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Will County Executive Committee Splits on Whether to Ask Voters About Single-Member Districts
Will County Board Executive Committee Meeting | May 14, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board Executive Committee on Thursday,…
Will County Executive Committee Recommends 600 MW Pride of the Prairie Solar Project in 6-5 Split Vote
Will County Board Executive Committee Meeting | May 14, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board Executive Committee on Thursday,…
Manhattan Fire Board Reviews Financials, Navigates ‘No Tax on Overtime’ Law
Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | March 16, 2026 Article Summary: The Manhattan Fire Protection District reviewed its early 2026 financial…
Manhattan Fire District Details Kankakee Tornado Response, Station and Apparatus Progress
Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | March 16, 2026 Article Summary: The Manhattan Fire Protection District Board of Trustees received comprehensive…
District 207U Board Tables Technology Fee, Advances Long-Term Facilities Planning
By Andrea Arens PEOTONE — The Peotone Community Unit School District 207U Board of Education addressed a wide range of…
Will County Board Approves Controversial Solar Farms Following Court Mandate
Will County Board Meeting | April 16, 2026 Article Summary: Under the strict constraints of a court-issued writ of mandamus,…
Indiana Man Faces Federal Indictment, Potential Death Penalty for Momence Bar Owner’s Murder
Article Summary: State prosecutors have officially transferred the first-degree murder case against Julius Burkes to the U.S. Department of Justice.…
Will County DOT Hosts Open House on Manhattan-Monee Road Project
By Andrea Arens Article Summary: Will County officials are in the early planning stages of a long-term improvement project along…
Opioid Settlement Grants Funnel Nearly $600,000 to Local Police and Community Programs
Will County Finance Committee Meeting | March 3, 2026 Article Summary: Will County is distributing a significant portion of its opioid…
Manhattan Fire District Fills Full-Time Vacancy, Welcomes Part-Time Members and Interns
Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | February 17, 2026 Article Summary: Following a recent disability hearing, the Manhattan Fire Protection…
Construction Progresses on New Manhattan Fire Station, August Completion Anticipated
Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | February 17, 2026 Article Summary: The Manhattan Fire Protection District’s new fire station is…
Will County Transportation Department Announces Open House for Manhattan-Monee Road Expansion
Will County Public Works and Transportation Committee Meeting | March 3, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Division of Transportation is…