Joliet Real Estate
Welcome to Joliet! Joliet is just 40 miles southwest of Chicago. Once an industrial city, Joliet has reinvented itself as a tourist destination with a diversified economy.
Joliet History
The origin of Joliet’s name most likely came from the name of French Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet. Jolliet paddle up the Des Plaines River and camped a few miles south of present-day Joliet. Joliet was incorporated as a village in 1837, but to cut tax expenses, residents soon petitioned the state to withdraw that incorporation. In 1852 Joliet was reincorporated as a city.
Population: 147,806
Arts/ Entertainment: Things To Do
Joliet Park District
Autobahn Country Club
Challenge Park Xtreme
Chicagoland Speedway
Route 66 Raceway
Inwood Ice Arena
Outdoors
Splash Station Waterpark
Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park
Birdhave Greenhouse and Conservatory
Forst Preserve District of Will County
Pilcher Park Nature Center
Golf
Inwood Golf Course
Wedgewood Golf Course
Woodruff Golf Course
Local Transit
Railways
Joliet has two Metra lines. There is a station for Metra Heritage Corridor (Joliet to Chicago’s Union Station) and Metra Rock Island District (Joliet to Chicago’s LaSalle Street Station) on Michigan.
There is also an Amtrak station on Jefferson Street that runs to different parts of the country.
Roads/ Highways
Joliet has numerous major roads/ highways. It is conveniently located near i-80 and i-55, which lead to other major highways to Chicago, etc.
Joliet’s Educational Opportunities
Grades K-8
Joliet Public Schools District 86
High School
Joliet Township High School District 204
Plainfield Community Consolidated School District 202
Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C
Oswego Community Unit School District 308
Minooka Community High School District 111
Joliet Catholic Academy
Providence Catholic High School
Higher Education
Joliet Junior College
Lewis University
University of St. Francis
Rasmussen College
Joliet Area Healthcare
Provena St. Joseph Medical Center
Silver Cross Hospital
Adventist Bolingbrook Hospital