Amazon Warehouse Coming to Monee, On Manhattan-Monee Road West of I-57
Anyone driving west on Manhattan-Monee Road from Monee will notice a gigantic earth-moving operation happening on a piece of land just west of I-57. Today, the Village of Monee announced that an Amazon warehouse is coming to the site. The warehouse is not Amazon's first in Will County. Amazon previously opened a distribution center in Joliet and recently announced a second Joliet location. Press Release from the Village of Monee: "( Monee, IL ) – Today, Village of Monee Mayor Jay Farquhar officially announced the opening of an 850,000+ square foot Amazon fulfillment center in Monee. The Amazon facility has been a priority under Mayor Farquhar’s administration and has been a project in the works for nearly 2 years. “Without question, this has been a team effort and we couldn’t have achieved this without coordinated leadership and collaborative support from various agencies,” Farquhar said. “I thank Governor Bruce Rauner and the Department of Commerce and Economic