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The Joliet Signal (front page, June 9 1863), 1863
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Joliet Township High School
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 (now defunct).
About Joliet
City in Illinois, United StatesJoliet ( JOH-lee-et, -ET) is a city in Will and Kendall counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. Located 40 miles (64 km) southwest of Chicago, it is the county seat of Will County. Originally settled in 1852 as a steel mill town on the Des Plaines River, Joliet later became known for being the first major city outside of Chicago on U.S. Route 66. It is home to Old Joliet Prison, a historic decommissioned correctional facility that was the largest in the state at the time of its construction. The prison has been featured prominently in several films and television shows, including the 1980 film The Blues Brothers. As of the 2020 census, the population was 150,362, making it the third-most p…
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Housing in Joliet
The median sale price was $325,000 in May 2026.
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Safety in Joliet
Safety Grade C+
Joliet reports more crime per resident than most U.S. towns we grade: about 65% report less. Compared with places its own size, it does better than 75%.
Work & commute in Joliet
Full picture →Most working residents leave Joliet for work: only 16% work in town. The top destinations are Chicago (12%), Bolingbrook (4%) and Naperville (4%). Half commute less than 17 miles.
Health in Joliet
Health Grade C+
Healthier than 40% of U.S. towns on seven CDC estimates.
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of 32 measures CDC estimates. The other 18 are too close to call.
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Natural hazards in Joliet
Expected storm and flood damage is higher than in 52% of U.S. communities.
Climate in Joliet
Full climate →Joliet has chilly winters and warm summers. A typical July afternoon reaches 85°, a January night drops to 16°, and about 17 inches of snow falls in a normal winter.
Joliet is a college town
Colleges →of Joliet’s residents are enrolled in college. Joliet Junior College has about 8,123 students on campus, and 1 more college is in town.
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