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What happened to the big truck stop in Joliet IL?

Discussion in 'Truck Stops' started by Florida Playboy, Oct 27, 2014.

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  1. Oct 27, 2014 #1
    Florida Playboy

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    Exit 257 on I-55 in Joliet, IL there used to be a truck stop with a huge parking lot on the west side of 55. It is still there just abandoned. Anyone know when and why it closed? Chicago has a major shortage of truck stops and to have one close is bad news.
     
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  3. Oct 27, 2014 #2
    25(2)+2

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    That one has been closed for a long time, due to community pressure I have been told, but I don't know any more than that, and have seen nothing to back that claim up. That reason still persists.

    Just to give a better sense of the location, it is north of I80 and west on US 30 just off I-55.

    There is construction widening the southbound off ramp at that location at present.
     
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  4. Oct 27, 2014 #3
    Dna Mach

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    That was the Clark Auto/Truck Stop. The city closed it by denying permits and re-zoning the immediate area. I remember it was a pay to park with a decent restaurant and secured yard. The property is currently being eyed by commercial developers.
     
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  5. Oct 27, 2014 #4
    HalpinUout

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    I believe thats Shorewood not Joliet... There was a thread on here some time ago and a local driver from the area said that the town committie voted down the approval for permits and what not because I believe someone was interested in reopening that truck stop, and that they didnt want all the truck traffic and everything else that comes with a truck stop. Anything would beat that dump of a truck stop in Bolingbrook I'm glad I live in the area and never have had to stay there.
     
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  7. Oct 27, 2014 #5
    TruckDuo

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    That truck stop in Bolingbrook has a good restaurant.
     
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  8. Oct 27, 2014 #6
    PackRatTDI

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    So instead of letting them open up and bringing a few jobs and tax income, they let it sit and rot. That makes sense.
     
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  9. Oct 27, 2014 #7
    double yellow

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    Central Planning... worked well for the USSR too..
     
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  10. Oct 27, 2014 #8
    Florida Playboy

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    Yeah no kidding I don't understand it especially considering the shortage of truck stops this area has. It would be nice if a major chain like Pilot/Flying J or Loves bought the land and built a facility on it. The lot is huge.
     
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  11. Oct 27, 2014 #9
    PackRatTDI

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    An independent would never be able to lobby but PFJ or Love's would have the cash resources to throw the city a little cash to change their mind.
     
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  12. Oct 27, 2014 #10
    Cat sdp

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    A strip mall will keep the locals happy..... People hate trucks !
     
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