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Joliet, Illinois is
40 miles southwest of Chicago
and it had a population of 106,221 in 2000. The city is 38 square miles.
Transportation
- motto for Joliet "Crossroads of Mid America"
Metra
Lines
- From Chicago Union Station along the Heritage
Corridor, La Salle Street Station on Rock Island District
Railroad
Transportation
- Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railroad - in the
1850's
- Santa Fe - late 1800's
Roadways
- Interstates - 55 and
80 (in the 1960's)
- US Highway - 6, 30, 45, 52 and
66
Water
Transportation
- Des Plaines River - Joliet is on both
sides of the river
- Illinois and Michigan Canal
- principal port on the canal
Landmarks
in Joliet, Illinois
- Auditorium Building - historically
significant building
- Joliet Arson - is in Ellwood
- Joliet Prison - featured in television show Prison
Break
- Rialto Square Theatre - Al Capone spent time there
- Riverboat Casinos -
Empress Casino and Harrah's Hotel and Casino
- Silver Cross Field -
home to Joliet Jackhammers' baseball
- Stateville
Correctional Center
- Westfield Louis Joliet
Mall
Education in Joliet
Higher Education
- The Illini Club of Will County
- Joliet Junior College
- (first public community college in the US)
- University of Saint Francis
High Schools
- Joliet Catholic
Academy
- Joliet Central
High School
- Joliet Township High Schools
- Joliet West High School
- Plainfield South
High School
Joliet has had economic problems
over the years. In the early 1980's, unemployment reached 25%. The city is
close to the metropolitan Chicago
area and that offers some employment opportunities.
Residents
of Joliet can also work in Cook and DuPage County
or in the downtown Joliet
area which has been revitalized.
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