Nearly 9,000 job would be coming to Joliet if CenterPoint Properties goes ahead with a proposal to build a $2 billion train-truck intermodal distribution center in Elwood.
The company told Joliet officials Thursday that it wants to build a second center on the city’s south side.  Tom Thanas, Joliet city manager, said CenterPoint Properties made the announcement at Joliet City Council’s Land Use Committee. The company has already bought more than 3,000 acres for the International Port and Logistics Center Joliet. And it has bought some but not all of the estimated 30 homes in the area it hopes to build on.