Public hearing on annexation and zoning changes in Joliet scheduled for March 16, 2026.

LEGAL NOTICE NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING JOLIET CITY COUNCIL COMBINED MEETING THIS NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A PUBLIC HEARING WILL BE HELD BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS AT A COMBINED MEETING ON MONDAY, MARCH 16, 2026 AT 5:30 P.M. IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBERS OF THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING, 150 WEST JEFFERSON STREET, JOLIET, ILLINOIS FOR THE CONSIDERATION OF THE FOLLOWING: A-4-25: ANNEXATION OF APPROXIMATELY 795 ACRES SURROUNDING S. ROWELL ROAD AND BERNHARD ROAD, CLASSIFICATION TO I-1 (LIGHT INDUSTRIAL) ZONING, AND APPROVAL OF AN ANNEXATION AGREEMENT, LEGALLY DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: THAT PART OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SECTION 2, TOWNSHIP 34 NORTH, RANGE 10 EAST OF THE THIRD PRINCIPAL MERIDIAN, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS, DESCRIBED AS FOLLOWS: COMMENCING AT THE SOUTHEAST CORNER OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 2; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 31 SECONDS WEST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 2, A DISTANCE OF 158.00 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING; THENCE SOUTH 88 DEGREES 36 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST ALONG A LINE 158.00 FEET NORTH OF AND PARALLEL WITH THE SOUTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 2, A DISTANCE OF 1313.25 FEET TO THE WEST LINE OF THE EAST HALF OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 2; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 18 MINUTES 40 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1255.01 FEET TO THE SOUTH LINE OF QUIT CLAIM DEED CORPORATION TO JOINT TENANCY PER DOCUMENT NUMBER R2005006206; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 25 MINUTES 56 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID LINE, A DISTANCE OF 82.00 FEET TO THE EAST LINE OF SAID QUIT CLAIM DEED CORPORATION TO JOINT TENANCY PER DOCUMENT NUMBER R2005006206; THENCE NORTH 01 DEGREES 22 MINUTES 35 SECONDS WEST ALONG SAID LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1406.72 FEET TO THE NORTH LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 2; THENCE NORTH 88 DEGREES 03 MINUTES 30 SECONDS EAST ALONG SAID LINE, A DISTANCE OF 1235.38 FEET TO THE NORTHEAST CORNER OF SAID SECTION 2; THENCE SOUTH 01 DEGREES 15 MINUTES 31 SECONDS EAST ALONG THE EAST LINE OF THE NORTHEAST QUARTER OF SAID SECTION 2; A DISTANCE OF 2673.90 FEET TO THE POINT OF BEGINNING, IN WILL COUNTY, ILLINOIS. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: S. ROWELL ROAD AND BERNHARD ROAD. (PIN #'S 10-11-02-200-007-0010, 10-11-02-200-007-0020, 10-11-02-100-018-0010, 10-11-02-100-018-0020, 10-11-03-400-001-0000, 10-11-02-300-002-0000, 10-11-02-400-007-0000, 10-11-02-400-008-0000, 10-11-02-400-005-0000, 10-11-02-400-006-0000, 10-11-02-400-003-0000, 10-11-02-200-002-0000, 10-11-02-300-003-0000, & 10-11-03-200-002-0000) PUD-8-25: PRELIMINARY PLANNED UNIT DEVELOPMENT OF JOLIET TECHNOLOGY CENTER SUBDIVISION. COMMONLY KNOWN AS: S. ROWELL ROAD AND BERNHARD ROAD. (PIN #'S 10-11-02-200-007-0010, 10-11-02-200-007-0020, 10-11-02-100-018-0010, 10-11-02-100-018-0020, 10-11-03-400-001-0000, 10-11-02-300-002-0000, 10-11-02-400-007-0000, 10-11-02-400-008-0000, 10-11-02-400-005-0000, 10-11-02-400-006-0000, 10-11-02-400-003-0000, 10-11-02-200-002-0000, 10-11-02-300-003-0000, & 10-11-03-200-002-0000) CITY COUNCIL OF JOLIET, ILLINOIS  150 W. JEFFERSON STREET  JOLIET, IL 60432  TODD LENZIE, INTERIM CORPORATION COUNCIL  DUSTIN ANDERSON, COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR (Published in the Herald-News Feb. 28, 2026) 2308087