Joliet City Council

The three at-large Joliet City Council positions will be on the ballot on April 1 when elections are held for city councils, village boards, school boards and most local elected offices.

Joe Belman was a B-17 gunner on 36 combat missions in WWII. Back home, he became a union leader and political advocate.

John Mezera, the city manager who headed city hall for 21 years as Joliet was transformed from a Rust Belt town with high unemployment to one of the fastest growing cities, died Saturday.

Joliet City Council approved a plan for a Dunkin' along Collins Street that staff says could lead to traffic backing up onto Liberty Street.

A Joliet man recently acquitted of a felony charge has filed a lawsuit claiming excessive force and false arrest against two officers, one of whom is the son of Joliet’s deputy city manager.

New Interstate 80 bridges over the Des Plaines River will come with $3.5 million in state money for improvements to neighborhoods below.

Joliet Library wants to start remodeling project in 2025 on Black Road Branch, but needs City Council OK for increase in property tax levy.

The city of Joliet will be working with the state of Illinois on an engineering study for a potential grade separation project at the Laraway Road and Union Pacific Railroad grade crossing.

Jack in the Box, which had a restaurant in downtown Joliet more than 40 years ago, plans to take over a closed Arby’s location at 2101 Route 59.

Automating the Ottawa Street deck is one more step by the city of Joliet as it changes parking downtown.

The City Council on Tuesday voted 9-0 to build the Cunningham Neighborhood Park conceived as a means to move sex offenders out of a nearby apartment house.

Joliet City Council votes Tuesday on a grant that could lead to millions in federal funds for neighborhood improvements around River Walk Homes.

The Joliet City Council will vote Tuesday on plans to move ahead with a city park on North Center street originally conceived as a potential deterrent to an apartment housing sex offenders.

A national tour addressing the maternal health crisis in the U.S. made its latest stop in Joliet.

The $12 million levee has been in the works since 2019, when the Federal Emergency Management Agency designated a section of Joliet's downtown a floodplain.

The tram is one more step the city of Joliet has taken to encourage small businesses downtown during a lot of construction that is intended to remake the district.

City meeting on Thursday follows a break in 60-year tradition of Mexican Independence Day parades in Joliet.

Joliet City Council votes 7-2 to use federal grant for $95,000 tram that would serve downtown district.

The increases, which will take effect after the next election, are the first for Joliet mayors and council members since 2001. No one showed up at the Tuesday council meeting to object to the pay hikes.

The Joliet City Council votes Tuesday on whether to use $95,000 federal grant for 15-passenger tram to serve the downtown district.

Joliet City Council votes Tuesday on first pay hike since 2001. Package ups pay 21%, adds 2% annual raises for future.

The Joliet City Council votes Tuesday on plan for first pay hike since 2001. Proposal includes automatic 2% increases in future years.

The JJC Board of Trustees this week could not agree on 5 different candidates for a vacant trustee position. The decision could go to the chairman of the Illinois Community College Board if the trustees can't reach agreement.

Capacity of West Side Wastewater Treatment plant will be expanded to 18 million gallons a day.

The International Day of Peace Celebration & Peace Walk in Joliet featured speeches, tables with informational literatures and a walk showing attendees’ commitment to peace.

No parade this year, but Councilman Guerrero said a council committee will look into reviving the 60-year tradition.

Attorney for C & S Wholesale Grocers says plan is to keep Jewel-Osco brand and employees for store on Larkin Avenue in Joliet.

Construction crews in downtown Joliet have been at work on improvements for Chicago Street, such as upgraded water and sewer lines. The area is being developed for a future city square.

Police crack down on bad driving along Millsdale Road in Joliet after neighbors complain of traffic scofflaws.

Workers going in and out of CenterPoint Intermodal Center in Joliet speed and blow stop signs, neighbors say.

Joliet will consider continued mailing of its newsletter to households believed to have limited computer access after deciding to go with an e-newsletter for city communication.

Spat erupts at Joliet City Council meeting over downtown parking. She says he won't return phone calls. He says she won't answer texts.

The city of Joliet's quarterly newsletter may have seen its last mailing as the city considers going online-only with a few possible exceptions.

The Big Apple restaurant in Joliet plans to add drinks to the menu.

Interior preparation underway for taking down former Joliet Catholic High School gym. Hickory Street lane to be closed Thursday.

Joliet City Council on Tuesday OK'd a permit for a future Chick-fil-A at 201 S. Larkin Ave., now the site of a closed Steak ‘n Shake restaurant.

City says Circle K Shell station at 3021 Plainfield Road has had 63 calls for police service in past year.

Joliet Mayor D'Arcy appoints Herb Lande, a one-time backer of former Mayor Bob O'Dekirk who then supported D'Arcy in the 2023 election.

Developer John Bays has acquired the Murphy Building, formerly owned by the Housing Authority of Joliet at 331 N. Ottawa St. He is renovating it for middle-income apartments.

"Ms. Lou" remembered for her good will and good deeds in South End neighborhood.

The Joliet City Council approved what officials say is the first pay increase for school crossing guards since 2015.

City of Joliet grapples with homeless issues at Larkin Avenue site until Chick-fil-a arrives.

The Joliet City Council on Tuesday will vote on 15% pay raise for crossing guards.

A young man from Indiana and a teen were arrested after they were charged with recklessly firing a gun at parking lot of the Joliet mayor’s dealership, police said.

Wants to redevelop at closed Steak-N-Shake site on South Larkin Avenue

Dustin Anderson was hired as community development director on Monday. Paulina Martinez became economic development director in May.

Joliet city officials don't have date but say two-hour, free street parking will be in place later this year downtown.

World Kia plans to open a second location on Jefferson Street for used car sales and service.

Mobile camera can be used to enforce time limits in downtown Joliet without parking meters.

Car dealer buying second Jefferson Street location east of Larkin Avenue in Joliet.