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Chicago Sun-Times
Chicago Sun-Times
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Lee Bey

Joliet preservationists seek a stay of execution for ‘World’s Ugliest Courthouse’

Joliet preservationists are seeking to save the vacant 53-year-old Will County Courthouse. (Lee Bey)

The five-story midcentury modern structure in downtown Joliet is a no-nonsense, squared-off, fist of a building.

It’s the former Will County Courthouse. It often meant trouble if you had to visit the place during the 50 years it was in business.

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