| Source | WBEZ |
|---|---|
| Original Load Date | May 18, 2026, 11:02 a.m. |
| Last Updated | May 18, 2026, 11:02 a.m. |
| Original URL | https://www.wbez.org/money/2026/05/18/warehouse-boom-next-day-delivery-die-80-amazon-centerpoint-intermodal-northpoint-joliet-manhattan-elwood |
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It’s a typical weekday afternoon at the intersection of Route 53 and Laraway
Road, 40 miles southwest of Chicago, and semi-trucks thunder by in a steady
stream.
They start at the sprawling warehouse complexes on the fringes of Joliet, rumble
alongside the fading polyester petals of a roadside memor...