County reminds residents to keep pool safety, permits in mind County reminds residents to keep pool safety, permits in mind Tammy Reiher / Monday, May 3, 2021 0 1665 Dreaming about having a swimming pool in the backyard to cool off in on hot summer days? Read more
Renovation to begin on front of County Office Building Renovation to begin on front of County Office Building Business will continue uninterrupted during construction Tammy Reiher / Friday, April 30, 2021 0 1685 Construction on the entrance to the County Office Building and the driveway will begin on Monday, May 3, and the project is scheduled to be completed June 30. Read more
Mobile Workforce Center schedule includes new stop in Crete Mobile Workforce Center schedule includes new stop in Crete Tammy Reiher / Friday, April 30, 2021 0 1256 The May schedule for the Mobile Workforce Center of Will County includes a new stop at Crete Public Library District. Read more
Will County honors 9-1-1 Telecommunicators Will County honors 9-1-1 Telecommunicators Anastasia Tuskey / Thursday, April 29, 2021 0 1696 Calm, cool, collected. The 145 highly trained professionals who operate Will County’s 9-1-1 Emergency Telephone System (ETS) are always available to offer assistance to those in need. These everyday heroes are not the people who arrive on scene to render aid but they are responsible for answering 316,000 9-1-1 calls annually and ensuring the proper aid is directed to the correct location. Recently, the ETS honored telecommunicators for their outstanding service. Read more
WILL COUNTY VACCINATIONS TRIPLE, 25.36% OF RESIDENTS ARE FULLY VACCINATED WILL COUNTY VACCINATIONS TRIPLE, 25.36% OF RESIDENTS ARE FULLY VACCINATED Will County moves to sixth most vaccinated county in the State Anastasia Tuskey / Friday, April 23, 2021 0 1575 The Will County Executive and Will County Health Department (WCHD) today announced that in the past six weeks, Will County has tripled the number of fully vaccinated individuals from 7.10 percent on March 9 to 25.36 percent on April 23 – moving the county to the sixth most vaccinated county in Illinois, up from 90th in the same time period. Read more
Will County textile, shoe collection set for May 3-7 Will County textile, shoe collection set for May 3-7 Tammy Reiher / Thursday, April 22, 2021 0 1318 Will County’s annual textile and shoe collection event will be held from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday, May 3, through Thursday, May 7, with special hours on Friday, May 7, at the County Office Building. Read more
2021 National Drug Take Back 2021 National Drug Take Back Anastasia Tuskey / Monday, April 19, 2021 0 1473 The Drug Enforcement Agency and the Will County Sheriff's Drug and Gang Unit will be sponsoring a National Drug Take Back event from 10:00 a.m. until 2:00 p.m. on Sat. April 24 in the parking lot of the former Will County courthouse, 14 W Jefferson Street in Joliet. Read more
County Executive re-appoints three to boards County Executive re-appoints three to boards Tammy Reiher / Thursday, April 15, 2021 0 1735 Will County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant re-appointed three men to boards. Read more
Drive-Thru job fair to be held April 22 Drive-Thru job fair to be held April 22 Tammy Reiher / Wednesday, April 14, 2021 0 1329 The Workforce Center of Will County and Frankfort Township will host a drive thru job fair from 3 to 5 p.m. Thursday, April 22, at Frankfort Township Hall, 11000 W. Lincoln Highway, Frankfort. Read more
Household hazardous waste, electronics collections slated Household hazardous waste, electronics collections slated Tammy Reiher / Tuesday, April 13, 2021 0 1615 The Resource Recovery and Energy Division of the Will County Land Use Department has slated a pair of residential household hazardous waste and electronics collections. Read more