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šŸŒ± Patch AM: Power Knocked Out In Joliet After Pickup Truck Hits Utility Pole, 2 People Flee Scene: Police Reveal

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Cheers Joliet! We're back, helping you stay up to date with what's happening. Let's take on the day together! ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • Runaway pickup knocks out Joliet power, occupants vanish on foot
  • Joliet weighs $1 million settlement after fatal city truck crash
  • New 24-hour gas station and car wash proposed near Joliet CarMax

Also on today's calendar: Annual Storewide Sale and Clearance Event and 9 more events.

Today's riddle: Why are crows so alert and curious? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Sunday: Not as warm, with a high of 76 and low of 52 degrees.
  • Monday: Partly sunny and pleasant, temps: high: 73, low: 66.
  • Tuesday: Showers and a heavier t-storm, with a high of 85 and low of 65 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

1. Power Knocked Out In Joliet After Pickup Truck Hits Utility Pole, 2 People Flee Scene: Police Reveal (patch.com) — Overnight, a pickup truck crashed off Ingalls Avenue in Joliet, shearing a utility pole, damaging a fence, and coming to rest in a backyard near Cassie Drive, likely knocking out power for nearby homes for hours. Police say the male driver and passenger fled on foot before officers arrived and were not found, and investigators are asking Joliet residents with video or information to contact the traffic unit.
   

2. Joliet Needs $1 Million To Approve Wrongful Death Settlement, End Negligence Lawsuit (patch.com) — Joliet officials are seeking a $1 million budget amendment so the City Council can finalize a wrongful death settlement tied to a 2024 utilities truck crash that killed resident Hector Castillo Esparza. The move highlights how litigation costs and the city's self-insurance structure affect local finances, even as many Joliet streets and sidewalks remain in disrepair.
   

3. Route 59 Near CarMax Getting New Gas Station, Car Wash And Restaurant If Joliet City Council Approves This (patch.com) — Joliet officials are considering a proposal for a new gas station, car wash, and drive-thru restaurant at Route 59 and Theodore Street, next to the CarMax dealership. Deputy City Manager Nolan Ming is recommending a special use permit so the 2.9-acre site can be developed, with the gas station operating 24 hours and the car wash running daily from 7 a.m. to 9 p.m.
   

4. Savvy Sliders Restaurant Coming To Joliet If City Council Approves This Location For Drive-Thru Permit (patch.com) — Joliet residents could soon see the state's first Savvy Sliders if the City Council approves a drive-thru permit for a new restaurant near Olive Garden and Costco by I-55 and Route 30. The plan reuses a previously approved Starbucks drive-thru layout and would anchor a new multi-tenant building at 16301 Boulevard Place.
   

5. Joliet West Culinary Students Serve Food At Joliet Fire Department's First Survivors Recognition Ceremony (patch.com) — Four Joliet West High School culinary students recently helped serve about 100 guests at the Joliet Fire Department's first Survivors Recognition Ceremony at Bicentennial Park. The teens plated and served food while gaining real-world customer service experience and earning community service hours, showcasing how Joliet Township High School's culinary program connects classroom learning with service in the local community.
   

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💬 Chatter

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-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: They start each day with a cup of caw-fee. (Thank you Curt K. for sending it in!)
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