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from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- A city of northeast Illinois southwest of Chicago on the Des Plaines River. It developed as a port and industrial center.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
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Currently, fingerprints are sent to the state's crime lab in Joliet and can take anywhere from a few months to a couple years for processing, depending on the type of case.
Archive 2009-12-01 2009
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See you at the TEA party in Joliet monday if its not too much WORK for you to get there.
Stress, Taxes, Traffic, Corruption and the Parking Meter Fiasco | Chicago is Second to None 2009
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Currently, fingerprints are sent to the state's crime lab in Joliet and can take anywhere from a few months to a couple years for processing, depending on the type of case.
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Just as I suspected no coverage of the Tea Party Express in Joliet yesterday.
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Of course, many who start out driving only on the weekends find it difficult to temper their enthusiasm, says Steven Wagner, a founding partner of Autobahn Country Club in Joliet, Ill. If you liked this story, read:
Best Places To Speed Legally Hannah Elliott 2009
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No he still lives in Joliet he just had a swimming pool put in his back yard and I hear that he has maintenance people come and work for him at home on the districts dime.
East Aurora School District 131 Board Transformation Continues with Carol Farnum's Resignation 2009
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If he is indeed this corrupt and stupid, he belongs in Joliet Prison.
Illinois Governor Arrested - The Caucus Blog - NYTimes.com 2008
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Marshals to seize "various animal food products" stored at a PETCO distribution center in Joliet, Illinois yesterday, because the storage conditions had been deemed unsanitary twice in a row:
U.S. Marshals Raid Rat-Infested PETCO Distribution Center - The Consumerist 2008
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Born: Sept. 21, 1972, in Joliet, Ill. His dad, Ed, played nine seasons in the majors for St. Louis, San Diego and the Chicago White Sox, and retired from baseball the week Spiezio was born.
USATODAY.com - A sandfrog who likes to pick it and get dirty 2002
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Joliet, which is projected to be the second largest city in Illinois eventually, is now forced to deal with a question that all communities, including Aurora and Elgin, must be prepared for ... what happens when a casino suddenly stops?
Archive 2009-03-01 2009
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