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Will County Mental Health Board Touts Crisis Program in Quarterly Report
Will County Board Executive Committee Meeting | June 11, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Community Mental Health Board’s quarterly report to the Executive Committee on Thursday, June 11, 2026, highlighted a new countywide counseling and crisis-referral program and a roughly $5 million grant cycle serving tens of thousands of residents. Mental Health Board Key…
Read MoreWill County Coroner Reports Nearly 8,000 Death Investigations in 2025
Will County Board Executive Committee Meeting | June 11, 2026 Article Summary: Will County Coroner Laurie Summers presented her 2025 annual report to the Executive Committee on Thursday, June 11, 2026, detailing 7,992 death investigations and cost-saving review practices, before a procedural disagreement over whether the report should go to the full County Board. Coroner’s…
Read MoreWill County Committee Advances Three New Assistant State’s Attorneys
Will County Board Executive Committee Meeting | June 11, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board Executive Committee on Thursday, June 11, 2026, recommended increasing the authorized number of assistant state’s attorneys from 90 to 93, sending the measure to the full County Board over one dissenting vote amid a debate about rising felony caseloads.…
Read MoreWill County Committee Advances $75,000 for U of I Extension
Will County Board Finance Committee Meeting | June 2, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board Finance Committee on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, voted to advance a resolution committing $75,000 to the University of Illinois Extension’s Will County operations, continuing the county’s long-running support for the educational and youth-development organization. U of I Extension Funding…
Read MoreWill County Committee Pulls Single-Member District Referendum
Will County Board Executive Committee Meeting | June 11, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board Executive Committee on Thursday, June 11, 2026, removed a proposed referendum on single-member county board districts after learning the question would have to be binding rather than advisory. Single-Member Districts Key Points: The committee voted to remove Resolution 26-4989,…
Read MoreWill County Land Bank Clears Committee With Two Amendments
Will County Board Executive Committee Meeting | June 11, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board Executive Committee on Thursday, June 11, 2026, recommended creating a Will County Land Bank Authority — a tool to return blighted, tax-delinquent properties to productive use — after adopting two amendments and forwarding the measure to the full County…
Read MoreWill County Committee Advances $179,000 Coroner Cot Purchase
Will County Board Finance Committee Meeting | June 2, 2026 Article Summary: The Will County Board Finance Committee on Tuesday, June 2, 2026, voted to advance a request authorizing $179,000 in contingency funds for the County Coroner’s Office to outfit its five vehicles with powered hydraulic cots and loading systems, a purchase officials framed as…
Read MoreWill 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, May 14, 2026, took the temperature of members on a proposal to place an advisory referendum on the November 2026 ballot asking voters whether they want to move from 11 two-member districts to single-member districts,…
Read MoreWill County Departments to Stop Accepting Pennies, Rounding Down Cash Transactions
Will County Board Finance Committee Meeting | May 5, 2026 Article SummaryIn preparation for the U.S. Mint ceasing production of the penny in November 2025, the Will County Finance Committee approved a resolution instructing all county departments to round cash transactions down to the nearest five cents. Penny Elimination Policy Key Points: Resolution 26-4784 establishes…
Read MoreWill County Division of Transportation Requests $1 Million Increase to Highway Levy to Combat Inflation
Will County Board Finance Committee Meeting | May 5, 2026 Article SummaryThe Will County Division of Transportation is requesting a $1 million increase to the county’s Highway Levy for FY2027, citing skyrocketing construction materials costs, a $250,000 jump in health insurance, and the need for two new specialized staff positions. DOT Highway Levy Key Points:…
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