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Will County Office Building closed on Weds. Dec. 25. Will resume normal hours on Thurs. Dec. 26.

The Workforce Center of Will County will host a job fair from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on. Tues. Dec. 17 at its location in Suite 100, 2400 Glenwood Avenue in Joliet.

Will County officials announced today that Moody’s Investor Service has confirmed the county’s Aa1 credit rating. Moody’s reports that the credit position for Will County is very high quality and its Aa1 rating is slightly above the national median rating of Aa2.

The public is invited to attend a memorial service at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 20 at the Joliet Public Library, 150 N. Ottawa Street in downtown Joliet, to honor homeless and formally homeless people who have died. In addition to honoring these individuals, county and city officials hope the event will raise awareness to the needs of the homeless community.

The Workforce Center of Will County will host a job fair from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m. on. Thurs. Dec. 12 at its location in Suite 100, 2400 Glenwood Avenue in Joliet.

Officials from the Workforce Services Division of Will County and the Office of Substance Use Initiatives, under the Will County Executive Office, announced the county will receive more than $850,000 from the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO).

The Will County Office Building will be closed on Thurs. Nov. 28 and Fri. Nov. 29 in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Normal business hours will resume on Mon. Dec. 2.

Traditionally, the day after Thanksgiving is a good time to bring out Christmas decorations and the time people discover non-working string lights. Will County Executive Larry Walsh reminds residents to dispose of these lights in an environmentally friendly way.

The Workforce Center of Will County will host a job fair from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m. on. Tues. Nov. 26 at its location in Suite 100, 2400 Glenwood Avenue in Joliet.