Joliet (/ˈdʒoʊliɛt, ˌdʒoʊliˈɛt/ JOH-lee-et, -⁠ET) is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, 35 miles (56 km) southwest of Chicago...

Joliet Correctional Center (originally known as Illinois State Penitentiary, colloquially as Joliet Prison, Joliet Penitentiary, the Old Joliet Prison...

The Diocese of Joliet in Illinois (Latin: Diœcesis Joliettensis in Illinois) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church...

The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (reporting mark EJE) was a Class II railroad, making a roughly circular path between Waukegan, Illinois and Gary,...

Illinois Joliet Chargers, a former football franchise based in Joliet, Illinois Joliet Slammers, a baseball team in based Joliet, Illinois Joliet Army...

Joliet Catholic Academy (Joliet Catholic or JCA) is a coed Catholic high school in Joliet, Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet...

in honor of Conrad Will, for many years a member of the Illinois legislature. Capital, Joliet. Population 16,703." — 1854 U.S. Gazetteer Will County from...

2024, a gunman opened fire on three separate occasions in and around Joliet, Illinois. A total of eight people were killed, and one person was injured. The...

have lived in Joliet, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Joliet, Illinois. John Barrowman...

honor. Joliet Junior College in Joliet, Illinois, is named after the explorer, as are numerous high schools in North America. The Louis Joliet Mall in...

northern Illinois profitable by opening connections to eastern markets. The first known Europeans to travel the area, Father Marquette and Louis Joliet, went...

killed in the Korean War in 1951. Ambrose was born May 24, 1896, in Joliet, Illinois. His father and mother were Roman Catholic Austrians, and lived in...

in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 13,383 at the 2020 census. Located in a rural area southwest of Joliet, Illinois, Channahon lies at the...

Joliet Central High School is a public secondary school located in Joliet, Illinois. Central is part of Joliet Township High Schools, along with Joliet...

The Joliet JackHammers were a professional baseball team based in Joliet, Illinois, in the United States. The JackHammers were a member of the Northern...

Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (JOAAP, formerly known as the Joliet Arsenal) was a United States Army arsenal located in Will County, Illinois, near Elwood...

the top players in the 2023 class. Fears grew up in Joliet, Illinois and initially attended Joliet West High School. He transferred to the La Lumiere School...

three blocks in the center of town on what is now Illinois Route 59. The merge was between Plainfield/Joliet Road on the south to Lockport Street on the north...

Joliet Junior College (JJC) is a public community college in Joliet, Illinois. Founded in 1901, it was the first public community college founded in the...

Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Joliet, Illinois Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Illinois (Closed circa 2000) Project...

Francis (USF) is a private Franciscan university with its main campus in Joliet, Illinois. It enrolls nearly 3,200 students at locations throughout the country...

The Joliet Slammers are a professional baseball team based in Joliet, Illinois. The Slammers compete in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the West...

Joliet Gateway Center is a multimodal mass transit center in downtown Joliet, Illinois. It opened in 2018, replacing the nearby Joliet Union Station as...

Harrah's Joliet is a riverboat casino in Joliet, Illinois, outside Chicago, operated by Caesars Entertainment. It has 1,138 slot machines, 204 hotel rooms...

Joliet West High School, along with Joliet Central, comprises district 204 Joliet Township High School district in Joliet, Illinois. West's mascot is...

Haskell and Victor Garber. Thigpen was born in the Chicago suburb of Joliet, Illinois to George and Celia (Martin) Thigpen. She obtained a degree in teaching...

1893, with Maud Smith as its first postmaster. The town was named for Joliet, Illinois. The Fire Hall is listed on the NRHP. Rock Creek flows south of town...

Reality or Competition Program. Nicholas David Offerman was born in Joliet, Illinois, on June 26, 1970, the son of nurse Cathy (née Roberts) and social...

born on October 26, 1971, in Chicago, Illinois to Mary Lee (née Baird) and Douglas Rapp and raised in nearby Joliet. After his parents' divorce in 1974...

Eugene Ruettiger (nicknamed "Rudy") was born on August 23, 1948, in Joliet, Illinois. He was the third of 14 children and grew up with his German American...