Joliet Mayor: 'I Can Tell You The Numbers Are Off The Charts'

Joliet IL

09 March, 2022

3:27 PM

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JOLIET, IL — Showing slide after slide touting Joliet's economic development across the city, Mayor Bob O'Dekirk told a crowd of 250 gathered at his state of the city speech that he will be running for a third term of office in April 2023. "And I want to keep the momentum that we have in Joliet going. I want to keep the city on the upward trajectory that we have been on, and I certainly want to see through these projects that have begun. I want to see them through their completion," O'Dekirk declared Wednesday. In 2019, O'Dekirk ran unopposed for Joliet's mayor. He was first elected to the office in 2015 when he defeated incumbent Tom Giarrante, who lasted just one term. Inside the Harrah's Casino ballroom, O'Dekirk showed several slides during his PowerPoint presentation to remind his audience of all the growth Joliet has experienced over the past year or so. "I can tell you that the numbers are off the charts," O'Dekirk told everyone. Image via city of Joliet When it comes to Joliet's economic development, "I can tell you the numbers are off the charts," Mayor Bob O'Dekirk remarked. John Ferak/Patch Many of downtown Joliet's newest businesses are owned by people in their 20s, Mayor Bob O'Dekirk noted. John Ferak/Patch When it comes to Joliet's economic development, "I can tell you the numbers are off the charts," Mayor Bob O'Dekirk remarked. John Ferak/Patch When it comes to Joliet's economic development, "I can tell you the numbers are off the charts," Mayor Bob O'Dekirk remarked. John Ferak/Patch When it comes to Joliet's economic development, "I can tell you the numbers are off the charts," Mayor Bob O'Dekirk remarked. John Ferak/Patch When it comes to Joliet's economic development, "I can tell you the numbers are off the charts," Mayor Bob O'Dekirk remarked. John Ferak/Patch When it comes to Joliet's economic development, "I can tell you the numbers are off the charts," Mayor Bob O'Dekirk remarked. John Ferak/Patch When it comes to Joliet's economic development, "I can tell you the numbers are off the charts," Mayor Bob O'Dekirk remarked. John Ferak/Patch When it comes to Joliet's economic development, "I can tell you the numbers are off the charts," Mayor Bob O'Dekirk remarked. John Ferak/Patch When it comes to Joliet's economic development, "I can tell you the numbers are off the charts," Mayor Bob O'Dekirk remarked. John Ferak/Patch When it comes to Joliet's economic development, "I can tell you the numbers are off the charts," Mayor Bob O'Dekirk remarked. John Ferak/Patch