Joliet Junior College board members, from left, Susan Klen, and Jeff May, break ground for the new JJC downtown expansion with president, Dr. Debra Daniels, and other board members, Andy Mihelich and Bob Wunderlich at the Renaissance Center in Joliet, IL on Tuesday January 22, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Joliet Junior College President, Dr. Debra Daniels, and board member Jeff May, after breaking ground for the new JJC downtown expansion at the Renaissance Center in Joliet, IL on Tuesday January 22, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
David Dillon looks at a display of the Joliet Junior College's new JJC downtown expansion after a groundbreaking ceremony at the Renaissance Center in Joliet, IL on Tuesday January 22, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Greg Werner, GM/V.P. of Mortensen Construction's Chicago office, speaks during a ground breaking ceremony for the new JJC downtown expansion at the Renaissance Center in Joliet, IL on Tuesday January 22, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
From left, Joliet Councilwoman Jan Quillman, Larry Walsh, Will County Executive, Herb Brown, Larry Walsh Jr., and Terry Morris, laugh during a ground breaking ceremony at Joliet Junior College for the new JJC downtown expansion at the Renaissance Center in Joliet, IL on Tuesday January 22, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
Joliet Junior College President, Dr. Debra Daniels,speaks during a ground breaking ceremony for the new JJC downtown expansion at the Renaissance Center in Joliet, IL on Tuesday January 22, 2013. | Matt Marton~Sun-Times Media
JOLIET — Joliet Junior College offered a glimpse into the future of its downtown campus Tuesday in a unique groundbreaking ceremony held indoors. Construction on the six-story JJC downtown building actually will not start until March. But JJC officials dug into chocolate cake in a …
