Joliet, Illinois

E71725

city municipality

Joliet, Illinois is a mid-sized city southwest of Chicago known for its historic prison, riverfront, and role as a regional industrial and transportation hub.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	city → municipality →
climateClassification	humid continental climate →
country	United States →
county	Kendall County NERFINISHED → Will County →
hasAttraction	Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park → Chicagoland Speedway → Harrah’s Joliet Casino → Hollywood Casino Joliet → Joliet Area Historical Museum → Joliet Correctional Center → Old Joliet Prison tours → Rialto Square Theatre → Route 66 Raceway →
hasCollegeCampus	Joliet Junior College →
hasEconomicSector	gambling and entertainment → logistics → manufacturing → retail → transportation →
hasGovernmentType	mayor–council government →
hasNickname	City of Champions → Prison City →
hasRiverfrontDevelopment	Joliet City Center riverfront →
hasSportsFacility	Duly Health and Care Field → Joliet Memorial Stadium →
hasUniversityCampus	University of St. Francis →
incorporatedAsCity	19th century →
isCountySeatOf	Will County →
knownFor	historic Joliet Correctional Center → industrial hub → riverfront → transportation hub →
locatedInTimeZone	Central Time Zone →
locatedOnRiver	Des Plaines River → DuPage River →
locatedSouthwestOf	Chicago, Illinois →
namedAfter	Louis Jolliet →
partOfMetropolitanArea	Chicago metropolitan area →
servedBy	Interstate 55 NERFINISHED → Interstate 80 → U.S. Route 30 NERFINISHED → U.S. Route 6 NERFINISHED →
servedByRail	Amtrak → Metra Heritage Corridor → Metra Rock Island District →
state	Illinois →
traversedBy	Historic U.S. Route 66 →

Referenced by (17)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
George Mikan ("Joliet, Illinois, United States") → Lester Frank Ward ("Joliet, Illinois, United States") → Lynne Thigpen ("Joliet, Illinois, United States") → Nick Offerman ("Joliet, Illinois, United States") →	placeOfBirth
Chicago metropolitan area → Will County, Illinois →	containsCity
Illinois → Northeastern Illinois →	hasMajorCity
Interstate 55 →	connectsCity
ISO 9660 ("Joliet") →	extendedBy
ISO 9660 ("Joliet") →	extension
Joliet, Illinois ("Joliet City Center riverfront") →	hasRiverfrontDevelopment
Will County, Illinois →	largestCity
Will County, Illinois →	seat
Rock Island District main line ("Joliet") →	servesCity
Rock Island District ("Joliet") →	terminus
Rock Island District main line →	terminusBLocatedIn