Bob Okon

Illinois

Regional Reporter at Joliet Herald-News

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Joliet Catholic Academy stadium plan faces questions

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Okon

Opposition to the Joliet Catholic Academy plan for an on-campus stadium will likely be muted simply because of a matter of timing, one opponent said. The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled to vote on whether the stadium can be built when it meets at 2 p.m. Thursday. Whether the zoning board vote is final or the matter would next go to the City Council is unclear.
Joliet neighbors urge delay in vote on D’Arcy-owned land

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Okon

Prospective neighbors on Monday urged the Joliet City Council to delay a vote on the Prairie Landing subdivision planned for land partly owned by Mayor Terry D’Arcy. But council members at the workshop meeting gave no indication that they were willing to table a vote scheduled for Tuesday on the final plat for Prairie Landing. Residents from the Picardy subdivision said too many people knew too little about the Prairie Landing and what impact it may have on them.
Joliet Mayor D’Arcy makes state of city speech in May

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Okon

Mayor Terry D’Arcy will make a State of the City speech on May 28 at the monthly member luncheon for the Joliet Region Chamber of Commerce & Industry. The luncheon will be 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Renaissance Center, 214 N. Ottawa St., Joliet. “The presentation will focus on the past year’s highlights, successes, challenges and what to expect in the coming year,” according to a Chamber announcement on the event issued Monday.
Joliet council receptive to cannabis dispensary on Jefferson St.

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Okon

The Joliet City Council appears interested in something it has resisted in the past: a cannabis dispensary on Jefferson Street. The council votes Tuesday on a proposed Veltiste Wellness dispensary at 2121 W. Jefferson St.On Monday, Veltiste CEO Dev Patel told council members at a workshop meeting that the dispensary would likely generate $1 million a month in net sales and $360,000 in cannabis taxes for the city.
Flags to fly at half-mast to honor Joliet soldier

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Okon

The governor has ordered that flags in Illinois fly at half-mast for three days this week in honor of Sgt. Jose Duenez Jr. Duenez of Joliet was among four U.S. Army soldiers who died in March when their armored vehicle sunk in a bog during a training mission in Lithuania. Gov. JB Pritzker ordered that flags be flown at half-mast from sunrise Tuesday until sunset on Thursday. The order was announced on Monday.
Fire destroys building at Joliet’s Rovanco pipe manufacturer

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Felix Sarver |Denise M. Baran-Unland |Bob Okon

A major fire broke out at Rovanco Piping Systems along I-55 near Joliet early Monday morning. Firefighters responded about 4 a.m. Monday to site for the company, which manufactures piping systems, at 20535 SE Frontage Road, near Joliet and Shorewood in Troy Township. Troy Fire Protection District and several other fire departments from throughout Will County responded to the fire.
Housing plan on land co-owned by Joliet mayor up for final vote

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Okon

Plans for new homes to be built on land partly owned by Mayor Terry D’Arcy are likely to face more questions when they come before the Joliet City Council for final approval Tuesday. Residents in the neighboring Picardy subdivision still are looking for assurances that the new construction will not worsen flooding problems that exist now on Vimy Ridge Road, Mary Simeone said.
Joliet City Council to vote Tuesday on funding for Rialto, history museum

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Okon

The Joliet City Council will vote Tuesday on the city’s annual funding for the Rialto Square Theatre and Joliet Area Historical Museum. The council in December approved a city budget that includes allocations for the Rialto and museum. The Rialto would get $475,000 and the museum $250,000. The vote on Tuesday would authorize the release of the budgeted funds.
Joliet puts $540,000-plus into Slammers Stadium improvements

1 week ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Okon

The city’s baseball stadium is getting a new audio system, fresh paint, improved fire suppression and other upgrades as the Joliet Slammers’ season opener approaches. The city of Joliet will have spent more than $540,000 on stadium improvements before the home opener May 9. Some improvements will be more noticeable than others, Slammers Executive Vice President Night Train Veeck said. The new audio system should make a difference in the fan experience, Veeck said.
Joliet Catholic Academy looks to build on-campus football stadium

2 weeks ago | shawlocal.com | Bob Okon

Joliet Catholic Academy is moving ahead with plans to build a football stadium and other athletic facilities on land next to its Joliet campus. JCA will seek a city permit next week for a stadium and other athletic facilities on what is now the site of the closed Our Lady of Angels Retirement Home which is being demolishedThe expansion plan has been under discussion for years. But JCA had not previously announced that it would move ahead with the project.