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Newspaper
The Spectator
Location
Joliet, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1948
Page
4
A reader supports a new Joliet courthouse at the present site to boost civic pride while lamenting the block’s shabby look. The letter contrasts commercial expansion with community improvement and argues for a dignified, high court building as a monument to Joliet’s spirit.
A Joliet reader urges action to close Campbell Street hill from Nicholson to Center due to repeated sledding hazards. He notes it becomes dangerous when icy or snowy and mentions a white ambulance visiting the hill to warn children away.
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