Jim McFarland Joliet aka Jim McFarland Frankfort was born and raised on the north side of Joliet. Jim McFarland Joliet is actively engaged in social works for humanity, animals, and disaster relief. He is involved in many local causes, serving on the Boards of the Forest Park Community Center, the Spanish Community Center, and Joliet/Will County Project Pride. He Has volunteered as an American Red Cross Disaster Area Responder for the Will County area, providing food, clothing, and shelter to people displaced by tragedies, such as house fires and floods.