2019 Media Releases

July 

• 07-15-19 Water Tower Maintenance Beginning July 15 
• 07-12-19 City of Joliet Public Safety Committee Meeting 
• 07-12-19 County, City to Join Slammers for Water Conservation Night 
• 07-03-19 Board of Fire & Police Commissioners Meeting
• 07-03-19 City of Joliet Legislative & Land Use Committee 
• 07-03-19 City of Joliet Environmental Commission Meeting 

June

• 06-27-19  City of Joliet Stadium Committee Meeting  
• 06-27-19  Phase III Hydrant Testing Beginning Monday, July 8 
• 06-27-19  Independence Day Garbage Collection & Closures
• 06-19-19  Notice of Special City Council Meeting Monday, June 24, 2019 5:30pm 
• 06-17-19 City of Joliet Land Use & Legislative Committee Meeting 
• 06-13-19 City of Joliet Stadium Committee Meeting 
• 06-11-19  JPD Begins Fourth of July Impaired Drivers Crackdown
• 06-06-19  City of Joliet Environmental Commission Meeting 
• 06-06-19 Road Closure & Detour for Division Street Beginning Monday, June 10, 2019  
• 06-05-19 City Manager Announces Execution of Memorandum of Understanding  
• 06-04-19 City of Joliet Board of Fire & Police Commissioners Meeting June 10, 2019
• 06-04-19 Neighborhood Hero Nominations Due Soon

May

• 05-31-19 City of Joliet Communication, Technology &  Information Systems Committee Meeting 
• 05-29-19 City of Joliet Public Safety Committee Meeting  
• 05-29-19 City of Joliet Stadium Committee Meeting 
• 05-29-19 2019 Joliet Historical Preservation Award Winners 
• 05-21-19  Alternative Water Source Study-Joliet Water Survey
• 05-21-19 Hydrant Testing Beginning Monday, May 27 
• 05-21-19 Garbage Collection & Closure for Memorial Day  
• 05-21-19 Slammers Announce Multi-Year Partnership with DuPage Medical Group 
• 05-17-19 $1.01 Billion Earmarked for Joliet I-80 Reconstruction  
• 05-17-19 Notice of Special Plan Commission Meeting Thursday, May 30
• 05-13-19 Revised May 16, 2019 Public Townhall Meeting
• 05-13-19 Gypsy Moth Eradication Scheduled for May 14 and May 20, 2019
• 05-13-19 2019 Neighborhood Hero Award Program Nominations 
• 05-09-19 City of Joliet Environmental Commission Meeting
• 05-06-19 City of Joliet Board of Fire & Police Commissioners 
• 05-02-19 City of Joliet Public Service Committee Meeting

April

• 04-29-19  City of Joliet Land Use & Legislative Committee Meeting
• 04-29-19 W Cass Street and N Ottawa Street Traffic Modifications 
• 04-24-19 Notice of Cancellation of Pre-Council Meeting Monday, May 6, 2019 5:30 PM, Notice of Special City Council Meeting Monday, May 6, 2019 5:30 PM
• 04-22-19  Lane Closure McDonough Street 
• 04-22-19 Joliet Police Conduct Seatbelt Safety Zones, Roadside Safety Checkpoint, and Roving Saturation Patrols During Memorial Day Holiday 
• 04-18-19 Bridge Sidewalk Closure Jackson Street Bridge over the Des Plaines River Joliet, Illinois 
• 04-17-19 Notice of Special Combined City Council and Environmental Commission Board Meeting 
• 04-15-19 Joliet Named Tree City USA for 28th Consecutive Year
• 04-15-19 Gypsy Moth Eradication Scheduled for Mid-May
• 04-12-19 Revised Garbage Collection & Closure for the Week of April 15, 2019 
• 04-11-19  City of Joliet Finance Committee Meeting
• 04-11-19  City of Joliet Public Safety Committee Meeting
• 04-04-19 City of Joliet Board of Fire & Police Commissioners 
• 04-04-19 City of Joliet Environmental Commission Meeting 
• 04-03-19  City of Joliet Prison Committee Meeting
• 04-01-19 8th National Mayor’s Challenge for Water Conservation

March

• 03-28-19 Joliet Fire Department Conducting Hydrant Testing 
• 03-27-19 City of Joliet Public Service Committee Meeting 
• 03-21-19  West Jefferson Street Traffic Modifications
• 03-21-19  West Washington Street Traffic Modifications
• 03-15-19  Arbor Day Foundation Names Joliet Tree City USA
• 03-15-19  Joliet Police Department is Conducting Distracting Driving Enforcement 
• 03-14-19  Alternative Water Source Study Underway - ReThink Water Joliet
• 03-14-19  City of Joliet Finance Committee Meeting 
• 03-07-19  City of Joliet Environmental Commission Meeting 
• 03-07-19 Board of Fire & Police  Commissioners Regular Meeting
• 03-05-19 Yard Waste Pickup Resumes Monday, March 11, 2019

February

• 02-28-19  Nomination Deadline Extended! City of Joliet Historic Preservation Award
• 02-22-19  This St. Paddy's Day, Don't Rely on the Luck o' the Irish: Buzzed Driving is Drunk Driving
• 02-22-19  Political Sign Display Regulations Reminder 
• 02-21-19  Revised Board of Fire & Police Commissioners Special Meeting
• 02-20-19  Board of Fire & Police Commissioners Special Meeting
• 02-20-19  Board of Fire & Police Commissioners Special Cancelled
• 02-20-19  City of Joliet Communication, Technology and Information Systems Committee Meeting
• 02-20-19  City of Joliet Historic Preservation Award: Nominations Due Soon
• 02-14-19  From the Office of Joliet Mayor O'Dekirk Regarding the DesPlaines River I-80 Bridge 
• 02-13-19  City of Joliet Finance Committee Meeting 
• 02-11-19  Garbage Collection & Closures the Week of Feb. 18, 2019
• 02-08-19  Bridge Weight Restriction  
• 02-07-19  City of Joliet Environmental Commission Meeting 
• 02-01-19  Lane Closures on Joliet Moveable Bridges Beginning Tuesday, Feb. 5

 January

• 01-30-19 City of Joliet Communication, Technology and Information Systems Committee Meeting on 2/4 
• 01-29-19 UPDATED: Change in Garbage Pickup for 1/30 & 1/31 
• 01-29-19 EXTREME Cold in Forecast-Service Cancellations & Cold Weather Tips 
• 01-28-19 Waste Management Pickup Beginning One Hour Early for 1/29-2/1 
• 01-24-19 Low Temps in the Forecast for Joliet & Will County 
• 01-18-19 City of Joliet Snow Event Guidelines 
• 01-16-19 This Super Bowl: Fans Don't Let Fans Drive Drunk
• 01-15-19 New Metra Rock Island Line Schedule Finalized
• 01-15-19 Refuse Collection & Closures the Week of January 21, 2019
• 01-11-19 Joliet Public Works Director Jim Trizna Receives Professional Service Award 
• 01-09-19 City of Joliet Historic Preservation Award Nominations Now Open  
• 01-09-19 City of Joliet Finance Committee Meeting  
• 01-07-19 Gaylord Road at CN Railroad Crossing Closure 
• 01-04-19 Washington St. Traffic Modifications Beginning January 4, 2019
• 01-03-19 City of Joliet Environmental Commission Meeting 

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