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Bob Okon
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Regional Reporter, Joliet Herald-News
Illinois
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brand equity health travel entrepreneurship
consumer technology, business technology
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By Bob Okon Verified| Joliet Herald-News Verified Joliet will get its third cannabis dispensary. The City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2 for a Veltiste Wellness dispensary, showing a marked change from past resistance to more cannabis shops. “This is a legal and regulated industry, and we are open to that,” Councilman Cesar Guerrero said. “I think Joliet will benefit from this.”The Veltiste Wellness dispensary will take over a closed NAPA Auto Parts store at 2121 W.
By Bob Okon Verified| Joliet Herald-News Verified Opposition to the Joliet Catholic Academy plan for an on-campus stadium will likely be muted simply because of a matter of timing, one opponent said. The Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals is scheduled to vote on whether the stadium can be built when it meets at 2 p.m. Thursday. Whether the zoning board vote is final or the matter would next go to the City Council is unclear.
By Bob Okon Verified| Joliet Herald-News Verified Joliet will get its third cannabis dispensary. The City Council on Tuesday voted 7-2 for a Veltiste Wellness dispensary, showing a marked change from past resistance to more cannabis shops. “This is a legal and regulated industry, and we are open to that,” Councilman Cesar Guerrero said. “I think Joliet will benefit from this.”The Veltiste Wellness dispensary will take over a closed NAPA Auto Parts store at 2121 W.
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Joliet Herald-News
Crystal Lake, Illinois, United States
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