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• Joliet Regional Airport

  
  Brian McDaniel — Authority: 112
  The Joliet Regional Airport was the first facility in the country operated by a park district. The Joliet Park District continues to run the facility today, which averages 68 aircraft operations daily. On the Saturday afternoon when I took this photo, there were many touch-and-goes. I missed what would have ...
  3 days ago

• Glen Campbell Won’t Let Alzheimer’s Take Him Offstage

  
  Chicago news, weather, traffic - CBS 2 - WBBM — Authority: 149
  Country lened Glen Campbell is in the area for his farewell tour, but hes not letting his Alzheimers disease get him down.
  6 days ago

• Mt. Zion Tabernacle

  
  Brian McDaniel — Authority: 112
  I had the fortunate opportunity to meet the long-time pastor of Mt. Zion while taking this photo. Rev. Craig Purchase asked me why I was interested in this sign. I told him it reminded me of a sign on the Sixteenth Street Baptist Church in Birmingham. We chatted for about half-an-hour, and you can tell he is ...
  1 week ago

• Niko’s Pizza

  
  Brian McDaniel — Authority: 112
  Despite the name, Niko’s Pizza will serve almost anything you want to eat at a reasonable price: burgers, wraps, ribs, catfish, 50-piece friend chicken, or 100-piece hot wings. Their core specialty, though, is their hand-tossed pizza. Niko’s Pizza 20 Ohio Street, Joliet Walk up service at Niko’s is quick. The ...
  1 week ago

• Bailing on Air

  
  Brian McDaniel — Authority: 112
  Driving down Jefferson Street recently, I saw teenagers at the skateboard park next to Memorial Stadium. They allowed me to try my hand at action photography while they practiced catching air.
  1 week ago

• Heritage Corridor

  
  Brian McDaniel — Authority: 112
  The Heritage Corridor is part of the Metra commuter rail service. The line begins at Union Station in Joliet and ends at Union Station in Chicago. The name refers to the Illinois and Michigan Canal Heritage Corridor that runs parallel to the rail line. According to Metra , the line’s timetable color is ...
  2 weeks ago

• Joliet Jake Blues

  
  Tacky Raccoons — Authority: 111
  [Found here .] [IMG: http://bunkstrutts.files.wordpress.com/2012/01/jake-blues-mugshot.jpg?w=450&h=339]
  2 weeks ago

• Jacob Henry Mansion

  
  Brian McDaniel — Authority: 112
  When Eastern Avenue was home to Joliet’s most notable industrialists, doctors, lawyers, and politicians, locals called the street “Silk Stocking Row.” The area may not be the most fashionable address today, but the homes, such as the Jacob Henry mansion remain as impressive as ever. Built in 1873 by ...
  2 weeks ago

• St. Joseph’s Church

  
  Brian McDaniel — Authority: 112
  At the end of the nineteenth century, many ethnic Slovenians left the Austro-Hungarian Empire for America. A great number settled in Joliet, where, in 1891, they established St. Joseph’s Parish. Parishioners built a second church in 1905 as the community grew larger. Today, St. Joseph’s remains the only ...
  2 weeks ago

• Saturday’s at Banana Joe’s

  
  Brian McDaniel — Authority: 112
  Barbershops remain an important part of American culture. This shop owned by brothers Bob and “Banana” Joe Babich is a Joliet institution. Take a moment and Rediscover the Barbershop .
  2 weeks ago

• Joliet Lift Bridge

  
  Brian McDaniel — Authority: 112
  Spanning the Des Plaines River, just south of downtown Joliet, is a drawbridge for freight trains running along the CSX line. There is no set name for this bridge, built in 1932 by American Bridge Company . The Coast Guard calls the bridge “Chessie System Transportation Bridge” after Chessie System , ...
  2 weeks ago

• The New Hotel Plaza

  
  Brian McDaniel — Authority: 112
  It’s clear from looking at The New Hotel Plaza on Clinton Street that the hotel isn’t very new. From the outside, it appears to be a time capsule from the mid-1950s. On the inside, it provides respite to less fortunate patrons. Last January, a toddler flipped a switch in an elevator causing it to stop between ...
  2 weeks ago

• 215 North Ottawa

  
  Brian McDaniel — Authority: 112
  215 North Ottawa Street was home to the Joliet YMCA from 1928 to 1989. This building was the second home for the YMCA, the first building being located a few blocks away on Clinton Street. The seven-story building was designed by the sons of Daniel H. Burnham . United States Steel Corporation contributed nearly ...
  2 weeks ago

• Winter Descends on the Boys of Summer

  
  Brian McDaniel — Authority: 112
  Silver Cross Field is home to independent league baseball in Joliet, and a lovely place to catch a game. The stadium has been home to two different teams since it opened in 2001. On the bright side, those teams have won more league titles than a certain club on the North Side of Chicago has.
  3 weeks ago

• Recruiting: Elite Junior Offensive Tackle Logan Tuley-Tillman Visiting Michigan

  
  cfbdailynews — Authority: 148
  One of the most coveted junior offensive tackle prospects in the country, Logan Tuley-Tillman (Peoria, IL), will visit the University of Michigan this weekend for the third time in less than two months.  The Wolverines filled almost every spot in their 2012 recruiting class before the 2011 season got underway, ...
  3 weeks ago

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