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City of Joliet Paramedics Among Honorees at St. Joseph’s Annual Barna Brain Breakfast
Six paramedics from the Joliet Fire Department were recognized at a special breakfast hosted by St. Joseph Medical Center’s Neurological Department. The annual Barna Brain Breakfast honors individuals for their outstanding responses to Emergency Medical Services (EMS) calls involving stroke patients
11/01/2024 2:09 PM
City of Joliet Communication, Technology & Information Systems Committee Meeting
The City of Joliet Communication, Technology & Information Systems Committee will hold a meeting on Wednesday, November 6, 2024, at 8:30 a.m. in the City Hall Executive Conference Room, Second Floor, at Joliet City Hall, 150 W. Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois, to discuss the following:
11/01/2024 2:01 PM
City of Joliet Public Safety Committee
The City of Joliet Public Safety Committee will hold a meeting on Monday, November 4, 2024 at 4:30 p.m. in the Joliet Police Department Community Room, at the Joliet Police Department, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois, to discuss the following:
10/30/2024 6:37 PM
Time Change: Waste Management Services on Thursday, October 31 Halloween
Waste Management will be starting their drivers earlier due to the Halloween holiday. Service in Joliet will begin Thursday at 6:00 a.m. instead of the regular time of 7:00 a.m.
10/29/2024 2:20 PM
US Route 30 (a.k.a. Plainfield Road and Center Street) Detour to Begin Wednesday, October 30, 2024
As part of the Broadway, Center, and Western Water Main Improvement Project, a road closure of eastbound US Route 30 (a.k.a. Plainfield Road and / or Center Street) between Taylor Street and Western Avenue will begin on Wednesday, October 30, 2024.
10/29/2024 11:55 AM
Chicago Street Progress Update
10/25/2024 12:20 PM
City of Joliet Rededicates Route 66 Park
The City of Joliet and community partners gathered today to celebrate the rededication of Route 66 Park at the Broadway Street Greenway.
10/23/2024 3:58 PM
US Route 30 (a.k.a. Plainfield Road and Center Street) to temporarily reopen beginning Thursday, October 24, 2024
The road closure of eastbound US Route 30 (a.k.a. Plainfield Road and / or Center Street) between Taylor Street and Western Avenue will temporarily reopen on Thursday, October 24, 2024 due to IDOT’s closure of the Ruby Street bridge.
10/23/2024 12:38 PM
Ruby Street bridge in Joliet to close Oct. 24
The Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that as part of ongoing efforts to upgrade the movable bridges in downtown Joliet, Ruby Street (Illinois 53) bridge over the Des Plaines River, in Joliet, will close for approximately one week beginning, weather permitting, Thursday, Oct. 24.
10/23/2024 12:35 PM
City of Joliet Fire Department Transfers Ambulances to Communities in Need
The City of Joliet Fire Department held a ceremony today to acknowledge the official transfer of several ambulances to two nearby departments in need of emergency vehicles.
10/22/2024 1:59 PM
City of Joliet Issues Fall Leaves Disposal Reminders
Fall colors in the Midwest are reaching their peak, but as the leaves fall, the City of Joliet would like to remind residents of guidelines for managing fallen leaves and seasonal yard waste.
10/18/2024 2:33 PM
Chicago Street Progress Update
10/17/2024 12:16 PM
City of Joliet Public Assets Committee
The City of Joliet Public Assets Committee will hold a meeting on Monday, October 21, 2024 at 8:30 a.m. in the City Hall Executive Conference Room, Second Floor, at Joliet City Hall, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois, to discuss the following:
10/16/2024 3:57 PM
CITY OF JOLIET & CADENCE CARE FOUNDATION ACCEPTING DONATIONS FOR HURRICANE DISASTER RELIEF
The City of Joliet, in conjunction with Cadence Cares Foundation will be hosting a donation drive to bring much needed supplies to victims of Hurricanes Helene and Milton.
10/16/2024 3:28 PM
Joliet City Council Approves Laraway Road Grant
The Joliet City Council approved an agreement to provide grant funding for a Phase 1 engineering study for a potential grade separation project at the Laraway Road and Union Pacific (UP) Railroad grade crossing.
10/16/2024 1:34 PM
Ottawa Street Parking Deck Getting Automated
The Joliet City Council approved an award of contract at Tuesday’s City Council meeting to FlashParking, Inc. to install a Parking Access and Revenue Control System for the Ottawa Street Parking Deck. The automated system will improve the downtown parking experience.
10/16/2024 9:33 AM
Notice of Meeting Cancellation: City of Joliet Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
10/15/2024 9:50 AM
Waste Management Services for the Week of October 14, 2024
The week of October 14 will have regularly scheduled garbage, recycling, and yard waste pick up. The Columbus Day holiday on Monday, October 14, will not impact Waste Management's schedule.
10/11/2024 2:35 PM
Richards Street Improvement Project in Joliet begins October 14
As part of the ongoing reconstruction and modernization of Interstate 80, the Illinois Department of Transportation announced today that an improvement project on Richards Street, between Colburn and Fifth avenues, in Joliet, will begin, weather permitting, Monday, October 14.
10/11/2024 12:37 PM
City of Joliet Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Meeting
The City of Joliet Board of Fire and Police Commissioners will hold a meeting on Thursday, October 17, 2024 at 5:00 p.m. in Conference Room 2, on the First Floor, at Joliet City Hall, 150 West Jefferson Street, Joliet, Illinois to discuss the following:
10/10/2024 12:18 PM