Joliet, Illinois

Illinois – The Prairie State

Illinois Prairie Midlands

County Seat of Will County

1. City of Steel and Stone (population: 150,000)

2. First Dairy Queen (opened in 1906)

Joliet Prison

3. Old Joliet Prison

John Wayne Gacy

Baby Face Nelson

John Belushi as “Joliet” Jake Blues (left) and Dan Aykroyd as Elwood Blues (right), The Blues Brothers (1980)

Blues Brothers (1980)

Joliet Area Historical Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center
Joliet Area Historical Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center
Joliet Wall Mural
Joliet Wall Mural

4. Joliet Area Historical Museum and Route 66 Welcome Center – Joliet Wall Mural

St. Mary Carmelite Church
St. Mary Carmelite Church

5. St. Mary Carmelite Church

Joliet Public Library
Joliet Public Library, Joliet, Illinois

6. Joliet Public Library

Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL
Rialto Square Theatre, Joliet, IL

7. Rialto Square Theatre – “Jewel of Joliet”

8. Jacob Henry Mansion – Gilded Age