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Joliet [1] is a city in the Chicagoland region of Illinois, a state in the Midwest of the United States of America. It is the largest city and county seat of Will County.

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I-80 and I-55 both run right through Joliet.

Many Amtrak lines run through Joliet's Union Station.

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Joliet is well served by Pace bus lines.

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The now closed Joliet Correctional Center, Illinois' most notorious prison, which was used as a filming location for numerous tv shows and movies, most recently for Prison Break.

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• Argosy's Empress Casino & Hotel, 2300 Empress Dr, +1 888 4-EMPRESS, [2]. The 50,000 square foot casino offers over 1,183 slots, including video, reel and progressive games, plus 28 table games.

• Chicagoland Speedway, 500 Speedway Blvd, +1 815 727-RACE, [3]. The speedway opened in the summer of 2001 and is the annual host of the Tropicana 400, a NASCAR Winston Cup Series race, and a NASCAR Busch Series race. The speedway also plays host to an Indy Racing Northern Lights (IRL) race and an ARCA Re/Max Series race every September.

• Harrah's Joliet Casino & Hotel, 151 N. Joliet St, +1 815 740-7800, [4]. Located along the Des Plaines River in downtown Joliet, Harrah´s Joliet offers the slots, table games and restaurants.

• Joliet Jack Hammer's Baseball, Silver Cross Field, One Mayor Art Schultz Dr, +1 815 726-2255, [5]. The professional minor league baseball team debuted in 2002 at Silver Cross Field in downtown Joliet.

• Joliet Park District, 3000 West Jefferson St, +1 815 741-PARK, [6]. The greater Joliet area provides a multitude of both leisure and business experiences, from nightlife to nature, festivals to food. Several of these activities can be found through the Joliet Park District.

• Rialto Square Theater, 102 N. Chicago St, +1 815 726-7171, [7]. The historic theater originally opened in May of 1926 and is a stunning reflection of Greek, Roman, and Byzantine architecture. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, the Rialto has been called one of the ten most beautiful theaters in the nation. Public and private tours are available as well as shows and banquets.

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• The Hot Skillet, 2314 W Jefferson St, ☎ 815-744-8144. Low prices, greasy food (88 08,41 31) edit

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• Comfort Inn North Joliet Hotel, 3235 Norman Ave, +1 815 436-5141. Just minutes from the Louis Joliet Mall, 6 miles away from Harrah's and Empress casinos, just 20 miles from the Route 66 Raceway and Chicagoland Speedway, only 35 miles from O'Hare International Airport and 40 miles from Downtown Chicago.

• Comfort Inn South Joliet Hotel, 135 S. Larkin Ave, +1 815 744-1770. 2-3 minutes from the Harrah's and Empress Casino's, 5-6 miles from the Route 66 Raceway and Chicagoland Speedway, 25 miles from the O'Hare International Airport.

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