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First Peek Ultrasound is located just 1 hour from Joliet
in Oak Park, IL (240 miles). Our address is
1100 Lake St., Suite 155
Oak Park, IL 60301.
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Joliet, IL, the "City of Steel," is the fastest growing city in Illinois, with a population of about 145,800 people. It is the county seat of Will County. The famous Joliet Prison is featured in the movie Prison Break, and Joliet appears in the opening scene of the movie Blues Brothers. Joliet is also known as having the first Dairy Queen drive-thru, and the game Uno originated here in Joliet also.
After having an argument with his son about Crazy 8's, Merle Robbins, a barbershop owner and card lover, invented UNO in 1971 in Reading, Ohio. He introduced the game to his family, and after they started playing the game more and more he decided to have the game printed. His family pooled together $8,000 to have 5,000 games made. At first, Merle sold UNO from his barbershop. A few friends and local businesses sold them too. Merle sold the rights to a funeral parlor owner in Joliet, Illinois. The cost was $50,000 plus royalties of 10 cents per game. International Games, Inc., was formed to market UNO, and sales skyrocketed. In 1992, International Games became part of the Mattel family, and UNO had a new home.