Joliet, IL

There are currently 9 homes for sale (based on the MLS) in Neufairfield Subdivision priced from $219,900 (short sale) to $339,000. In the last 6 months, 3 homes have closed in Neufairfield ranging from $217,000 (a short sale) to $339,000.

Neufairfield is located between I-80 and I-55 with the I-355 extension less than 3 miles away, near Maple Road and Gougar. Silver Cross Hospital is down the street.

Award Winning District 122 New Lenox Grade Schools.

If you are interested in purchasing a home in the Neufairfield Subdivision, call LaNita at REMAX of Joliet at 630-341-1545 or visit www.lanitacates.com

If you are looking for something to do in Joliet, IL this weekend, there are some great events to choose from.

The Taste of Joliet is happening and is going to be bigger and better than ever. It's happening Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Memorial Stadium. Come hungry. . .there are going to be 32 food vendors there ready to satisfy the pickiest eaters.

Big name entertainment includes Pat Benetar performing at 9:00pm on Sunday and Jo Dee Messina hitting the stage at 7:30pm on Saturday. Sprinkled throughout the three days will be some great local bands and performers.

Hours: Friday, June 27 5pm to Midnight

Saturday, June 28 12pm to Midnight

Sunday, June 30 1pm to 10:30pm

Admission: $3.00 Friday

$3.00 12pm to 3pm Saturday

$10.00 3pm to 11pm Saturday

$3.00 1pm to 3pm Sunday

$10.00 3pm to 9pm Sunday

If you happen to be there Sunday night, yours truly will be pouring beer at the Park Foundation Tent near the stage. . .stop by and say hello.

Saturday and Sunday in downtown Joliet the Joliet Fine Arts Festival will be open from 10am to 5pm each day. The admission is free and will feature highly talented artists from around the country. Last year's festival was amazing! Booths will line Chicago Street from Jefferson to Clinton and food and wine vendors will be on hand to provide a bit of sustinence to patrons.

In conjunction with the Festival, the Friends of Community Public Art will host and open house and sale from 10am and 4pm Saturday at the gallery located at 310 N. Ottawa street. Over 15 artist will be working in the studio painting, sculpting and creating mosaics. Those who visit will have the opportunity to learn abou the ore than 150 outdoor Joliet artworks than have been created by Friends of Community Public Art in partnership with the City of Joliet.

Set aside some time this weekend to get out and enjoy all the city of Joliet has to offer!

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Contact Lori Gilmore, Realtor®, Radcliffe Realty at 815-207-9703 to list your property for sale or to buy a home, condo or investment property in Joliet, Plainfield, Crest Hill, Shorewood, Lockport, New Lenox or elsewhere in Will County, Illinios.

Please visit my profile or visit JolietHomesOnline.com to find out more about the services I offer. . . or give me a jingle. . . I'd love to chat about your real estate needs.

Copyright(c) 2008 by Lori Gilmore. All Rights Reserved.

One of the things I love about living in Joliet, IL is that for a mere $11.30 ($5 on the weekends) I can jump on the Metra and enjoy the delights of Chicago and come right back home again. There are benefits to living so close to the third largest city in the nation!

A particularly delightful excursion includes a trip to Briar Street Theater to see the Blue Man Group. Tonight, I'm not taking the Metra, instead I will pile on a bus and accompany an excited group of high school students to a show that never fails to entertain, provoke and provide laughs galore.

As a former high school teacher, I love this annual adventure. The students who have been to the show try to explain the performance to the others, with mixed results. If you have never experienced the Blue Man Group live, it is a hard show to describe.

So for an evening, I will not think about real estate, but instead be transported to another world. . .one where a plastic poncho just might be necessary! (If you have been in the front row during a performance, you will understand this reality!)

However, tomorrow, if you are searching for a dream home that is merely a train ride away from the fabulous city of Chicago, consider the Joliet area. . . it is convenient, affordable and offers some terrific real estate choices!

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Contact Lori Gilmore, Realtor®, Radcliffe Realty at 815-207-9703 to list your property for sale or to buy a home, condo or investment property in Joliet, Plainfield, Crest Hill, Shorewood, Lockport, New Lenox or elsewhere in Will County, Illinios.

Please visit my profile or visit JolietHomesOnline.com to find out more about the services I offer. . . or give me a jingle. . . I'd love to chat about your real estate needs.

Copyright(c) 2008 by Lori Gilmore. All Rights Reserved.

The temperature on the bank registered -5 as I drove to the Inwood Athletic Club this morning at 5:30. Call me crazy, but I am beginning to enjoy my early morning workouts despite the shock of crawling out of a warm bed and being greeted by a wall of cold air as I leave the house. This habit of rising early to sweat is a new one. . .though I have been a long time exerciser, I find that shaking up my schedule, renews my body and my mind.

The sun was rising as I ended my workout and I took some time to run a few errands. . .

The I&M canal runs through the city of Joliet and the banks are joined by a series of lovely draw bridges. When it is a particularly cold day, steam rises from the canal as the warmer waters hit the frigid air. Today was one of those days. . .here are a couple of pictures I snapped during my morning travels.