Joliet, IL – The proposed road closure for the downtown Chicago Street Streetscape project will be delayed due to weather forecasts for snow and plummeting temperatures this week.

Any future proposed closures will be announced with a separate press release.

Additional information will be released as construction phasing progresses.

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About the City of Joliet

The City of Joliet is located in Will and Kendall counties in the State of Illinois, 30 miles (48 km) southwest of Chicago. It is the county seat of Will County. At the 2020 census, the city was the third largest in Illinois, with a population of 150,362. For more information about the city, visit https://www.joliet.gov.

Media Contact: Rosemaria DiBenedetto, Media Engagement and Communications Director, Cell: 847-269-5556 or email: rdibenedetto@joliet.gov