Nick Kanellopoulos, with the Department of Central Management Services, takes a picture of the sign for the last 1853 medieval prison (center) during a tour of the shuttered Joliet Correctional Center in July. | Matthew Grotto~Sun-Times Media
The redevelopment of the Old Joliet Prison on Collins Street in Joliet has been talked about many times, but nothing has materialized. | Brett Roseman~Sun-Times Media
The Illinois Youth Center in Joliet, Ill. | File photo
The state of Illinois already has become a problem property owner in the city, and it could get worse if Illinois Youth Center-Joliet is neglected. IYC-Joliet closed last week with no indication of whether it will be put back to use. But it is likely …
