Joliet mayor again promises action on truck traffic as city OKs more warehouses – Shaw Local
Joliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy this week promised action to control truck traffic while adding his vote to City Council approval for another warehouse project in Joliet. It was the second time since he became mayor in May that D’Arcy emphasized the need to control truck traffic in the city but did not stop a project […]
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NorthPoint, CenterPoint back before Joliet City Council – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
Stalled industrial plans being made by NorthPoint Development and CenterPoint Properties are back on the Joliet City Council agenda Tuesday. The council in November tabled votes on both projects, with Mayor Terry D’Arcy saying that he wanted to get a better grasp of the long-term effects the controversial NorthPoint project will have on Joliet. D’Arcy […]
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Competitor suggests Joliet City Council deny permit for Route 59 car wash – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
An executive for a company opening up a car wash on Route 59 said the Joliet City Council should consider there is a “higher and better use” for a property on the same roadway other than another car wash. At Monday’s pre-council meeting, Joliet City Manager Beth Beatty told council members in her first meeting […]
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Joliet City Council meets and mulls city manager choice – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
The Joliet City Council went into a closed meeting on Monday to discuss city manager candidates with a few of them saying they were ready or close to making a decision. “I’m ready to listen to everyone, but I have a candidate I feel confident in,” Councilwoman Sherri Reardon said as she waited for the […]
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Joliet City Council votes on $77 million housing project – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
The Joliet City Council will decide Tuesday whether to move ahead with a $77 million plan to redevelop Riverwalk Homes, the low-income housing project acquired by the city after a lengthy condemnation case. The project at one time was estimated to cost $35 million. Reconstruction, which at one time was to start in 2021, now […]
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Joliet City Council holds special meeting on Rowell Avenue trucks – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
The Joliet City Council will hold a special meeting on Wednesday on a proposal to keep errant trucks from entering a residential area of Rowell Avenue. The city and developer for a future industrial project have worked out a turnaround site for trucks. The special meeting will be at 6 p.m. in the council chambers […]
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Joliet City Council rejects ‘booze and gaming’ license for BP gas station – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
The Joliet City Council denied what one council member called a “booze and gaming” license for a BP gas station on West Jefferson Street, despite a positive recommendation from the city’s liquor commission. A wine and beer retailer’s permit, also known as a BG license, for BP gas station, 1987 W. Jefferson St., was denied […]
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Joliet mayor reflects on his first 100 days – Shaw Local
Joliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy started as mayor with a cleaner slate than he would have liked, saying he walked into an office emptied of almost everything but the American flag. Looking back last week at his first 100 days in office, D’Arcy said one of the biggest surprises was his first day when he found […]
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Joliet City Council not in agreement on limiting City Hall contacts – Shaw Local | #citycouncil
The Joliet City Council had a mixed reaction to a presentation advising how much influence elected officials should have at City Hall. The council met in a special session Tuesday, ostensibly called to provide guidance to new members, including the mayor, who came on board since the April election. But the two most senior council […]
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New Joliet Mayor D’Arcy looks to next 4 years – Shaw Local
New Joliet Mayor Terry D’Arcy in his first week in office said he has not been persuaded that a youth sports complex cannot be built on the former U.S. Steel site. “I’m an Ameri-can, not an Ameri-can’t,” D’Arcy said in an interview at City Hall this week, indicating that he will not give up on […]
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