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After nearly four months, the former Will County Courthouse in downtown Joliet is a shell of its former self.
“The building is actually coming down considerably easier than originally thought,” said Bill Fern, director of facilities.
Demolition crews began tearing down the former courthouse, 14 W. Jefferson St., in December. The courthouse closed in November 2020 when the new courthouse opened down the street.
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Gil Guerra photographs the solar eclipse on March 7, 1970, near the Adler Planetarium in Chicago. (Walter Neal/Chicago Tribune)
Vintage Chicago Tribune: Solar eclipses and how Chicagoans viewed them
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Chicago Bulls forward DeMar DeRozan reaches for the ball during the first half of an game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Sunday, March 31, 2024, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)
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Chef Sujan Sarkar at his restaurant Indienne on West Huron Street in Chicago on Jan. 12, 2023. (Terrence Antonio James/Chicago Tribune)
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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump does a little dance after speaking, Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at a rally in Green Bay, Wis. (AP Photo/Mike Roemer)
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