CITY

Official Website:
http://www.ci.joliet.il.us/

Population:
106221 (2000 census)

Founding Date:
1833

County:
Kendall County; Will County

Founded 1833 as Juliet, renamed 1845 to Joliet, after explorer Louis Jolliet. Incorporated 1852.

BIRTHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
Jimmy Chamberlin	Drummer	10-Jun-1964		Ex-Smashing Pumpkins drummer
Tyler Christopher	Actor	11-Nov-1972		General Hospital
Adrianne Curry	Model	6-Aug-1982		America's Next Top Model
Janina Gavankar	Actor	29-Nov-1980		Papi on The L Word
Mercedes McCambridge	Actor	17-Mar-1916	2-Mar-2004	All the King's Men
George Mikan	Basketball	18-Jun-1924	1-Jun-2005	Minneapolis Lakers center
Robert Novak	Columnist	26-Feb-1931		Conservative ideologue, outed Valerie Plame
Anthony Rapp	Actor	26-Oct-1971		Broadway cast of Rent
Patience D. Roggensack	Judge	7-Jul-1940		Justice, Wisconsin Supreme Court
Lynne Thigpen	Actor	22-Dec-1948	12-Mar-2003	Godspell
Audrey Totter	Actor	20-Dec-1918		The Unsuspected
Vince Vieluf	Actor	10-Nov-1970		Grind
Lester Frank Ward	Sociologist	18-Jun-1841	18-Apr-1913	Dynamic Sociology

DEATHS

Name	Occupation	Birth	Death	Known for
John Peter Altgeld	Politician	30-Dec-1847	12-Mar-1902	Governor of Illinois, 1893-97
John Wayne Gacy	Criminal	17-Mar-1942	10-May-1994	Twenty-eight boys in his crawlspace
George E. Sangmeister	Politician	16-Feb-1931	7-Oct-2007	Congressman from Illinois, 1989-95
Richard Speck	Criminal	6-Dec-1941	5-Dec-1991	Killed eight student nurses

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