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Good morning Joliet! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How the sudden I-80 lane closure could snarl your Joliet commute
  • How Joliet's Rock and Roll Museum is honoring Illinois music legends
  • What recent Joliet home sales reveal about your neighborhood's value

Also on today's calendar: Our Voices, Our Minds: Bipoc Youth Navigating Discrimination In Education and 15 more events.

Today's riddle: What do you call advice from a cow ? 🤔 (Answer below!)

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  • Monday: A passing shower or two, with a high of 66 and low of 56 degrees.
  • Tuesday: An a.m. shower; mostly cloudy, temps: high: 65, low: 56.
  • Wednesday: Cloudy, with a high of 66 and low of 54 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Emergency lane closure on eastbound I-80 in Joliet (shawlocal.com) — Eastbound I-80 through Joliet has its left lane closed between Chicago and Richards streets for emergency repairs, and the shutdown will last until further notice. Expect heavy congestion, delays, and truck detours, and consider alternate interstate routes since nearby local streets can't handle heavy or wide trucks.
   

2. Illinois Rock And Roll Museum Honors State Music Legends (q985online.com) — Music lovers in Joliet can take pride in the Illinois Rock and Roll Museum on Route 66, based at 9 West Cass Street, as it prepares for its annual Hall of Fame induction. This year's ceremony in Chicago will honor Illinois-connected artists like Survivor, Koko Taylor, Curtis Mayfield, and the Plain White T's, while spotlighting the Joliet museum's role in preserving the state's musical legacy.
   

3. Sale closed in Joliet: $355,000 for a single-family home (shawlocal.com) — A single-family home at 1907 Maserati Drive in Joliet sold for $355,000 on Aug. 31, highlighting strong prices in that neighborhood. Several nearby Joliet properties on Maserati and Foxfield drives also changed hands recently, giving residents a snapshot of current local home values and price-per-square-foot trends.
   

4. Will County Property Transfers: Sept. 7-13 (shawlocal.com) — Recent Will County property records show brisk home sales in Joliet, including a $289,000 median sale on Timbers Edge Circle and dozens of transactions across city neighborhoods. Buyers and sellers can compare prices, square footage, and bedroom counts for homes on streets like West Acres, Rosemont, Hickory, and Essington, plus nearby suburbs like Plainfield and Bolingbrook.
   

5. For National Migration Week, bishops urge policy that upholds 'God-given human dignity' (therecordnewspaper.org) — Pope Leo XIV has appointed Bishop Brendan J. Cahill, currently of Victoria, Texas, as the new bishop of Joliet while he also leads U.S. bishops' efforts on migration policy. In a statement for National Migration Week, he urges laws that respect migrants' God-given dignity, keep families together, and ensure humane treatment and legal access.
   

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