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Since you are located in a deregulated area of Illinois and in the ComEd service area you do have a choice in your energy provider. Joliet residents and businesses can choose to stay with their Affiliate Retail Electric Provider, or you can choose one of several competing Joliet energy providers.  Choose Energy can help you sort through your options and help you choose the Joliet energy company that best fits your needs for your home or business.

Please note: Your local wires company is still responsible for maintaining the wires and poles, delivery of the electricity and or gas, and responding to emergency outages. The only thing that changes is billing and customer service. Illinois energy companies will compete for your business by offering lower prices, added customer service benefits, or renewable energy options. By making a switch to a lower cost Illinois energy provider, you can save hundreds of dollars or more depending on the size of your home or business.

Joliet, Illinois - The City Of Champions

Joliet Illinois is also known as the City Of Champions, and lies about 40 miles outside of Chicago. It is located in Will County, including the townships of Troy, Plainfield, Lockport, Jackson, New Lennox, Channahon, Na-Au-say, Seward and of course, Joliet, itself. The city was initially a part of Cook County, but in 1836, joined the newly established Will County as the county seat. According to a 2010 census Joliet has the fourth highest population at 147, 433 and it continues to experience a great deal of population growth.

Joliet had its beginnings early on in Illinois history with the Black Hawk War. James B. Campbell and Charles Reed are widely hailed as the first settlers, Reed having built a cabin on west side of the Des Plaines, and the next year, Campbell building across the river. Campbell is credited with the naming of Joliet, however, it began as "Juliet", named for his daughter. It began as an incorporated village in 1837, however, residents, citing tax expense, would later petition the state to rescind that status. Additionally, by 1845, residents would change the name to the modern "Joliet" and in 1852, the city would again be incorporated, but this time, as a city. Though there are many speculations as to the reasoning behind the name change, the generally accepted origin owes to French Canadian explorer Louis Jolliet. Long before the time of Campbell and Charles Reed, he would explore the area with Father Jacques Marquette in 1673. Early settlers would mine the hill known as Mount Jolliet, removing the mound and creating a depression where it once stood.

Joliet was by and largely dependent upon the manufacturing industry and as a result, there have been economic problems in its history. In the 80's, the city would see an unemployment spike of up to twenty five percent, however, Joliet has evolved from steel town to commuter town and it has seen a tremendous revitalization as a result. People choose to live in Joliet because it still holds a sort of small town charm in spite of being a larger city and its close proximity to not only Cook and Dupage counties as well as Chicago itself has helped. 

The Rialto Square Theatre, located in the once downtrodden downtown area is widely hailed as being one of the world's top 10 most beautiful theatres. Those unfamiliar with the city of Joliet may recognize it from the movie Stir of Echos, which was shot on location at the corner of Center Street and Western Avenue, as well as the Rialto itself. Though the movie is set in Chicago, the director's felt that Joliet had the right feel for the scenes, and so, much of the movie was filmed there, instead. Additional historic landmarks include the Route 66 Visitors Center, the first Dairy Queen drive in, the Auditorium building, built in 1891, the Jacob Henry Mansion completed in 1876 and a number of other beautiful, historic buildings.

Joliet is also well known for its waterways, most notably the Des Plains River. The city surrounds much of this waterway as well as the DuPage. The well known Illinois and Michigan canal juts through the city, and there are a number of waterways that connect or pass through the city in addition to many lakes and other bodies of water. As such, it is no surprise that a great boom for the economy comes in tourism of the two riverboat casinos located there; Harrah's casino and hotel downtown, and the Hollywood casino near Rockdale and Channahon. Coupled with numerous shops, restaurants and other attractions, Joliet, Illinois is doing fairly well for itself.