The budgeted capital improvement work will begin immediately and is scheduled to be completed when school opens in August 2023, said Dr. Glenn Wood, Superintendent of Schools.
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Joliet Mayor O’Dekirk hits a high note in State of the City Address
“The city is getting an entire overhaul of its water delivery system. Not just in terms of pumping water in from Chicago, but in a complete removal and replacement of every lead pipe in the entire city of Joliet.”
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Joliet City seeks input on City Square Design at community open house
“The City really wants input on the design so that these improvements best meet the needs of the community. I believe that City Square will be a catalytic transformation of underutilized, publicly owned space. It will bring a vibrant gathering place to the heart of downtown Joliet.”
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Study Finds Six-Figure Earners Also Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck
While researchers found that most paycheck-to-paycheck consumers can pay their bills on time, one in every five Americans still require assistance to make ends meet.
Research conducted by Pymnts.com and LendingClub Corp. revealed that by the end of the year, 64 percent of American customers (166 million individuals) will be living paycheck to paycheck.
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Low- and middle-income families would get $700 per child
“It puts money in the pockets of struggling moms and dads all across the state,” he said during a Statehouse news conference. “And when we put money in the pockets of those working parents, we know that they can’t afford to save so they’re going to go out and spend that money on shoes for their kids, on health care that they’ve put off for too long, on food for their teenagers who love to eat.”
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Walmart to close Plainfield location
Felicia McCranie, director of corporate affairs for Walmart, said the decision to close the Plainfield store was made after a review of more than 5,000 stores nationwide for financial viability. She said the Plainfield store “underperformed,” despite the fact Walmart was completely remodeled last year with several self-check out lanes at the front of the store and an expanded grocery area.
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Joliet ranks high for safest cities to live
Joliet Police Chief Bill Evans said the city’s violent crime dropped slightly in 2022 as officers investigated seven homicides, which was an increase by two from the previous year. In 2020, Joliet had 15 homicides and recorded 19 murders the previous year.
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McDonough street bridge in Joliet to reopen, Jefferson Street bridge to close
Shortly after the reopening of McDonough Street, the Jefferson Street (U.S. 30) bridge will be closed until, weather permitting, the evening of Friday, Feb. 17. The closure is necessary to complete final testing of the remote-control system that was installed on the bridge last year.
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Romeoville Police roll out body cameras
“We welcome body cameras and the transparency that comes with them,” said Romeoville Police Chief Ken Kroll. “We believe these cameras will provide another level of partnership with the community and will become just another tool we use to do our job.”
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Joliet experienced the 14th largest increase in housing inventory
While high mortgage rates are a significant barrier for potential home buyers, they do their part to increase housing inventory. The low interest rates and high demand environment of 2020 and 2021 contributed to the significant decline of housing inventory between January 2020 and December 2021, which dropped from nearly 1.3 million to just over 650,000 homes, according to data from Redfin.
