After reviewing conditions in Joliet, the curfew has been lifted by order of Mayor Bob O’Dekirk effective immediately.
The City of Joliet will begin the process of refurbishing the water tower located at 1505 Olympic Boulevard the week of June 22.
Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk will host a press conference for media only on Tuesday, June 9 at 1 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall.
After 69 days at Silver Cross Hospital, Ken White of New Lenox, will be going home on Friday, June 12th
Winning students from Joliet area schools are in grades 4-8 and maintained at least a grade point average of 3.75.
The tempuratures skyrocketed, but after the scheduled speakers finished, people stayed and covered all six corners with chants and signs.
Some people at Friday's Joliet demonstration said they remain outraged by Mayor Bob O'Dekirk's actions and want him to leave office.
Curfew begins at 10 p.m. and ends at 6 a.m. the following morning.
"The City will be retaining an outside firm to conduct an internal investigation of the matter."
The Friday press conference has been moved to Tuesday afternoon at City Hall.
Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk will host a press conference Friday at 12 p.m. to address the public alongside community leaders.
Thursday marked the first time time that this week's curfew for residents of Joliet was pushed back by two hours.
Several people at Tuesday night's rally got in the mayor's face and told him he was wrong for tackling a protester Sunday night.
Several Joliet Police officers interacted in a friendly tone with the protesters who gathered at Larkin Avenue and Jefferson Street.
Joliet's Fire Department found flames coming from the roof of the Valle's Produce store on West Jefferson Street late Sunday night.
Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk announced that Tuedsay night's City Council meeting has been rescheduled for next week.
The emergency is related to civil disturbance, "specifically multiple acts of vandalism and violence" in Joliet Sunday night.
Meal pick-up is cancelled.
One of the Black Lives Matter coordinators told Joliet Patch he was thrilled to see most of the Joliet crowd in attendance was white.
The City of Joliet is pleased to announce the reopening of City Hall to the public effective Monday, June 1.
The City of Joliet will resume holding Pre-Council and Committee Meetings in accordance with the Local State of Emergency.
The Public Safety Committee Meeting of the City of Joliet will hold a meeting on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 5:45 p.m.
Learn more about the residential and commercial landscaping company that is serving the Will and Grundy County areas.
The construction is expected to be completed on Friday from 9 a.m. to 5:00 p.m.
Learn which birds nest at Lake Renwick, the kinds of creatures that live in ponds and the difference between amphibians and reptiles.
Final report cards will be published in the Aspen Family Portal on Friday May 29.
Work is being performed by City crews and an outside contractor.
The City will hold its search committee meeting Tuesday afternoon.
All garbage, recycling and yard waste pick up will be one day late the week of Monday, May 25, 2020 due to the Memorial Day holiday.
This also marks the 40th anniversary since the world-famous movie "Blues Brothers" was filmed at Joliet's 1858-era limestone fortress.
Joliet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk has urged Gov. J.B. Pritzker to let his city reopen its businesses sooner than Cook County is allowed.
Check out the Forest Preserve's Facebook Live programs to learn about composting, bird feeders and the 18th-century fur trade era.
IDOT will be closing the Jefferson Street (eastbound US Route 30) moveable bridge over the Des Plaines River.
Weddings, funerals, baptisms and reconciliation could resume as soon as May 23 with a 10-person limit.
Carmelite priest Father Tim Andres says that the health of people who attend and volunteer at St. Joe's Park is paramount.
Staff who support people with disabilities report to front lines of COVID-19 crisis despite opportunities for higher pay elsewhere
The May 11 meeting has been cancelled, according to the City of Joliet.
The live programs will air at noon May 12 and May 14 at Facebook.com/WillCoForests and are designed to educate and entertain.
Garbage and recycling will continue on regular days starting May 11.
The bridge over the Des Plaines River will close as part of the "ongoing moveable bridge centralized control project."