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Joliet (jō`lēĕt'), city (1990 pop. 76,836), seat of Will co., NE Ill., on the Des Plaines River; inc. 1857. It is a river port and an industrial shipping center, with limestone quarries and coal mines in the area, but riverboat casino gambling is now the city's primary industry. Machinery, electronic and transportation equipment, chemicals, and metal and paper products are made in Joliet, and there are oil refineries. Joliet is the seat of the College of St. Francis, and there are several state correctional facilites in or near the city.
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best known as the maker of Barbie dolls, next month will buy Joilet, Ill. December 2003 - CIWC announced the acquisition of the assets of the Oakview Avenue Water Works, providing service to 325 residents in Joilet Township, Will County, Illinois. December 2003 - CIWC announced the acquisition of the assets of the Oakview Avenue Water Works, providing service to 325 residents in Joilet Township, Will County, Illinois. |
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