Joliet Business Guide: Here's What's Open And Closed In Town

JOLIET, IL —The coronavirus is having a profound impact on the global economy and has been particularly damaging to local businesses that depend on foot-traffic and in-person interactions with their customers. Even so, many businesses have found ways to stay open and to offer delivery, pick-up and safe-distance transactions to serve the community.

We put a call out to local businesses on the Joliet Patch last week and asked them to update their status, give details on how you can continue to patronize them and to let the community know how they can best help during these challenging times.

So far, nearly 65 local businesses have responded with information to share with residents.

You can find the local guide here.

Here are what just a few Joliet businesses are doing:

• Eastside Greenhouse, 205 Henderson Ave., closed until further notice. Plans to reopen for the spring season on April 20.
• Michalenes Liquors, 692 Theodore St., remains open 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday-Thursday, 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday and Saturday and 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. on Sunday.
• K Ribs BBQ, 221 North Chicago St., open 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday.
• Jet's Pizza, 2309 Essington Road, remains open daily for curbside and delivery orders.
• Home Cut Donuts, 1317 E. Washington St., regular hours. The Home Cut Donuts at 815 W. Jefferson St. has set up temporary hours of 5 a.m. to 9 p.m. daily. Employees say they come to your car to keep everyone safe at both locations.

We're going to keep this guide live throughout the coronavirus crisis to help our readers and support the businesses that serve Joliet. Businesses can update their status in the guide at any time. To help support our local merchants and business owners, we encourage you to share this article or the link to the guide with neighbors via email and social media. These businesses need our support.

If you're a business owner who has not yet listed your status in our guide, head over here and fill out the form.