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Primaries Faced Low Voter Turnout

By Andrea Arens Once again, voter turnout was low. In Peotone, 17.5 percent of registered voters actually voted. Green Garden also hit 17 percent. Monee averaged 15 percent, while Manhattan averaged 14 percent voter turnout. Low voter turnout didn’t help referendums that were on the ballot. The Peotone Park District referendum for a “0.0547 percent…

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Resolution 24-27 Update

Resolution 24-27 “Directing the Will County Division of Transportation to Cease Moving Forward with the 143rd Street Expansion Road Project as Currently Planned” previously was passed by the Will County Board on February 15, in a bipartisan vote, and signed by the Will County Executive on February 16. Four days later, on February 20, the…

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Health Department Announces Positive Case of Measles

The Will County Health Department has confirmed a positive case of measles in Will County. The Will Count Health Department’s Communicable Disease staff is working to collect additional details to identify and notify people who may have been exposed to measles, provide education, and recommend appropriate measures. Additionally, the health department is in close contact…

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Fate Of 143rd Street Widening Project May Still Be Decided In Court

By Stephen Nelson Following a narrow (12-11) vote by the Will County Board in February to cancel a widening project for 143rd Street in the vicinity of New Lenox to five lanes, Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant exercised her authority to overturn that cancellation with a veto. She got heat from New Lenox residents as…

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Fatal Crash In Wilton Township

Will County Sheriff’s Office issued a press release on March 22 that on 3/21/24 at 4:23pm, Sheriff’s deputies were dispatched to Wilmington-Peotone Road, 1 mile east of Cedar Road, for a two-vehicle personal injury crash with passenger entrapments. Initial reports indicate that the 21 year-old female driver of a Ford Escape, was traveling eastbound on…

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Will County Regional Spelling Bee Winners Announced

Ribhu Chaher, a student at Channahon Junior High, is the champion of the Will County Regional Spelling Bee sponsored by the Regional Office of Education and Exxon-Mobile. His winning word was ignominious. The competition, involving 32 spellers from 32 local schools, lasted 17 rounds. Honorable mention went to the second and third place winners: Second…

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Ad Hoc Old Courthouse Committee Meets

Members of the Ad Hoc Old Courthouse Committee met Tuesday, March 19. During the meeting it was noted a lot of misinformation about plans for the site of the Old Courthouse, currently under demolition, are out there in the public. To clarify, the committee wanted to inform the public that, at this time, no plans…

The Will County Emergency Management Agency hosted their inaugural Public Preparedness Workshop on March 9, providing attendees with emergency and disaster preparedness information. –Photo submitted.

Will County EMA Hosts Inaugural Public Preparedness Workshop

The Will County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) hosted their inaugural public preparedness workshop on March 9 at Joliet Junior College to increase awareness about emergency preparedness. The workshop is part of Will County EMA’s efforts to provide residents with increased knowledge and training on how to prepare for and respond to disasters. “Increasing disaster preparedness…

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SBA Offers Disaster Loans to Businesses/Residents Impacted by Kankakee River Ice Jam Flooding

County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant and Will County Emergency Management Agency (EMA) Director Allison Anderson issued the following statements in response to the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announcing low-interest disaster loans will be available to residents and businesses impacted by the Kankakee River ice jam flooding in January. “I encourage all residents and business owners…

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WCHD Hosting Five Food Bank Mobile Markets

The Will County Health Department will host five Northern Illinois Food Bank Mobile Markets between March and July. The Mobile Markets are scheduled from 10 to 11:30 a.m. on March 21, April 18, May 16, June 14, and July 12, and will be held in the parking lot of the Will County Health Department’s main…

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JJC Freshman Wins NJCAA Women’s Bowling Championship

JJC freshman Madi Lave makes history. The JJC Wolves men’s and women’s bowling teams recently competed in the 2024 NJCAA Bowling Championship at Royal Scot Golf and Bowl in Lansing, Michigan, where Madi Lave earned the Women’s Singles National Title with a final score of 633 after three games of competition. “I haven’t completely wrapped…

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Homer Glen Residents in Passionate Battle with Will County Executive

For several months, the citizens of Homer Township and Homer Glen have been fighting to maintain their quality of life. When you drive between Bell and Lemont Roads on 143rd Street, you get a feeling of rural America – horse farms, large properties, beautiful trees lining the road. There is a sense of calm and…

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Capitol News

Capitol Briefs: Advocates push for guaranteed income, child care assistance

Capitol Briefs: Advocates push for guaranteed income, child care assistance

By HANNAH MEISEL & DILPREET RAJU Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com The Illinois Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to hear the case of actor Jussie Smollett, who was convicted for staging a hate crime against him in 2019 in a case that drew criticism for Cook County’s top prosecutor. Smollett made what turned out to be…

Illinois teacher shortage persists, survey finds

Illinois teacher shortage persists, survey finds

By PETER HANCOCK  Capitol News Illinois  phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com  SPRINGFIELD – Illinois continues to suffer from a shortage of teachers and other education professionals, although recent efforts by the state to ease the strain have made an impact.  That’s according to the latest annual survey of school officials from the Illinois Association of Regional Superintendents of Schools,…

Bills in state Senate would further regulate battery storage and disposal

Bills in state Senate would further regulate battery storage and disposal

COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois clongcor@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD — Two bills that would regulate battery disposal and storage are awaiting action from the full Illinois Senate after unanimous committee approval.   Senate Bill 3481, sponsored by Sen. Sara Feigenholtz, D-Chicago, would require facilities that store electric vehicle batteries to register with the Illinois Environmental Protection Agency…

Prisoner Review Board chair, member resign in wake of boy’s fatal stabbing by released inmate

Prisoner Review Board chair, member resign in wake of boy’s fatal stabbing by released inmate

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com The longtime chair and a relatively new member of the Illinois Prisoner Review Board have resigned, Gov. JB Pritzker’s office announced Monday. The governor’s office announced the pair’s resignations within hours of each other nearly two weeks after Crosetti Brand was released from Stateville Correctional Center. Brand is…

Highest-ranking woman in state police history reflects on experience as force looks to diversify

Highest-ranking woman in state police history reflects on experience as force looks to diversify

By ALEX ABBEDUTO   Capitol News Illinois  abbeduto@capitolnewsillinois.com  The night before Rebecca Hooks started at the Illinois State Police Academy in 2002, she spoke on the phone with her father and her brother – both of whom worked in law enforcement.  Her father encouraged her, telling her she was strong and could get through the…

Judge rips Blagojevich’s ‘publicity stunt’ bid to get court’s approval to run for office again

Judge rips Blagojevich’s ‘publicity stunt’ bid to get court’s approval to run for office again

By HANNAH MEISEL Capitol News Illinois hmeisel@capitolnewsillinois.com A federal judge this week channeled one of the most famous children’s authors of the last century in telling off ex-Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich for his efforts to regain the right to run for office after his 2009 impeachment. “The time has come. The time is now. Just…

Officials say state veterans homes have reformed after deadly 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, but staffing challenges remain

Officials say state veterans homes have reformed after deadly 2020 COVID-19 outbreak, but staffing challenges remain

By COLE LONGCOR Capitol News Illinois clongcor@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Illinois’ veterans affairs director told a legislative panel this week that while state-run veterans homes have better policies in place following a COVID-19 outbreak that killed 36 residents at the LaSalle Veterans Home in 2020, understaffing remains a challenge. “The need for long-term care will explode…

Former governors see 2024 primaries as mostly uneventful

Former governors see 2024 primaries as mostly uneventful

By PETER HANCOCK Capitol News Illinois phancock@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – The 2024 primaries in Illinois were largely uneventful, due mainly to a lack of competition in races at the top of the ballot and historically low turnout among voters. That’s the analysis of two former Illinois governors, Republican Jim Edgar and Democrat Pat Quinn, who spoke…

Capitol Briefs: Insurance reforms advance as Pritzker announces California trip

Capitol Briefs: Insurance reforms advance as Pritzker announces California trip

By PETER HANCOCK, JENNIFER FULLER & ALEX ABBEDUTO Capitol News Illinois news@capitolnewsillinois.com SPRINGFIELD – Gov. JB Pritzker’s proposal for sweeping reforms in the state’s health insurance industry passed out of a committee Thursday and will soon make its way to the full House for consideration. Pritzker first outlined the proposal in his State of the…

State awards local food infrastructure grants as advocates seek program’s extension

State awards local food infrastructure grants as advocates seek program’s extension

By ALEX ABBEDUTO   Capitol News Illinois abbeduto@capitolnewsillinois.com Nineteen local farms will receive a combined $1.8 million in grants to fund infrastructure projects aimed at developing their ability to produce and distribute food around the state as part of the Local Food and Infrastructure Grant Program. The grants come from the Illinois Department of Agriculture’s budget…

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Will County Forest Preserve

The Forest Preserve District of Will County is urging anglers to use fishing line recycling receptacles this year to dispose of their broken or unneeded fishing line. The goal is to eliminate fishing line from the environment and to protect wildlife from injuries or death. –Photo by Forest Preserve staff.

Forest Preserve District of Will County News Headlines

Here are the latest headlines from the Forest Preserve District of Will County… Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve access road in Crete Township to close March 25 for culvert replacement project: The access road for Goodenow Grove Nature Preserve and Plum Creek Nature Center is scheduled to be closed for a culvert replacement project starting Monday,…

Fish for trout as spring trout season gets underway on April 6 at the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Hidden Lakes Trout Farm. A special Trout Season Celebration will be held from 6 - 8 a.m. for early bird anglers. –Forest Preserve photo, Glenn P. Knoblock.

Fish for Trash or Trout at Forest Preserve Programs

Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of April 1. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Planting Natives in the Spring, from 6 – 7:30 p.m., Friday, April 5, Four Rivers Environmental Education Center, Channahon: Learn which plants are best to plant in the spring…

Spring beauties are just one of the many blooms hikers are likely to see during a series of hikes this spring called "Where the Wildflowers Are" in the Forest Preserve District of Will County. –Forest Preserve photo, Glenn P. Knoblock.

Forest Preserve Hosts Series of ‘Where the Wildflowers Are’ Hikes

This spring, the Forest Preserve District of Will County will host a series of “Where the Wildflowers Are” hikes at multiple locations, to showcase the bounty of beautiful flowers that bloom in the preserves. Scheduling the wildflower walks as a series this year is new. “It makes sense for us to group similar programs across…

A Forest Preserve District of Will County project that will connect the Lake Chaminwood Preserve Loop Trail to the I&M Canal State Trail in Channahon will require closures on sections of both trails from March 25 through June 30. –Photo by Forest Preserve staff, Glenn P. Knoblock.

I&M Canal State Trail, Lake Chaminwood Loop Trail Sections to Close for Trail Connection Project

Sections of the I&M Canal State Trail and the Lake Chaminwood Preserve Loop Trail in Channahon are scheduled to be closed from March 25 to June 30 for a Forest Preserve District of Will County trail connection project. A three-mile portion of the I&M Canal State Trail will be closed from the I-55 frontage road…

Illinois Humanities Road Scholar Cynthia Clampitt will present the history of corn during a program entitled "How Corn Changed Itself and Then Changed Everything Else," at 1 p.m., Saturday, March 23, at Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville. –Photo courtesy of Cynthia Clampitt.

Forest Preserve Programs Highlight Farm Life, History of Corn, Women in Nature

Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of March 18. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Armchair Historians – Riverview Farmstead, from 6:30-7:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, Isle a la Cache Museum, Romeoville: Through pictures and artifacts, an interpretive naturalist will share the stories of…

Four active eagle nests are being monitored this winter in the Forest Preserve District of Will County. –Forest Preserve photo, Chad Merda.

Will County Forest Preserve Active Eagle Nests Climb to Four

A fourth active eagle nest has been detected in the Forest Preserve District of Will County this winter, one more than in previous years, and all four have nesting eagle pairs incubating eggs. “This is the first time we’ve had four active nests actually on preserve property,” said Joel Craig, a Will County Audubon member,…

Learn how maple syrup is made and take a taste of the finished product during the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Maple Syrup Magic on Saturday, March 16, at Plum Creek Nature Center in Crete Township. –Forest Preserve photo

Forest Preserve Hosts Trail Cleanup, Maple Syrup Event, St. Paw-trick’s Day Dog Program

Here are the Forest Preserve District of Will County programs for the week of March 11. Online registration is available on the Event Calendar at ReconnectWithNature.org. Nature Play Day After Hours – Maple Syrup, from 6-7:30 p.m., Tuesday, March 12, Plum Creek Nature Center, Crete Township: Toddlers and their parents will learn about the magic…

Join the Forest Preserve District of Will County’s Cruise the County Challenge, which runs March 1 through May 31. –Forest Preserve photo, Chad Merda.

Cruise the County with Forest Preserve’s Springtime Biking Challenge

The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s 2024 Cruise the County biking challenge is underway. Participants are being challenged to ride four designated trails from March 1 through May 31, record the routes on a smartphone fitness app, and submit proof to the Forest Preserve’s website, via an online submission page at ReconnectWithNature.org. Those who…

A special exhibit called ‘Raising Riverview,' focusing on Riverview Farmstead Preserve in Naperville and its agricultural history, will be on display at Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville March 1 through May 31. –Forest Preserve photo, Anthony Schalk.

‘Raising Riverview’ Exhibit Explores Will County’s Farm Roots

The new exhibit that opened Friday, March 1, at Isle a la Cache Museum in Romeoville will take visitors back in time to Will County’s agricultural roots and early Wheatland Township settlers. The Forest Preserve District of Will County’s “Raising Riverview” Riverview Farmstead Exhibit runs through Friday, May 31. “This exhibit highlights one of our…

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