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Will County is a county in the northeastern part of the state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census,it had a population of 696,355,an increase of 2.8% from 677,560 in 2010,making it Illinois's fourth-most populous county. The county seat is Joliet. Will County is one of the five collar counties of the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin,IL–IN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The portion of Will County around Joliet uses area codes 815 and 779,while 630 and 331 are for far northern Will County and 708 is for central and eastern Will County.
Joliet is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois,35 miles (56 km) southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. It had a population of 150,362 at the 2020 census,making it the third-most populous city in Illinois.
Louis Jolliet was a French-Canadian explorer known for his discoveries in North America. In 1673,Jolliet and Jacques Marquette,a Jesuit Catholic priest and missionary,were the first non-Natives to explore and map the Upper Mississippi River.
Joliet Correctional Center was a prison in Joliet,Illinois,United States,from 1858 to 2002. It is featured in the motion picture The Blues Brothers as the prison from which Jake Blues is released at the beginning of the movie. It is also used for the exterior shots of the Illinois "state prison" in the James Cagney film White Heat,and the location for first season of Fox Network's Prison Break television show,and the movie Let's Go to Prison. In 2018,it opened for tours.
Cherlynne Theresa Thigpen was an American actress of stage and screen. She was known for her role as "The Chief" of ACME Crimenet in the game show Where in the World Is Carmen Sandiego? and various spinoffs,and for her role as "Luna" in the Playhouse Disney children's series Bear in the Big Blue House. For her varied television work,Thigpen was nominated for six Daytime Emmy Awards. She won a Tony Award in 1997 for portraying Dr. Judith Kaufman in An American Daughter,and also played Ella Farmer on The District (2000–2003). Thigpen first gained attention for her role in the 1971 off-Broadway musical Godspell. Thigpen's character is named Lynne,and she sang "O Bless the Lord,My Soul" in the musical. Thigpen reprised her role as Lynne in the 1973 film version of Godspell,which she also starred in alongside David Haskell and Victor Garber.
The Elgin,Joliet and Eastern Railway was a Class II railroad,making a roughly circular path between Waukegan,Illinois and Gary,Indiana. The railroad served as a link between Class I railroads traveling to and from Chicago,although it operated almost entirely within the city's suburbs,only entering Chicago where it served the U.S. Steel South Works on the shores of Lake Michigan. Nicknames for the railroad included "The J" and "The Chicago Outer Belt Line". At the end of 1970,the EJ&E operated 164 miles of track and carried 848 million ton-miles of revenue freight in that year alone.
Audrey Mary Totter was an American radio,film,and television actress and Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer contract player in the 1940s.
Joliet Central High School is a public secondary school located in Joliet,Illinois. Central is part of Joliet Township High Schools,along with Joliet West and Joliet East. Before the opening of Joliet East and West,the school was called Joliet Township High School. In 1993,when Joliet Central and Joliet West combined many of their athletic and other competitive extracurricular programs,the combined program took the old "Joliet Township" name.
The Alton Railroad was the final name of a railroad linking Chicago to Alton,Illinois;St. Louis,Missouri;and Kansas City,Missouri. Its predecessor,the Chicago and Alton Railroad,was purchased by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad in 1931 and was controlled until 1942 when the Alton was released to the courts. On May 31,1947,the Alton Railroad was merged into the Gulf,Mobile and Ohio Railroad. Jacob Bunn had been one of the founding reorganizers of the Chicago &Alton Railroad Company during the 1860s.
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 United States.
Joliet Catholic Academy is a coed Catholic high school in Joliet,Illinois. It is located in the Roman Catholic Diocese of Joliet. One of the oldest Catholic high schools in the Chicago area,Joliet Catholic is perhaps best known for its prowess in football. Since the advent of the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state football playoffs in 1974,JCA is tied for most State Championships with 15.
Joliet Union Station was a train station in Joliet,Illinois that served Amtrak long-distance and Metra commuter trains. It was replaced by the new Joliet Transportation Center in 2018,a train station that was constructed adjacent to the Union Station's location. Train service to Joliet Union Station permanently ceased in September 2014. The station is 37.0 miles (59.5 km) from Chicago Union Station on the Heritage Corridor,and 40.1 miles (64.5 km) from Chicago LaSalle St. Station on the Rock Island District.
Arthur Schultz was an American Republican politician. He was a five-term mayor of Joliet,Illinois,the then fourth largest municipality in the state after Chicago,Aurora,and Rockford. He was last elected in April 2007. Prior to his first election,he served in the United States Navy and in the Joliet Police Department.
The Hiram B. Scutt Mansion or Scutt Mansion,also known as Barb Villa,is a historic residence in Joliet,Illinois.
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 Division and play their home games at the Duly Health and Care Field. The Slammers were founded in 2010,a year before their rival Schaumburg Boomers.
Lois Eleanor Delander was Miss America in 1927.
Raymond James Vonesh was an American Bishop of the Catholic Church. He served as an auxiliary bishop of the Diocese of Joliet in Illinois from 1968–1991.
The Joliet Area Historical Museum is a historical museum located in Joliet,Illinois. The museum documents the history of Joliet and surrounding Will County.
The Joliet Transportation Center is a multimodal mass transit center linking passenger bus routes,two Metra commuter lines,and Amtrak passenger trains in the city of Joliet,Illinois. It has replaced Joliet Union Station as the commuter and passenger train station serving Joliet. Union Station ceased to provide train service in September 2014,and a temporary station opened. Groundbreaking for the new Joliet Transportation Center took place late in 2016,with construction beginning shortly afterward. After several delays,the station officially opened on April 11,2018.
Mary "Meg" Loughran Cappel is a Democratic member of the Illinois Senate from the 49th district since December 10,2020. The 49th district,located in the Chicago area,includes all or parts of Aurora,Bolingbrook,Boulder Hill,Channahon,Crest Hill,Crystal Lawns,Joliet,Montgomery,Naperville,Oswego,Plainfield,Romeoville,and Shorewood.