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.

SCHOOLS

School	Founded
University of St. Francis	1920
Joliet Junior College	1901

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
Kathryn Hays	Actor	26-Jul-1933		Kim Hughes on As the World Turns
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	18-Aug-2009	Conservative ideologue, outed Valerie Plame
Nick Offerman	Actor	26-Jun-1970		Ron Swanson on Parks and Recreation
Anthony Rapp	Actor	26-Oct-1971		Broadway cast of Rent
Tom Reed	Politician	18-Nov-1971		Congressman, New York 29th
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	12-Dec-2013	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
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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