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ISSUE 01 — JOLIET, IL
For Mayor of Joliet · April 6, 2027
Alicia Morales. From Joliet, for Joliet.
Lifelong resident. Teacher. Small business owner. Eleven years serving on the Joliet Junior College board and at Joliet Township. Now running for mayor to lower your bills, clean up our city, and keep data centers out.
Donate — no corporate PAC moneyPetition signatures are due [PLACEHOLDER: filing window]. Every one counts.
ALICIA MORALES · FOR MAYOR
- 01
No tax increases.
The Township delivered new services on $3.78 million in grants — not on your property taxes. City Hall can do the same.
- 02
Lower water rates.
The pipeline shouldn't be paid for by families alone. The corporations who use the most should pay their share.
- 03
No data centers in Joliet.
Our air, our water, and our power grid aren't for sale.
The record
I've already done this job's homework.
I chair the Finance Committee at Joliet Junior College and I'm the trustee who sits across from the college president for his annual review. As Township Clerk and then Supervisor, we launched violence intervention, rides for seniors, free tax prep, and summer internships — all on grants, not tax hikes. I know how government works, and I know how to make it work for you.
11
years on the Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees
Chair
Finance Committee, overseeing a public college budget
$3.78M
in grants secured at Joliet Township without raising local taxes
2
community centers acquired for residents
1
the only "no" vote on the 2017 JJC tuition increase
Priorities
A cleaner, safer, fairer Joliet.
07 PRIORITIES
- 01
Taxes & Water Rates
Hold the line on taxes. Make big users pay their share of water.
- 02
No Data Centers
Protect our air, water, and grid.
- 03
A Clean, Safe Joliet
Clean up downtown and our neighborhoods. Fund what keeps families safe.
- 04
Infrastructure That Works
Fix what's broken and plan a river crossing that doesn't open.
- 05
Mental Health & Wraparound Services
A center that connects housing, treatment, and support — the model that's cutting crime in other Illinois cities.
- 06
Good Jobs, Union Built
Every city project built by local union labor.
- 07
Accountable Government
No corporate PAC money. My vote is not for sale.
Photo — Alicia with neighbors outside a Joliet home
Why I'm running
I know what a water bill feels like.
“I'm looking out for the little guy. I always have.”
I raised my kids in Joliet as a single mom. I know what it's like to choose between fixing the air conditioner and paying the bills. Joliet Junior College changed my life — I went from a JJC classroom to an MBA, a teaching license, and my own business on [PLACEHOLDER: street/neighborhood]. I didn't come this far to watch our city get more expensive and less clean. I'm running because the people who pay the bills deserve a seat at the table.
Get involved
This campaign runs on neighbors.
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$15 or $20 from a neighbor beats $10,000 from a corporation.
We don't accept corporate PAC money. Never have, never will.
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