School

As of 2009, almost all public-school students in Joliet attend schools in Joliet Public Schools District 86, Joliet Township High School District 204, Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C,[37] and Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202.[38]

Colleges and universities Edit

High schools Edit

School districts serving Joliet include Joliet Township High School District 204, Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202, Oswego Community Unit School District 308, and Minooka Community High School District 111.

Joliet area High Schools include Joliet Catholic Academy, Joliet Central High School, and Joliet West High School.

Elementary and middle schools Edit

Elementary and middle school districts serving Joliet include:

Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202[39]

Career training Edit

Since the early 1980s, the Job Corps of the U.S. Department of Labor has operated the Joliet Job Corps Center on the campus of the former Joliet East High School.[40]

Infrastructure Edit

Transportation Edit

 
The Cass Street Bridge is one of five 1930s bascule bridges spanning the Des Plaines River in Joliet.

Situated about 40 miles (64 km) southwest of central Chicago, Joliet has long been a significant transportation hub. It lies on both sides of the Des Plaines River, a major waterway in Northern Illinois, and was one of the principal ports on the Illinois and Michigan Canal. The Chicago & Rock Island Railroad and Michigan Central came through in the 1850s, and the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and Chicago & Alton Railroad soon followed, with the Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway and Milwaukee Road lines built around the turn of the century. U.S. Highways 6 (the Grand Army of the Republic Highway), 30 (the Lincoln Highway), 45, 52, and 66 (Route 66) all ran through the city. In the 1960s, Interstate 55 and Interstate 80 made their way through Joliet, linking up near Channahon just west of the city limits. The phrase "Crossroads of Mid-America", found on the Joliet seal, is an allusion to the intersection of I-80 and I-55.

Joliet Transportation Center is the final stop on the Metra rail lines from Chicago for the Heritage Corridor route from Chicago Union Station and the Rock Island District route from LaSalle Street Station. A third line, the STAR Line, would have also terminated at the station, but the project was shelved as of 2012.[41] PACE provides local bus service six days a week (no service on Sundays) with buses leaving from a terminal in downtown Joliet once an hour. Amtrak serves Joliet Union Station daily via its Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle routes. Service consists of four Lincoln Service round-trips between Chicago and St. Louis, and one Texas Eagle round-trip between San Antonio and Chicago. Three days a week, the Eagle continues on to Los Angeles.[42][43]

Airports Edit

The Joliet Regional Airport is located off Jefferson Street near Interstate 55. Lewis University Airport is located to the north in the nearby village of Romeoville and is owned by the Joliet Regional Port District.

Major highways Edit

Major highways in Joliet include:

Hospitals Edit

Joliet currently has one hospital within its city limits: Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center (also known as St. Joe's), located on the west side. Silver Cross Hospital, now located in neighboring New Lenox, was located on Joliet's east side. These were the only two hospitals in the history of the existence of Will County until AMITA Bolingbrook Adventist Hospital opened in January 2008. In September 2008, Silver Cross Hospital broke ground for a new facility on Maple Road (U.S. Route 6) in New Lenox, immediately west of Interstate 355. All patients were transferred to the new hospital on February 26, 2012, and the old facility was completely vacated and later demolished.[44]

Notable people Edit

In popular culture Edit

The 2019 American drama, Working Man (film), was shot in Joliet. In the 1973 Academy Award-winning film, The Sting, the protagonist Johnny Hooker is from Joliet and the film begins with a title card reading "Joliet, Illinois / September 1936."[45]

In The Blues Brothers, John Belushi's Jake Blues is nicknamed "Joliet Jake" as he was imprisoned at the now closed Joliet Correctional Center.[46] The Joliet Prison has been a site for many other films and television shows, such as the film Let's Go to Prison, and the opening season of Fox's Prison Break was filmed predominately at the Joliet Prison, at which time part of the prison was still in use.[47]

See also Edit

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Joliet ˈ dʒ oʊ l i ɛ t dʒ oʊ l i ˈ ɛ t JOH lee et joh lee ET is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U S state of Illinois 35 miles 56 km southwest of Chicago It is the county seat of Will County At the 2020 census the city was the third largest in Illinois with a population of 150 362 4 5 Joliet IllinoisCityDowntownSealEtymology Louis JollietLocation of Joliet in Will and Kendall counties in IllinoisLocation of Illinois in the United StatesCoordinates 41 31 47 N 88 04 22 W 41 52972 N 88 07278 W 41 52972 88 07278 1 CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountiesWill KendallTownshipsJoliet Troy Plainfield Lockport New Lenox Jackson Channahon Seward Na Au SaySettled1833Incorporated1852Government TypeCouncil manager MayorTerry D ArcyArea 2 Total65 82 sq mi 170 48 km2 Land65 08 sq mi 168 56 km2 Water0 74 sq mi 1 92 km2 Elevation 1 610 ft 190 m Population 2020 Total150 362 RankUS 178th Density2 310 31 sq mi 892 02 km2 Time zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT ZIP codes60431 60436 60441 60586Area code s 815 779FIPS code17 38570AirportJoliet Regional AirportGNIS feature ID2395477 1 DemonymJolietanWikimedia CommonsJoliet IllinoisWebsitewww wbr joliet wbr gov 3 Contents 1 History 2 Geography 2 1 Climate 3 Demographics 3 1 2020 census 3 2 2010 census 3 3 Religion 4 Economy 4 1 Largest employers 5 Arts and culture 6 Sports 7 Parks and recreation 7 1 Golf courses 7 2 Family entertainment 7 3 Bicycle trails 8 Education 8 1 Colleges and universities 8 2 High schools 8 3 Elementary and middle schools 8 4 Career training 9 Infrastructure 9 1 Transportation 9 1 1 Airports 9 1 2 Major highways 9 2 Hospitals 10 Notable people 11 In popular culture 12 See also 13 References 14 External linksHistory EditIn 1673 Louis Jolliet along with Father Jacques Marquette paddled up the Des Plaines River and camped on a huge earthwork mound a few miles south of present day Joliet 6 Maps from Jolliet s exploration of the area citation needed showed a large hill or mound down river from Chicago labeled Mont Joliet 7 The mound has since been flattened due to mining In 1833 following the Black Hawk War Charles Reed built a cabin along the west side of the Des Plaines River Across the river in 1834 James B Campbell treasurer of the canal commissioners laid out the village of Juliet a corruption of Joliet that was also in use at the time Just before the economic depression of 1837 Juliet incorporated as a village but to cut tax expenses Juliet residents soon petitioned the state to rescind that incorporation In 1845 local residents changed the community s name from Juliet to Joliet reflecting the original name Joliet was reincorporated as a city in 1852 Cornelius Covenhoven Van Horne was active in getting the city its first charter and because of this he was elected Joliet s first mayor When the city later built a new bridge it was named the Van Horne Bridge 8 Geography EditAccording to the 2010 census Joliet has a total area of 62 768 square miles 162 57 km2 of which 62 11 square miles 160 86 km2 or 98 95 are land and 0 658 square miles 1 70 km2 or 1 05 is covered by water 9 It has a sprawling irregular shape that extends into nine different townships more than any other Illinois city They are Joliet Plainfield Troy New Lenox Jackson Channahon and Lockport in Will County and Na Au Say and Seward in Kendall County Joliet developed along the Des Plaines River and its downtown is located in the river valley Joliet has a west side and east side referring to areas in relation to the river With the construction of highways and suburban development to the west many businesses moved from the downtown area to the expanding areas west of the river Many stores relocated to the west side in new strip malls and shopping centers with more parking and easier access These changes resulted in the decline of the downtown shopping district which is still felt today Today Joliet has a west side and a far west side which includes all city limits in Kendall County This has given rise to a newly referenced Central Joliet portion of the city which essentially is all land west of the Des Plaines River and east of Interstate 55 This new reference may soon change the current meaning of west side to west of I 55 citation needed Climate Edit Joliet has a hot summer humid continental climate Koppen Dfa with hot humid summers and cold winters with moderate to heavy snowfall Climate data for Joliet Illinois Brandon Dam 1991 2020 normals extremes 1975 presentMonth Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec YearRecord high F C 65 18 73 23 86 30 92 33 95 35 104 40 103 39 102 39 97 36 88 31 78 26 70 21 104 40 Mean maximum F C 53 8 12 1 57 0 13 9 70 5 21 4 79 9 26 6 87 7 30 9 92 6 33 7 93 7 34 3 91 6 33 1 89 6 32 0 82 3 27 9 68 2 20 1 56 7 13 7 95 0 35 0 Average high F C 31 1 0 5 35 4 1 9 47 0 8 3 59 9 15 5 71 0 21 7 80 3 26 8 83 6 28 7 81 8 27 7 76 2 24 6 63 3 17 4 48 5 9 2 36 4 2 4 59 5 15 3 Daily mean F C 23 9 4 5 27 6 2 4 38 1 3 4 49 4 9 7 60 2 15 7 70 1 21 2 73 9 23 3 72 3 22 4 65 7 18 7 53 3 11 8 40 4 4 7 29 4 1 4 50 4 10 2 Average low F C 16 6 8 6 19 8 6 8 29 2 1 6 38 9 3 8 49 4 9 7 59 9 15 5 64 1 17 8 62 9 17 2 55 3 12 9 43 4 6 3 32 3 0 2 22 4 5 3 41 2 5 1 Mean minimum F C 5 4 20 8 0 6 17 4 12 1 11 1 26 5 3 1 37 2 2 9 47 1 8 4 55 1 12 8 54 6 12 6 42 1 5 6 30 0 1 1 18 7 7 4 3 1 16 1 9 1 22 8 Record low F C 26 32 20 29 7 22 11 12 18 8 35 2 47 8 39 4 32 0 17 8 2 19 20 29 26 32 Average precipitation inches mm 1 99 51 1 78 45 2 27 58 3 93 100 4 53 115 4 30 109 4 55 116 3 97 101 3 17 81 3 14 80 2 46 62 1 94 49 38 03 966 Average snowfall inches cm 5 0 13 6 2 16 2 1 5 3 0 1 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 76 3 2 8 1 16 9 43 Average precipitation days 0 01 in 11 4 9 3 10 2 12 3 12 4 10 6 9 2 9 2 8 0 9 5 9 9 10 6 122 6Average snowy days 0 1 in 4 2 3 4 1 2 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2 7 12 0Source NOAA 10 11 Demographics EditHistorical population CensusPop Note 18402 558 18502 6593 9 18607 104167 2 18707 2632 2 188011 65760 5 189023 26499 6 190029 35326 2 191034 67018 1 192038 44210 9 193042 99311 8 194042 365 1 5 195051 60121 8 196066 78029 4 197078 82718 0 198077 956 1 1 199076 836 1 4 2000106 22138 2 2010147 45938 8 2020150 3622 0 U S Decennial Census 12 2010 13 2020 14 2020 census Edit Joliet city Illinois Demographic Profile NH Non Hispanic Note the US Census treats Hispanic Latino as an ethnic category This table excludes Latinos from the racial categories and assigns them to a separate category Hispanics Latinos may be of any race Race Ethnicity Pop 2010 13 Pop 2020 14 2010 2020White alone NH 78 159 67 903 53 01 45 16 Black or African American alone NH 23 025 23 814 15 62 15 84 Native American or Alaska Native alone NH 192 156 0 13 0 10 Asian alone NH 2 747 2 927 1 86 1 95 Pacific Islander alone NH 18 21 0 01 0 01 Some Other Race alone NH 153 464 0 10 0 31 Mixed Race Multi Racial NH 2 097 4 567 1 42 3 04 Hispanic or Latino any race 41 042 50 510 27 84 33 59 Total 147 433 150 362 100 00 100 00 2010 census Edit As of the census of 2010 147 433 people 48 019 households and 34 900 families were residing in the city The population density was 2 288 3 inhabitants per square mile 883 5 km2 The 51 285 housing units averaged 796 per square mile 307 3 km2 The racial makeup of the city was 67 48 White 15 98 African American 0 32 Native American 1 93 Asian 11 34 from other races and 2 95 from two or more races Hispanics or Latinos of any race were 27 84 of the population Of the 48 019 households 30 6 had children under the age of 18 living with them 53 1 were married couples living together 14 had a female householder with no husband present and 27 3 were not families About 22 1 of all households were made up of individuals and 7 5 had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older The average household size was 3 01 and the average family size was 3 56 4 In the city the population is 30 8 under the age of 18 9 1 from 18 to 24 31 6 from 25 to 44 20 1 from 45 to 64 and 8 4 who were 65 years of age or older The median age was 31 7 years For every 100 females there were 97 8 males For every 100 females age 18 and over there were 94 8 males 15 For 2015 the median income for a household in the city was 60 976 and for a family was 69 386 Full time year round working males had a median income of 51 082 versus 39 235 for females The per capita income for the city was 24 374 About 10 4 of families and 12 2 of the population were below the poverty line including 16 2 of those under age 18 and 8 4 of those age 65 or over 16 From April 1 2010 to July 1 2011 Joliet was the fastest growing city in the Midwestern United States and the 18th fastest growing city in the United States among incorporated places with more than 100 000 people 17 Religion Edit According to the official website for the city of Joliet Joliet s diverse faith community represents over 60 denominations and offers residents services at more than 150 churches synagogues and houses of worship Along with their spiritual offerings these houses of worship enrich the Joliet area by providing some of the area s finest examples of Romanesque Gothic Byzantine and Renaissance architecture The spiritual community in Joliet welcomes newcomers with open arms offering regular worship services and religious education 18 Joliet is home to the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet with Bishop Ronald Aldon Hicks Bishop J Peter Sartain former bishop of Joliet was appointed by Pope Benedict XVI as Archbishop of Seattle and Auxiliary Bishop Joseph M Siegel was appointed by Pope Francis as Archbishop of Evansville Joliet holds a very large Catholic population and many Catholic institutions including Joliet Catholic Academy citation needed Economy EditLike many Midwestern and East Coast cities dependent on manufacturing industries Joliet has experienced past economic troubles As of 2013 update the rate of unemployment in Joliet was around 8 6 19 The city is evolving from a steel and manufacturing suburb to a commuter suburb in the Chicago metropolitan area Some new migrants to the Chicago area are working in bordering Cook County the nation s second most populous county and living in Joliet The downtown area of Joliet has slowly attracted new businesses to the area The main attractions in Joliet s city center are the Harrah s Casino Joliet Slammers baseball Duly Health and Care Field Hollywood Casino and the Rialto Square Theatre also known as the Jewel of Joliet 20 and has been called one of the world s 10 most beautiful theaters The 1999 film Stir of Echoes starring Kevin Bacon had scenes shot on at the Rialto Square Theatre the hypnotism scenes in which James saw the word Dig on the movie screen at the corner of Scott Street and Washington and at the old Menards that took over the Wieboldt s building at Jefferson Square Mall nbsp Joliet State Prison The Illinois Youth Center Joliet a juvenile correctional facility of the Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice opened in April 1959 21 Largest employers Edit According to the city s 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report 22 the largest employers in the city are Employer Employees1 Amazon 3 5002 AMITA Health Saint Joseph Medical Center 3 0233 Will County 2 2004 Joliet Junior College 1 5535 Joliet Public Schools District 86 1 2566 Joliet Township High School District 204 9167 City of Joliet 8948 Harrah s Joliet 8009 ExxonMobil 68010 Hollywood Casino Joliet 600Arts and culture EditSee also National Register of Historic Places listings in Will County Illinois nbsp The Rialto Square Theatre in downtown JolietThe Rialto Square Theatre a favorite haunt of Al Capone and filming location for scenes from Kevin Bacon s film Stir of Echoes is on Chicago Street downtown 23 Near the theatre the Joliet Area Historical Museum commemorates the history of Joliet especially its heritage as a stopping point on U S Route 66 24 Among local landmarks are the Chicagoland Speedway NASCAR and the Route 66 Raceway NHRA The Auditorium Building is located at the northeast corner of Chicago and Clinton Streets Designed by G Julian Barnes and built of limestone in 1891 it was controversial as one of the first buildings to combine religious civic and commercial uses Nonetheless people such Theodore Roosevelt visited and spoke at the building 25 The building was originally built for the Universalist Unitarian Church of Joliet but the church sold the building in 1993 and it is no longer home to the congregation 26 The Jacob A Henry Mansion 20 South Eastern Avenue is a three story red brick Second Empire Italian Renaissance style structure built on a Joliet limestone foundation in 1873 completed in 1876 The structure is set on bedrock and the entire basement floor is made of Joliet limestone from the building owner s quarry The walls of the structure are constructed of red Illinois sandstone and deep red brick specially fired in Ohio wrapped individually and shipped by barge to Joliet A commanding three story tower is the focal point of the structure The structure has steel trim with slate shingles on a mansard roof The front and side porches are single slabs of limestone The largest stone ever quarried lies in the sidewalk under the front entry gate The stone is 9 22 20 ft In 1885 an immense Byzantine dome was added to the south facade 27 The interior of the Jacob A Henry Mansion has elaborate polished walnut woodwork massive carved pocket doors original wood mantles and a solid walnut staircase The original owner Mr Henry was a railroad magnate building railroads in Indiana Ohio and Illinois He had ownership in a local quarry and was a principal stockholder in Will County National Bank The mansion won the architecture award at the American Centennial Celebration in Philadelphia in 1876 citation needed The structure is a local landmark part of the East Side National Register District and individually listed on the National Register of Historic Places The Joliet Prison is located near Joliet s downtown district on Collins Street The prison has been featured in both television shows and movies One such television series filmed there was Prison Break 28 The prison was also used for the opening scenes in the 1980 movie The Blues Brothers which starred John Belushi as Joliet Jake Blues and Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues 29 The first Dairy Queen store opened in Joliet 30 The location is now occupied by Universal Church Two casinos originated as riverboat casino in Joliet the Hollywood Casino near Channahon and a Harrah s hotel and casino downtown Joliet is the only city in Illinois to have two casinos 31 The Louis Joliet Mall is located near the intersection of I 55 and U S Route 30 32 The former Joliet Arsenal now the site of both the Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery and the Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie is in nearby Elwood Sports EditJoliet is home to three high schools that bear its name Joliet Central Joliet West and Joliet Catholic Academy JCA in addition to the closed Joliet East 33 each of which has sports programs JCA has been a major football powerhouse for many years and has won more state football titles than any other team in the state with 15 as of 2023 34 Joliet also is home to a minor league baseball team the Joliet Slammers of the independent Frontier League Since the beginning of the 2011 season they have played their home games at Duly Health and Care Field The Slammers replace the former Joliet JackHammers of the Northern League The Joliet Slammers won the 2011 Frontier League Championship in their first season as a team 35 nbsp Chicagoland SpeedwayChicagoland Speedway hosts annual events from NASCAR During major races the large influx of fans means that the number of people in the city is double that of the official figure Next door to the Speedway the Route 66 Raceway features National Hot Rod Association events on its drag strip Joliet Central has become actively involved in Route 66 by building an alternative fuel vehicle 36 Autobahn Country Club also located in Joliet has held the SCCA World Challenge Atlantic Championship and Star Mazda Championship races since 2009 Parks and recreation EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed October 2020 Learn how and when to remove this template message nbsp Joliet Veteran s Memorial Bicentennial ParkGolf courses Edit Three golf courses are located in the city of Joliet Inwood Golf Course Woodruff Golf Course and Wedgewood Golf Course Disc golf courses are available at Highland Park and West Park Family entertainment Edit The Pilcher Park Nature Center located in Pilcher Park hosts many youth and educational programs Pilcher Park one of Joliet s oldest parks is home to over 640 acres 260 ha of land that provide a habitat for abundant wildlife and outdoor recreation Pilcher Park also contains Native American Indian remains and was the site of a Potowatami Indian village A burial mound is just south of the entrance on Gougar Road on the south side of the bridge and a marked burial plot is inside the park grounds Hammel Woods is also located in Joliet with miles of hiking trails and even a seven acre dog park Louis Joliet Mall located on Route 30 in Joliet hosts a large Cinemark theatre Bicycle trails Edit The Rock Run and Joliet Junction Trails are roughly north south routes that begin at the Theodore Marsh in Crest Hill Illinois and have southern termini on the I amp M Canal State Trail These three paths can be used as a 16 mile loop through western Joliet The I and M Canal State Trail stretches about 60 miles to Peru Education Edit nbsp Joliet Central High SchoolAs of 2009 almost all public school students in Joliet attend schools in Joliet Public Schools District 86 Joliet Township High School District 204 Troy Community Consolidated School District 30 C 37 and Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 38 Colleges and universities Edit Joliet Junior College the nation s first public community college University of St FrancisHigh schools Edit School districts serving Joliet include Joliet Township High School District 204 Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 Oswego Community Unit School District 308 and Minooka Community High School District 111 Joliet area High Schools include Joliet Catholic Academy Joliet Central High School and Joliet West High School Elementary and middle schools Edit Elementary and middle school districts serving Joliet include Joliet Public Schools District 86 Troy Community Consolidated School District 30 C Also serves neighboring communities of Plainfield Illinois and Shorewood Illinois 37 Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202 39 Career training Edit Since the early 1980s the Job Corps of the U S Department of Labor has operated the Joliet Job Corps Center on the campus of the former Joliet East High School 40 Infrastructure EditTransportation Edit nbsp The Cass Street Bridge is one of five 1930s bascule bridges spanning the Des Plaines River in Joliet Situated about 40 miles 64 km southwest of central Chicago Joliet has long been a significant transportation hub It lies on both sides of the Des Plaines River a major waterway in Northern Illinois and was one of the principal ports on the Illinois and Michigan Canal The Chicago amp Rock Island Railroad and Michigan Central came through in the 1850s and the Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe Railway and Chicago amp Alton Railroad soon followed with the Elgin Joliet and Eastern Railway and Milwaukee Road lines built around the turn of the century U S Highways 6 the Grand Army of the Republic Highway 30 the Lincoln Highway 45 52 and 66 Route 66 all ran through the city In the 1960s Interstate 55 and Interstate 80 made their way through Joliet linking up near Channahon just west of the city limits The phrase Crossroads of Mid America found on the Joliet seal is an allusion to the intersection of I 80 and I 55 Joliet Transportation Center is the final stop on the Metra rail lines from Chicago for the Heritage Corridor route from Chicago Union Station and the Rock Island District route from LaSalle Street Station A third line the STAR Line would have also terminated at the station but the project was shelved as of 2012 41 PACE provides local bus service six days a week no service on Sundays with buses leaving from a terminal in downtown Joliet once an hour Amtrak serves Joliet Union Station daily via its Lincoln Service and Texas Eagle routes Service consists of four Lincoln Service round trips between Chicago and St Louis and one Texas Eagle round trip between San Antonio and Chicago Three days a week the Eagle continues on to Los Angeles 42 43 Airports Edit The Joliet Regional Airport is located off Jefferson Street near Interstate 55 Lewis University Airport is located to the north in the nearby village of Romeoville and is owned by the Joliet Regional Port District Major highways Edit Major highways in Joliet include Interstate Highways nbsp Interstate 55 nbsp Interstate 80 US Highways nbsp US 6 nbsp US 30 nbsp US 52 nbsp US 66 Illinois Highways nbsp Route 7 nbsp Route 53 nbsp Route 59 nbsp Route 171 Hospitals Edit Joliet currently has one hospital within its city limits Presence Saint Joseph Medical Center also known as St Joe s located on the west side Silver Cross Hospital now located in neighboring New Lenox was located on Joliet s east side These were the only two hospitals in the history of the existence of Will County until AMITA Bolingbrook Adventist Hospital opened in January 2008 In September 2008 Silver Cross Hospital broke ground for a new facility on Maple Road U S Route 6 in New Lenox immediately west of Interstate 355 All patients were transferred to the new hospital on February 26 2012 and the old facility was completely vacated and later demolished 44 Notable people EditMain article List of people from Joliet IllinoisIn popular culture EditThe 2019 American drama Working Man film was shot in Joliet In the 1973 Academy Award winning film The Sting the protagonist Johnny Hooker is from Joliet and the film begins with a title card reading Joliet Illinois September 1936 45 In The Blues Brothers John Belushi s Jake Blues is nicknamed Joliet Jake as he was imprisoned at the now closed Joliet Correctional Center 46 The Joliet Prison has been a site for many other films and television shows such as the film Let s Go to Prison and the opening season of Fox s Prison Break was filmed predominately at the Joliet Prison at which time part of the prison was still in use 47 See also Edit nbsp Chicago portal nbsp Illinois portalList of cities in Illinois List of Midwestern cities by size List of United States cities by population List of U S states largest cities by populationReferences Edit a b c U S Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System Joliet Illinois 2020 U S Gazetteer Files United States Census Bureau Retrieved March 15 2022 Draft Consolidated Plan 2010 PDF City of Joliet November 5 2009 pp 9 35 Archived from the original PDF on October 6 2010 Retrieved March 2 2010 a b U S Census Bureau QuickFacts Joliet city Illinois U S Census Bureau Retrieved August 13 2021 Joliet city Illinois United States Census Bureau Retrieved February 23 2021 Grossman James R Keating Ann Durkin Reiff Janice L 2005 2004 Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago Online ed Chicago Chicago Historical Society Newberry Library p 676 ISBN 0 226 31015 9 OCLC 60342627 Jolliet s Map of New France 1674 The Electronic Encyclopedia of Chicago Retrieved July 28 2021 Robert C Boyett User Trees Genealogy com www genealogy com Retrieved May 2 2018 G001 Geographic Identifiers 2010 Census Summary File 1 United States Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved December 27 2015 NowData NOAA Online Weather Data National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved July 11 2021 Station Joliet Brandon RD DAM IL U S Climate Normals 2020 U S Monthly Climate Normals 1991 2020 National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration Retrieved July 11 2021 Decennial Census of Population and Housing by Decades US Census Bureau a b P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE 2010 DEC Redistricting Data PL 94 171 Joliet city Illinois United States Census Bureau a b P2 HISPANIC OR LATINO AND NOT HISPANIC OR LATINO BY RACE 2020 DEC Redistricting Data PL 94 171 Joliet city Illinois United States Census Bureau Age Groups and Sex 2010 U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved October 8 2017 SELECTED ECONOMIC CHARACTERISTICS U S Census Bureau Archived from the original on February 13 2020 Retrieved October 8 2017 Annual Estimates of the Resident Population for Incorporated Places of 50 000 or More Ranked by July 1 2013 Population April 1 2010 to July 1 2013 U S Census Bureau Population Division May 2014 Archived from the original on February 12 2020 Retrieved September 15 2014 City of Joliet For Residents Worship Archived from the original on September 11 2008 Unemployment Rate in Chicago Naperville Joliet FRED Economic Data Federal Reserve Bank of St Louis January 1990 Retrieved March 16 2013 Huebner Jeff 2001 Murals the Great Walls of Joliet University of Illinois Press pp 25 26 ISBN 978 0 252 06957 4 Illinois Youth Center Joliet Illinois Department of Juvenile Justice Retrieved on October 27 2012 City of Joliet CAFR Cityofjoliet info Retrieved March 15 2021 Filming Locations of Chicago and Los Angeles Stir Of Echoes Itsfilmedthere com Retrieved on August 17 2013 Joliet Area Historical Museum Retrieved April 30 2014 Site Unavailable www uucj com Retrieved May 2 2018 UUCJ 175th Anniversary Uucj com Retrieved on August 17 2013 The Jacob Henry Mansion City of Joliet IL Archived from the original on October 27 2018 Retrieved October 27 2018 Joliet is one of the characters on Prison Break today gt entertainment today gt entertainment gt tv TODAY com Today msnbc msn com November 9 2005 Retrieved on August 17 2013 Blues Brothers movie showing Friday at Joliet s old Stateville Prison abc7chicago com Abclocal go com August 13 2010 Retrieved on August 17 2013 Dairy Queen dairyqueen com Retrieved on August 17 2013 Illinois Casino Map Worldcasinodirectory com Retrieved on August 17 2013 Louis Joliet Mall Archived April 23 2012 at the Wayback Machine Westfield com Retrieved on August 17 2013 1 Archived from Archive today on 19 March 2021 Records amp History Ihsa org Retrieved on August 17 2013 Frontier League Professional Baseball Archived January 2 2010 at the Wayback Machine Frontierleague com Retrieved on August 17 2013 Cuisine Jardin Inspiration midwestalternativefuelvehicleexpo com Cuisine Jardin Inspiration Archived from the original on May 2 2018 Retrieved May 2 2018 a b Troy CCSD 30 C maps troy30c org Retrieved May 2 2018 Changes make the grade for Joliet schools Archive Chicago Tribune February 18 2009 Retrieved on August 3 2015 Career Training Joliet Job Corps Archived from the original on March 6 2014 Retrieved May 18 2021 Pyke Marni January 18 2012 Do fast buses on I 90 mean falling STAR line Daily Herald Retrieved December 22 2012 Amtrak Lincoln Service and Missouri River Runner timetable PDF Amtrak September 13 2017 Retrieved November 7 2018 Amtrak Texas Eagle Timetable PDF Amtrak November 3 2018 Retrieved November 7 2018 Lundquist Janet March 28 2012 Silver Cross Hospital moves from Joliet to New Lenox Post Tribune Archived from the original on September 15 2014 Retrieved September 15 2014 Michaels Lloyd 1998 The Phantom of the Cinema Character in Modern Film Cultural Studies in Cinema Video Albany NY SUNY Press p 61 ISBN 978 0 7914 3568 7 Retrieved October 27 2018 Moreno Richard February 8 2011 Illinois Curiosities Quirky Characters Roadside Oddities amp Other Offbeat Stuff Curiosities Guilford Conn Globe Pequot Press p 91 ISBN 978 0 7627 7497 5 Retrieved October 27 2018 Hinckley Jim October 10 2014 Illustrated Route 66 Historical Atlas Minneapolis Voyageur Press p 40 ISBN 978 1 62788 496 9 External links Edit nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Joliet Illinois nbsp Wikivoyage has a travel guide for Joliet Official website nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Joliet Illinois amp oldid 1175444606, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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