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New Bar Proposed For Joliet's North Chicago Street, Vote Nears - Joliet, IL - The Joliet City Council is expected to vote at Tuesday night's meeting on the proposal for the Azul Celeste Bar & Grill.

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Owner Offers Troubling Ultimatum Bad signs are spreading as the Oakland City Council faces a decisive July vote on the new A’s stadium at Howard Terminal. When a pro sports team lays down a take it or leave it ultimatum — the A’s said last week that “It’s Howard Terminal or Bust” —-it does not bode well for a happy ending. There are many troubling signs. Owner John Fisher has been virtually invisible since buying the team in 2005.  The stadium plan still has not reached a deal wi...