Joliet

The Des Plaines River defines the setting of Joliet — its corridor runs through this southwestern Chicago-area city, linking downtown to a broader network of waterways, rail lines and freight routes. Joliet’s history is closely tied to limestone: local stone helped build the Old Joliet Prison, opened in 1858 and later made familiar to film audiences through The Blues Brothers. Downtown’s Rialto Square Theatre, which opened in 1926, preserves an elaborate vaudeville-era interior and remains a center for performances. Route 66 also passes through the city, adding a classic-road-trip thread to its industrial heritage. Move on to other webcams in Illinois to compare landscapes and settings around the Chicago metropolitan area.

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