Downtown Development

Downtown City Square and Chicago Street Reconstruction

The City of Joliet is moving forward with the Downtown City Square and Chicago Street Reconstruction project identified in the Downtown Joliet 2015 Plan. Construction will begin summer of 2024 and is expected to run through the end of 2025. For more information about the project, please visit the city’s website at HERE

JJC City Center Campus

The six-story, 96,000 sq. foot building includes a light-filled, glass-enclosed lobby designed to welcome students and visitors to the facility, in addition to a new restaurant located adjacent to Chicago St. for the public to access. The Joliet Junior College City Center Campus includes space for Culinary Arts, Department of Adult Education and Literacy, and Workforce Development The design includes many sustainable technologies and is also targeting LEED Silver certification through the United States Green Building Council.

Will County Courthouse

Brand new, state of the art courthouse building opened to the public late 2020. The 370,000-square-foot, 10-story building boasts 38 new courtrooms, solar panels, cafeteria, rooftop gardens, and many offices.

Chicago Street Corridor

Plan: Assess and optimize options for the access and linkage between Downtown Joliet and the Gateway Transportation Center.

Create pedestrian connections to downtown
Design and update downtown streetscape
Coordinate appropriate roadway cross-sections
Develop a comprehensive downtown wayfinding plan