Joliet Remembers
The 1980s
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Joliet Remembers
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The 1980s were interesting years. In Joliet, Rialto Theatre was renovated. The Joliet Public Library was firebombed, and expanded. President Ronald Reagan and Pope John Paul II survived assassination attempts. The Berlin Wall fell. Homes and offices began to be filled with electronic devices.
Below you will find links to images of newspaper stories, headlines, and ads from the [Joliet] Herald-News that illustrate what Jolietans read about major events of that decade, and how they lived.
Entertainment
Historic Firsts for Women
Joliet Events
JOLIET AREA COMMUNITY HOSPICE BEGINS SERVICE
JOLIET PUBLIC LIBRARY EXPANSION
JOLIET PUBLIC LIBRARY FIREBOMBING
MCDONOUGH STREET POST OFFICE BUILT
The Marketplace
U.S. Events
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR HOLIDAY CREATED
RONALD REAGAN ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
World Events
POPE JOHN PAUL II ASSASSINATION ATTEMPT
TIANANMEN SQUARE MASSACRE Images at the top of the page Joliet Remembers the 1980s was written and produced by Jack
Tegel
Left - Tandy desk top computer, from an ad published in the [Joliet]
Herald-News on December 3, 1989.
Right - Tandy Notebook PC, from an ad published in the [Joliet] Herald-News on
December 3, 1989.