Bob Okon

Joliet provides ComEd update, instructions for tree debris disposal, and opens Wellness Center with ComEd at Billie Limacher Bicentennial Park.

The Illinois Department of Transportation said bridge repairs will begin Friday and end in July.

A section less than a block long will be closed to provide access for a crane.

Joliet put out an announcement two minutes before 3 p.m. that it would close City Hall at 3 p.m. But city will keep doing business by phone.

The Ruby Street bridge was down for five hours on Tuesday morning.

Will County communities begin cleanup of debris and clearing trees from roads after Wednesday's storms as many residents and businesses remain without power.

Memorial for those who died in Global War on Terror will be Friday, while Concert on the Hill scheduled tonight has been canceled.

"The storm affected the entire city. We are still assessing the scope of the damage," spokesperson for city of Joliet Sydney Thompson said after Wednesday's storms.

The annual Hall of Fame Induction event, normally held at Joliet's Rialto Theatre, will be held at Harris Theater in Millennium Park on Sept. 27, and future ceremonies may go out of town as well.

The Ottawa Street parking deck will remain open as it gets its first new coat of paint in more than 30 years as Joliet embarks on another downtown improvement project.

The memorial devoted to those who lost their lives in the Global War on Terror will be in the Square in downtown Joliet from noon Thursday until 6 p.m. Sunday.

Joliet Historic Preservation Awards go to St. Joseph Catholic Church, the George Werden Buck Boys & Girls Club, and Ray and Mari Hernandez for the restoration work they did on their house at 408 Whitney Ave.

The downtown bridge was shut down for five hours beause of a soiled sensor.

The old prison in Crest Hill will be demolished and rebuilt. The state plans to build two new prisons: one for men and one for women.

No one injured, but residents had to move out of the house.