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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Will County Board for April 16, 2026

Will County Board Meeting | April 16, 2026 The Will County Board met at an offsite hotel venue on Thursday,...
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Will County Board Approves Tax Abatement Intent for “Project North Winds” Manufacturing Facility

Will County Board Meeting | April 16, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board signaled its intent to offer a...
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Millions Approved for Will County Highway and Road Infrastructure Projects

Will County Board Meeting | April 16, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board authorized nearly $4.3 million in road...
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Board Establishes New Regulations and Fees for Wireless Telecommunication Facilities

Will County Board Meeting | April 16, 2026 Article Summary: In response to the state's Small Wireless Facilities Deployment Act,...
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Historic Joseph Perry House in Crete Granted Landmark Status

Will County Board Meeting | April 16, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board officially designated the Joseph Ferris Perry...
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Will County Passes Comprehensive Adult Entertainment Ordinance

Will County Board Meeting | April 16, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board passed Ordinance 26-133, enacting Chapter 119...
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Will County Takes Jurisdiction of Countyline Road in $1.84 Million Agreement with Kankakee County

Will County Board Meeting | April 16, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board has approved a jurisdictional transfer that...
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Green Garden Township’s Wildflower Farm Granted Third Special Use Extension

Will County Board Meeting | April 16, 2026 Article Summary: Bengston Land Management, LLC secured a third extension on its...
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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,...
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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Will County Board for March 19, 2026

Will County Board Meeting | March 19, 2026 The Will County Board met on Thursday, March 19, 2026, to handle...
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Will County Hires LEAP HR Consulting for $12,000 Strategic Plan

Will County Board Meeting | March 19, 2026 Article Summary: Seeking to unify its vision and improve onboarding for new...
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Will County Prepares for Route 66 Centennial with $3.4 Million in Grant Projects

Will County Board Meeting | March 19, 2026 Article Summary: Will County is gearing up to be a central hub...
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Green Garden and New Lenox Road Projects Approved in $2.5 Million Public Works Package

Will County Board Meeting | March 19, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board approved a series of heavy infrastructure...
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Will County Board Approves Tax Abatement for $345 Million Hyundai Translead Project

Will County Board Meeting | March 19, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board has authorized an agreement of intent...
Attorney Steven Becker spoke on March 30th and again at the land use committee meeting on April 2. Becker filed the lawsuit and the temporary restraining order-photo by Andrea Arens.

Will County Land Use Committee Advances One Earthrise Solar Project, Rejects Another Amid Contentious Meeting

By Andrea Arens JOLIET — A divided Will County Land Use and Development Committee took sharply different positions on two...
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Infighting and Calls for Resignation Disrupt Will County Board Meeting

Will County Board Meeting | March 19, 2026 Article Summary: Calls for the resignation of a Will County Board member...
Green Garden Township Supervisor Dean Christofilos address the Will County Planning & Zoning Commission meeting on March 30. Photo by Andrea Arens.

Will County P&Z Recommends Denial of 6,000-Acre “Pride of the Prairie” Solar Project After Contentious Hearing

By Andrea Arens JOLIET — After more than eight hours of testimony and public comment spanning two nights, the Will...
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County Board Approves Peotone Solar Farm Amid Debates Over Union Labor and Tornado Safety

Will County Board Meeting | March 19, 2026 Article Summary: A 52-acre commercial solar energy facility in Peotone was approved...
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Board Splits Along Party Lines to Approve 2026 Federal Legislative Agenda

Will County Board Meeting | February 19, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board adopted its 2026 Federal Legislative Agenda in...
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Board Approves Joliet Township Clean Fill Facility Despite Environmental Objections

Will County Board Meeting | February 19, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board approved a map amendment and special use...

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Recent Will County News Stories

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Will County to Draft First-Ever Policy on Artificial Intelligence Use

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Will County Sees 50% Drop in Opioid Deaths, But Alarming Rise in Suicides

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Will County Board Backs Effort to Rename ‘Stigmatizing’ Chicago Sanitary and Ship Canal

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Access Will County Dial-a-Ride on Track for Full County-Wide Service in 2026

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Divided Will County Board Authorizes Condemnation for 143rd Street Widening

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Will County Committee Approves Preliminary $161.6M Tax Levy on Split Vote Amid Heated Debate Over Spending

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Will County Eyes Major Overhaul to Consolidate Scattered Government Offices

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Sheriff’s Office Reports Crime Down 10%, Cites Body Cam Footage as Main Challenge of Safety Act

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Will County Considers Moving Land Use Public Hearings Away from Full Board Meetings

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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Will County Board for September 18, 2025

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County Board Abates Over $25 Million in Property Taxes for Bond Payments

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Will County Reverses Zoning on Peotone Farmland to Facilitate 10-Acre Sale

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Will County to Pay Enbridge $82,000 to Relocate Pipeline Equipment for Exchange Street Improvements

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Laraway Road Widening Project in New Lenox and Frankfort Gets Additional $468,000 for Redesign

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“Federal Policy Uncertainty” Blamed for Delay of Peotone Solar Farm; County Grants Second Extension

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Will County Grants Extensions to Five Solar Projects Sold to New Developers

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Will County Board Approves Controversial Drug Recovery Retreat in Crete Township

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After Initial Rejection and Tense Debate, Board Reconsiders and Approves Contested DuPage Township Business

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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Will County Board for August 21, 2025

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Will County Board Approves New Fee Schedule for Recorder of Deeds