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Will County Gazette

Monday, April 21, 2025

News from 2016

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Homer Glen Plan Commission considers variance requests

By Lhalie Castillo | Oct 30, 2016

The village of Homer Glen Plan Commission met Oct. 6 to consider variance requests.

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Homer Glen Administration & Finance Committee discuss property concept plans

By Lhalie Castillo | Oct 30, 2016

The village of Homer Glen Administration & Finance Committee met Oct. 5 to discuss the Jensen Property concept plan.

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Mokena Board of Trustees discuss cemetery's landmark status

By Lhalie Castillo | Oct 30, 2016

The village of Mokena Board of Trustees met Sept. 12 to discuss the landmark status of Pioneer Cemetery.

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Mokena Police Pension Board of Trustees review investment activity

By Lhalie Castillo | Oct 30, 2016

The village of Mokena Police Pension Board of Trustees met Oct. 11 to review investment activity.

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Plainfield Park District youth basketball league signup deadline nears

By Brent Zell | Oct 30, 2016

The registration deadline for the Plainfield Park District youth-basketball leagues is Nov. 7, according to plfdparks.org.

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Highest-paid teacher in Peotone CUSD 207U raked in $107,681.90 in the 2014-2015 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 28, 2016

The top 50 highest-paid teachers in Peotone CUSD 207U each earned more than $59,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Lincoln Way CHSD 210 raked in $162,202 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 28, 2016

The top 50 highest-paid teachers in Lincoln Way CHSD 210 each earned more than $115,000.

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Autism doesn't slow down North Central College's star placekicker

By Brent Zell | Oct 27, 2016

Liam Crotty said his teammates haven't treated him any differently since he told them about his autism.

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Northwest Herald streams Madigan documentary online for extra day

By LocalLabs News Service | Oct 26, 2016

The Northwest Herald will continue to stream the documentary "Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics." for the next 24 hours at the newspaper's website.

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'My Home is in Illinois' campaign supports many political newcomers in state races

By LocalLabs News Service | Oct 25, 2016

A new ad campaign is encouraging voters to choose political newcomers for the state legislature when they go to the polls for the general election next month.

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Aurora Veterans Advisory Council discusses Korean Vet Recognition event

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Oct 24, 2016

The Aurora Veterans Advisory Council met at 7 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 20.

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Will County clerk won't tolerate voter fraud

By Hoang Tran | Oct 24, 2016

Nancy Schultz Voots, county clerk for Will County, will not tolerate voting fraud in her county. Her statement comes in light of recent allegations of voting fraud and bribery in Kankakee County.

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Madigan documentary streaming online on newspapers' website

By LocalLabs News Service | Oct 24, 2016

Three Illinois daily newspapers are hosting on-demand screenings of the "Madigan: Power. Privilege. Politics." video.

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Aurora Animal Control offers pet-adoption discounts for food donations

By JoAnna Brown | Oct 23, 2016

Aurora Animal Care and Control (AACC) is offering a unique adoption program through the fall to help find permanent homes for pets at the center while feeding local residents in need.

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SmartAsset ranks Aurora third-best U.S. city for trick-or-treating

By Carol Ostrow | Oct 23, 2016

Aurora received an early Halloween treat this year in the form of a designation as America’s third best city overall in which to go trick-or-treating, a study by the online finance resource SmartAsset said recently.

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Chicago Bulls Ball-Handling Camp has one opening left

By Brent Zell | Oct 22, 2016

As of today, one opening remains for the Chicago Bulls Ball-Handling Camp, which will begin Sunday, Nov. 13, in Naperville.

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Highest-paid teacher in Chaney-Monge SD 88 raked in $83,295.66 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 22, 2016

The top 10 highest-paid teachers in Chaney-Monge SD 88 each earned more than $67,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Will County SD 92 raked in $119,680.42 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 22, 2016

The top 50 highest-paid teachers in Will County SD 92 each earned more than $75,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in Channahon SD 17 raked in $99,542.26 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 22, 2016

The top 20 highest-paid teachers in Channahon SD 17 each earned more than $71,000.

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Highest-paid teacher in New Lenox SD 122 raked in $147,781.45 in the 2013-2014 school year

By Local Labs News Service | Oct 22, 2016

The top 50 highest-paid teachers in New Lenox SD 122 each earned more than $81,000.