Joliet council approves 3‑year lease for old prison site amid residents' calls to transfer open land The Joliet City Council voted to approve a three‑year lease with the state to continue operating the old Joliet Prison site, despite public testimony urging transfer of roughly 135 acres of adjacent open land to the Forest Preserve District and calls to pause the lease to investigate alleged unauthorized uses.

The Joliet City Council just approved a controversial three-year lease for the old prison site, sparking heated debates about the protection of nearby open land and its future use.

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