Joliet cuts ribbon on first city

Jan 03, 2024

By CBS Chicago Team

August 3, 2023 / 4:38 PM / CBS Chicago

CHICAGO (CBS) -- The city of Joliet has its own electric vehicle charging station.

Officials cut the ribbon on the new station Thursday at the city's parking garage at 110 N. Ottawa St.

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Joliet is planning to build a network of similar city-owned charging stations, and is trying to get $7 million in federal grants to pay for it.

By September, officials say they will have eight city-owned charting ports in downtown Joliet.

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First published on August 3, 2023 / 4:38 PM

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