Joliet Remembers The 1990s

The 1990s were exciting years in Joliet. A tornado struck Plainfield, Joliet, and Crest Hill. A new addition tripled the size of the Joliet Public Library main library, and a library outlet was opened in Louis Joliet Mall.  Casino gambling came to the city, and Route 66 Raceway opened. 

The Hubble Space telescope was placed in orbit by the Space Shuttle.  Operation Desert Storm liberated Kuwait.  The Soviet Union ended its existence.

Below you will find links to images of newspaper stories and headlines from the [Joliet] Herald-News that illustrate what Jolietans read about major events of that decade.

Joliet Events

A LIBRARY AT THE MALL

MAIN LIBRARY EXPANDED

MIDEWIN NATIONAL TALLGRASS PRAIRIE CREATED

A NEW MAYOR

PLANS FOR A NEW RACETRACK ANNOUNCED

RIVERBOAT GAMBLING CASINOS OPEN IN JOLIET

ROUTE 66 RACEWAY OPENS

TORNADO

U.S. Events

HUBBLE SPACE TELESCOPE LAUNCHED

OKLAHOMA CITY BOMBING

WORLD TRADE CENTER BOMBING

World Events

OPERATION DESERT STORM

THE SOVIET UNION DISSOLVES

Images  at the top of the page
Left - Alfred P. Murrah Federal Building, adapted from the image found on the website Remarks by the President at Dedication of Oklahoma City National Memorial
Right - Hubble Space Telescope, cropped, from NASA/courtesy of nasaimages.org. To see the original image, please click here.