Two-term incumbent Bob O'Dekirk, an attorney and former Joliet police officer, is being challenged by community affairs professional Tycee Bell and Terry D'Arcy, a car dealer and well-known philanthropist, to lead Illinois' third-largest city.
Joilet Mayor Bob O'Dekirk, from left, debates with challengers Tycee Bell and Terry D'Arcy on March 28, 2023, at the Joliet Public Library.
Under O’Dekirk’s watch, Joliet has had five city managers in as many years.
“There’s no question those individuals created an unstable environment,” O’Dekirk said. “I think we’ve gotten past them. We’re in the process of repairing that.” Both Bell and D’Arcy said the city should be more aggressive in pursuing state and federal grant dollars. Last year, city officials approved spending millions of dollars on a roughly 300-acre development near I-80 and I-55. The mixed-use project would include residential, retail and office space, anchored by the relocated Hollywood Casino Joliet.North of downtown on the grounds of the former U.S. Steel plant, O’Dekirk said the city has had discussions with Argonne National Laboratory and others on converting the long-dormant site into an electric car battery recycling plant.
Joliet residents Barbara Whitfield, left, and Chyrl Hrpcha have seen truck traffic in their neighborhood increase dramatically, fueled by the influx of distribution warehouses that has transformed this pocket of Will County into one of the country's busiest intermodal transportation hubs.
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