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UpdatedFri, Dec 18, 2020 at 9:10 pm CT Replies(50) Joliet police have responded to 244 service calls at the Star Inn on West Jefferson Street as of Dec. 8. Several involved heroin overdoses, felony assaults, domestic violence trouble and people found dead in their rooms. (Image via John Ferak/Patch ) Joliet police have responded to 244 service calls at the Star Inn on West Jefferson Street as of Dec. 8. Several involved heroin overdoses, felony assaults, domestic violence trouble and people fo...

UpdatedFri, Dec 18, 2020 at 2:18 pm CT Replies(199) A man in Joliet died Thursday night following a vicious dog attack on Arthur Avenue. (John Ferak/Patch) JOLIET, IL — A 46-year-old man died at Silver Cross Hospital following a vicious pit bull attack at a Joliet house in the 1200 block of Arthur Avenue. At 6:27 p.m., a Joliet Fire Station 4 ambulance crew rushed to a house on Arthur Avenue for a dog bite incident, fire Chief Greg Blaskey said. The man, identified Friday as Erick J. Quinn of...

UpdatedSun, Dec 20, 2020 at 10:59 pm CT Replies(40) Marty Shanahan told Patch he will not be running for a seat on the Joliet City Council in the April 6 elections. (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) ormer city of Joliet corporation counsel Marty Shanahan, the city has worked out a financial settlement to resolve Shanahans lawsuit at the Will County Courthouse. Sources told Joliet Patch the settlement is about $200,000 for Shanahan, who has retained the Naperville law firm of Shawn Collins. A...

UpdatedSat, Dec 19, 2020 at 11:46 pm CT Replies(79) MorningStar Mission is said to receive $4.3 million in coronavirus aid to purchase Joliets Quality Inn at 135 South Larkin Ave. (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — Joliets zoning board of appeals, in a unanimous vote Thursday afternoon, rejected the MorningStar Missions plan to convert Joliets Quality Inn at 135 South Larkin Ave. into an emergency homeless shelter. In order for the homeless shelter project to happen, MorningS...

UpdatedThu, Dec 10, 2020 at 6:33 pm CT Replies(18) The Beef Shack drive-thru on Jefferson Street is well poised for success during the pandemic. (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — During the last week of November 2018, I wrote about the grand opening of Joliets first Beef Shack sandwich shop at 1606 West Jefferson St., and then like a ghost, I disappeared. Oh, I drove past the new Beef Shack literally hundreds of times these past two years, I just never stopped. When Beef Shac...

UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 12:28 am CT Replies(4) Downtown Joliets Catrinas Mex restaurant is donating all sales Saturday back to its employees. (File image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — Some restaurants are geared for indoor dining, and downtown Joliets Catrinas Mex is one of them. After the first coronavirus pandemic shutdown for Illinois restaurants and bars from March through June, Catrinas Mex enjoyed a summer resurgence. Lots of people began dining here, and many enjoyed...

UpdatedFri, Dec 11, 2020 at 12:10 pm CT Replies(22) TV crews were busy filming a new pilot at this house in the 1500 block of Joliets Mason Street on Friday. (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — More than 100 people with a television film and production crew are using Joliets Blackburn Funeral Home to house their equipment as theyre busy filming a new television pilot reportedly called "Single Drunk Female" at a house on Joliets west side. On Friday, crew and cast members were f...

UpdatedThu, Dec 10, 2020 at 1:12 pm CT Replies(8) TV crews from Fox have taken over the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet. Thats great publicity for Joliet and good news for local restaurants. (John Ferak/Patch Staff) TV crews from Fox have taken over the Rialto Square Theatre in downtown Joliet. Thats great publicity for Joliet and good news for local restaurants. (Image via John Ferak/Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — At the same time Joliets historic Rialto Square Theatre is featured i...