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In a 2,997-square-foot portion on the west side of the building, a Wedding Day Diamonds is marked as a tenant. Wedding Day Diamonds is a Minnesota company with eight locations in the Twin Cities area as well as ones in St. Cloud, Richfield and Minnetonka. This would be its only southeastern Minnesota location. The other half of the building is marked as a 3,483-square-foot “spa” with no specific business name listed. The plans call for the west portion of the lot being “prepped for development by another agency.” A general outline for a restaurant is drawn in that area with “Future...

State Treasurer is fourth Democrat to announce for seat held by Ron Johnson. //end headline wrapper ?> U.S. Senate candidate Sarah Godlewski and her family. Campaign video via YouTube. Early on Wednesday morning, State Treasurer Sarah Godlewski kicked off her race for the U.S. Senate, targeting not only the seat currently held by Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, but also the senator himself, although he has not yet said if he will run for re-election. Johnson has waivered on whether he will seek another term, despite saying when he ran in 2016 that the term would be his last. Godlewski’s ann...

UpdatedMon, Apr 5, 2021 at 8:09 pm CT Replies(10) Monday night's look at the former Senor Tequila bar at 2219 West Jefferson St. (John Ferak/Joliet Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL — On Aug. 2, 2018, I wrote a column suggesting that Basinger's Pharmacy was doing a great disservice to Joliet by letting the former Senor Tequila property remain in a state of decay, refusing to tear down the empty dilapidated building along West Jefferson Street. The continued existence of the vacant Senor Tequila building made that particular stretch of West Jefferson Street a less than desirable area for prospectiv...

UpdatedWed, Mar 10, 2021 at 1:24 am CT Replies(14) For indoor dining guests, alcoholic beverages will be available for adults. Drinks will include draft beers, Daiquiris and frozen Margaritas. (Image via John Ferak/Joliet Patch Editor ) JOLIET, IL —The owners of the Arby's that closed in January 2020 are almost ready to reopen the empty West Jefferson Street restaurant as their first Amigeaux's restaurant. Amigeaux's (pronounced like amigos) will have a dozen varieties of tacos and eight different sandwiches on the menu. There will be the drive-thru window, indoor dining and carryout, ac...

Becky Broderick. Chairman Scott Smith ended his leadership role and John Keigher, CEO of Manteno’s Urban Farmer, was voted in as the next chairman of the board of directors. “I think John will do a great job,” said Smith, who is president of Kankakee-based First Trust Bank. “John’s background is fantastic. He has a history of leading organizations that have been some of the best partners our community has ever seen, so I think John is going to be great for the organization and I’m excited for him.” A lifelong Kankakee County resident, Keigher was a former...