June, 2017 Stories | Will County Gazette

City of Joliet Historic Preservation Commission Committee of the Whole met June 28.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jun 28, 2017

City of Joliet Historic Preservation Commission Committee of the Whole met at 6:15 p.m. Wednesday, June 28.

Village of Park Forest Board of Trustees Rules met June 26.

By Lhalie Castillo | Jun 28, 2017

Village of Park Forest Board of Trustees Rules met at 7 p.m. Monday, June 26.

City of Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals met June 15

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jun 28, 2017

City of Joliet Zoning Board of Appeals met 2 p.m. Thursday, June 15.

City of Joliet Public Service Committee met June 19

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Jun 28, 2017

City of Joliet Public Service Committee met 4:30 p.m. Monday, June 19.

Wehrli chides Madigan for 'hostage' comments on Rauner

By Hoang Tran | Jun 26, 2017

Rep. Grant Wehrli (R-Naperville) admonished House Speaker Michael Madigan (D-Chicago) on Monday for accusing Gov. Bruce Rauner of pushing an extreme right-wing agenda by demanding a property tax freeze.

McDermed paints a pained picture of misguided General Assembly

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 26, 2017

Rep. Margo McDermed (R-Mokena) likened the General Assembly to a confused family in venting her frustration recently.

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Will County plans may mean old Joliet courthouse's days are numbered

By Caitlin Nordhal | Jun 26, 2017

Will County is looking at demolishing the old county courthouse in Joliet to make room for a new county administrative campus that would allow residents to access all county services in one location, according to the Chicago Tribune.

Will County Young Republicans embarks on conservative mission

By Carrie Bradon | Jun 26, 2017

In an age of political challenges and party differences, there can be stark contrasts from one political side to another, and one group of young individuals in Will County is raising awareness and support about what it means to be conservative.

Hultgren pushes measure to protect veterans' credit ratings

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 26, 2017

U.S. Rep. Randy Hultgren (R-IL) wants to make sure veterans aren't punished for the bureaucracy that holds up medical payments from the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA), according to a press release.

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'Out of the moon' property taxes keep businesses out of Illinois, Batinick contends

By Hoang Tran | Jun 25, 2017

The south suburbs of Chicago are the ideal place for business growth, but no one wants to move there because the property taxes will keep them before they can get established, Rep. Mark Batinick (R-Plainfield) argued in a House panel debate on Friday.

Rauner tells people: Power of change is in your hands alone

By Giovanni Whaley | Jun 23, 2017

Gov. Bruce Rauner told listeners of the "Chicago's Morning Answer" radio show that they'd better not rely on entrenched politicians to save them.

Illinois among states seen as on the precipice of a pension disaster

By Justin Stoltzfus | Jun 23, 2017

Officials in Springfield and around the country are talking about a “pension cliff” and trying to determine what will happen as large numbers of educators become fully vested in school district pension benefit systems.

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'Panicked' Democrats fear House downfall after approving school funding bill, radio host says

By Karen Kidd | Jun 23, 2017

Democratic state lawmakers showed their true colors in May when they demanded an investigation into an article about apparently doomed school funding reform legislation, a radio show co-host said recently.

Overtaxed Illinoisans also seeing nation's smallest growth in personal income

By Caitlin Nordahl | Jun 23, 2017

Illinois’ average personal income growth since the Great Recession is tied with Nevada for the worst in the country, according to data from Pew Charitable Trusts recently published on the Illinois Policy Institute website.

Forget football in Soldier Field — rugby is the name of the game

By Nathan Davis | Jun 23, 2017

Ever since the U.S. national men’s rugby union team hosted the New Zealand All Blacks – a premier team in world rugby – at Chicago’s Soldier Field in 2014, Chicago has become a hub of rugby activity.