Will County, Illinois

The Will County Board voted Thursday to reject one solar energy project in Green Garden Township near Monee and approve another project in New Lenox Township near Manhattan after board members lamented over the lack of local control on solar siting. Action on a third solar project in Manhattan Township, which also included a battery energy storage facility, was postponed for a month to see if the developer would make changes more palatable to County Board members...

Proposals for a ban on automated license plate reader systems in Will County and a moratorium on data center development will be on the Nov. 12..

Plans for a solar farm that would sprawl across 45 acres of prime farmland will move to Will County Board for a final..

Following lengthy discussion, the Will County Board at its March 20 meeting narrowly approved plans for a quarry at the southeast corner of Essington and 127th Street in Wheatland Township..

At the Will County Board’s monthly meeting held Thursday, November 20th at 302 N. Chicago St. in Joliet, a bipartisan group of board members voted to hold the line on taxes by approving a 0% increase to the county’s property tax levy for FY2026. The move received bipartisan support, with all 11 Republican Board Members leading the way..

JOLIET, Ill. (TNND) — An Illinois county board member on Thursday suggested some residents "downsize" if they can’t afford property taxes.

The Forest Preserve District of Will County Board voted Thursday to issue up to $50 million in bonds as part of a five-year capital improvement program to fund land preservation, trail connections, visitor center improvements and habitat restoration.