The Joliet City Council has approved the purchase of a 7,090-square-foot private office building for $820,000 to provide additional space for government services, while also adopting a travel policy for elected and appointed officials and employees.
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Joliet council rejects new housing complex request
Plans to build a multi-family housing complex for supportive, long-term addiction recovery for women and their children, proposed by the Volunteers of America organization, will not go forward. The Joliet City Council Tuesday removed the permit request from the agenda. Joliet City Council member Terry Morris, District 5, said “the petitioner decided to pull the […]
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Wayne’s Words: Joliet City Council: Not in My Backyard
You’ve probably heard the term “NIMBY” sometime in your life. It means “Not In My Backyard.” It’s usually not so blatantly stated, unless it’s your backyard being talked about. The expression usually comes about because an unfavorable event or structure might possibly impact close to or nearby your own location. Of course, it all depends on whose definition of unfavorable is being used. After all, one person’s slum is another person’s home.
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Joliet’s finance director delivers mostly good news on proposed budget
Road improvements totaling more than $30 million, body cameras for police officers, more revenue from sales taxes and real estate taxes and a reduction in the tax levy. That was some of the good news outlined in the City of Joliet’s proposed 2022 budget presented Monday by Jim Ghedotte, the city’s finance director. Ghedotte presented the budget on behalf of City Manager James Capparelli. It includes revenues of $388.7 million and expenditures of $438.1 million. The estimated $50 million shortfall will be made up by selling bonds to pay for $28 million in water and sewer replacement projects, as opposed to paying for them in cash. Also reserves funds from the current budget are projected to total $250 million. Joliet Mayor Bob O’Dekirk and the city council are expected to take a closer look at the proposed budget and likely make some adjustments prior to putting it to a vote on Dec. 21.
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Virtual townhall meeting planned on probe into Joliet PD
A state investigation is underway into possible patterns or practices of unconstitutional or unlawful policing in Joliet and now the public is being asked to weigh in on the matter.
Attorney General Kwame Raoul is inviting members of the public to participate in a virtual town hall meeting discussing the investigation into the Joliet Police Department’s policing practices.
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Joliet City Manager responds to police department investigation
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Attorney General Kwame Raoul last week announced that his office is launching an investigation into possible patterns or practices of unconstitutional or unlawful policing by the Joliet Police Department. The civil investigation follows requests made by the Joliet mayor and members of the Joliet City Council.
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AG Raoul launches investigation into Joliet Police Department
Attorney General Kwame Raoul on Wednesday announced that his office is launching an investigation into possible patterns or practices of unconstitutional or unlawful policing by the Joliet Police Department. The civil investigation follows requests made by the Joliet mayor and members of the Joliet City Council.
