Baran-Unland: Joliet cafe was community gathering space

Baran-Unland: Joliet cafe was community gathering space

It’s been a year of loss for my family and me. And we’re just not leaving 2023 without another one.The Book and Bean Café, located inside the Black Road branch of the Joliet Public Library, is closing for good Dec. 30 because the cafe’s owner Tammy Duckworth is retiring. I’ve gotten to know Tammy over the last decade, and I am happy for this new chapter in her life.Still ...For more than a decade, WriteOn Joliet, my adult writing critique group,…