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City southwest of Chicago
Answer for the clue "City southwest of Chicago ", 6 letters:
joliet
Alternative clues for the word joliet
- Ill. city named for an explorer
- Illinois city about 40 miles SW of Chicago
- French explorer (with Jacques Marquette) of the upper Mississippi River valley (1645-1700)
- Illinois city where Jake was imprisoned in "The Blues Brothers"
- City where Jake Blues was in prison
- City SW of Chicago
- French Canadian explorer Louis
Word definitions for joliet in dictionaries
Gazetteer
Word definitions in Gazetteer
Population (2000): 106221 Housing Units (2000): 38176 Land area (2000): 38.059102 sq. miles (98.572617 sq. km) Water area (2000): 0.286208 sq. miles (0.741276 sq. km) Total area (2000): 38.345310 sq. miles (99.313893 sq. km) FIPS code: 38570 Located within: ...
Usage examples of joliet.
It is still the river of Marquette and Joliet, Nicolet, Groseilliers and Radisson, La Salle and Tonty, Hennepin and Accau, Gray Gowns and Black Gowns, Iberville and Bienville, St.
Byrne, apprehended after more than a year as fugitive from justice, is sent to Joliet for life.
The Attica Uprising and the Tombs Rebellion, the Joliet Massacre and the Battle of New Alcatrz had been unmistakable signs that the traditional approach to penology was obsolete.