Man dies after falling down elevator shaft in Joliet

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Man dies after falling down elevator shaft in Joliet

JOLIET, Ill. -- A man working in Joliet was killed after he fell down an elevator shaft Wednesday evening. The 23-year-old man has not been identified by the coroner's office yet. The incident took place at the Joliet Equipment Corporation Building in the 220 block of Maple Street around 3:40 p.m. Joliet police said the employee was on the second floor of the building carrying cabinets in the elevator when the elevator began to rise with the d…