Joliet (/ˈdʒoʊliɛt, dʒoʊliˈɛt/ JOH-lee-et, joh-lee-ET) is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois, 35 miles (56 km) southwest...
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Joliet Correctional Center (originally known as Illinois State Penitentiary, colloquially as Joliet Prison, Joliet Penitentiary, the Old Joliet Prison...
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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...
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Illinois Joliet Chargers, a former football franchise based in Joliet, Illinois Joliet Slammers, a baseball team in based Joliet, Illinois Joliet Army...
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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...
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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...
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The Elgin, Joliet and Eastern Railway (reporting mark EJE) was a Class II railroad, making a roughly circular path between Waukegan, Illinois and Gary,...
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Louis Jolliet (redirect from Joliet, Louis)
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...
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northern Illinois profitable by opening connections to eastern markets. The first known Europeans to travel the area, Father Marquette and Louis Joliet, went...
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The Diocese of Joliet in Illinois (Latin: Diœcesis Joliettensis in Illinois) is a Latin Church ecclesiastical territory, or diocese, of the Catholic Church...
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Joliet Central High School is a public secondary school located in Joliet, Illinois. Central is part of Joliet Township High Schools, along with Joliet...
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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...
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have lived in Joliet, Illinois. For a similar list organized alphabetically by last name, see the category page People from Joliet, Illinois. John Barrowman...
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The Joliet Slammers are a professional baseball team based in Joliet, Illinois. The Slammers competes in the Frontier League (FL) as a member of the West...
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Joliet Army Ammunition Plant (JOAAP, formerly known as the Joliet Arsenal) was a United States Army arsenal located in Will County, Illinois, near Elwood...
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Joliet West High School, along with Joliet Central, comprises district 204 Joliet Township High School district in Joliet, Illinois. West's mascot is...
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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...
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Joliet Union Station is a Beaux-Arts train station in downtown Joliet, Illinois, built in 1912. Union Station was constructed as part of a large improvement...
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Nick Offerman (category Actors from Joliet, Illinois)
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...
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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...
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Joliet Township High School District 204 (often shortened to JTHS) is a high school district located in Joliet in western Will County, Illinois. Established...
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Joliet Army Ammunition Plant, Joliet, Illinois Rock Island Arsenal, Rock Island, Illinois Savanna Army Depot, Savanna, Illinois (Closed circa 2000) Project...
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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...
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Rudy Ruettiger (category Sportspeople from Joliet, Illinois)
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...
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Catholic cathedral in Joliet, Illinois, United States. It is the seat and a parish of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois. As the city of Joliet expanded in the...
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Lynne Thigpen (category Actors from Joliet, Illinois)
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...
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The Joliet Transportation Center is a multimodal mass transit center in downtown Joliet, Illinois. It opened in 2018, replacing the nearby Joliet Union...
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Stateville Correctional Center (redirect from Illinois State Penitentiary)
electrocution in Illinois. The electric chair was first used at Stateville in 1949. Prior to that the electric chair was housed at the Joliet Correctional...
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Joliet Iron and Steel Company was a steel manufacturer located in Joliet, Illinois. The Union Coal, Iron and Transportation Company was founded in 1869...
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Joliet Central High School additions, Joliet, Illinois (1917, 1922, 1924 and 1931, NRHP 1982) L. F. Beach Company Department Store, Joliet, Illinois (1919)...
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