Beauty or a Beast? What the Fight to Save a Building Means for the Future of Joliet—and for a Vital Architectural Movement Worldwide

The building that commands a low hill near the center of Joliet’s downtown stirs a mix of strong emotions among locals. Passions are especially high lately. A wrecking ball may soon swing through the now-empty 1969 courthouse, obliterating one of the region’s first Brutalist structures.

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