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Will County Gazette

Saturday, July 19, 2025

News from August 2022

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Shorewood collects $522,817 in Municipal Sales Tax in July

By Will County Gazette | Aug 24, 2022

This is a decrease from the month before.

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Sex Ed: Will County Mokena School District 159 opts out of controversial new sex education curriculum

By Will County Gazette | Aug 24, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.

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Illinois U.S. Rep Bill Foster: "Last week, I was proud to join @RepUnderwood and @RepCardenas to hear from local Hispanic-owned small..."

By Will County Gazette | Aug 24, 2022

Bill Foster has 49,984 Twitter followers as of Aug. 23.

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District reports Mokena School District 159 suspended or expelled students five times in a single school year

By Will County Gazette | Aug 24, 2022

There were five students suspended in Mokena School District 159 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Shorewood taxpayers give $646,125 in Municipal Home Rule Sales Tax in July

By Will County Gazette | Aug 24, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

Will County Capital Improvements Committee met May 3

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 24, 2022

Will County Capital Improvements Committee met Tuesday, May 3.

Will County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners met Aug. 11

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 24, 2022

Will County Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners met Thursday, Aug. 11.

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Students at Minooka Community High School District 111 suspended or expelled 18 times in a single school year

By Will County Gazette | Aug 23, 2022

There were 18 students suspended in Minooka Community High School District 111 in a single school year according to the Illinois State Board of Education.

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Illinois U.S. Rep Bill Foster: "In his decades of public service, Dr. Fauci saved countless lives and helped our nation navigate our..."

By Will County Gazette | Aug 23, 2022

Bill Foster has 49,984 Twitter followers as of Aug. 22.

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Illinois U.S. Rep Bobby L. Rush: "Thank you, @AprilDRyan & @theGrio, for covering my career as I prepare to leave DC. As a Black Panther,..."

By Will County Gazette | Aug 23, 2022

Bobby L. Rush has 40,327 Twitter followers as of Aug. 22.

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Rezin: ‘It is infuriating to learn that our state had the ability to prevent the Highland Park shooter from obtaining a FOID card’

By Kasey Schefflin-Emrich | Aug 23, 2022

Illinois Senate Deputy Minority Leader Sue Rezin (R-Morris) is enraged that a new administrative rule related to Firearm Owners Identification (FOID) cards might have prevented the Highland Park shooting if it was enacted sooner.

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Romeoville residents pay $1,384 in Municipal Automobile Renting Tax in July

By Will County Gazette | Aug 23, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

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Participating Will County Ace Hardware stores hosting Labor Day BBQ party

By Will County Gazette | Aug 23, 2022

Watch grilling demonstrations and enjoy family-friendly fun on Saturday, Aug. 27 between 11 a.m. and 2 p.m.

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Illinois U.S. Rep Bill Foster: "The #InflationReductionAct won't raise taxes on families making under $400,000 a year. Instead, it's..."

By Will County Gazette | Aug 23, 2022

Bill Foster has 49,984 Twitter followers as of Aug. 22.

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Manhattan School District 114 in Will County opts out of controversial new sex education studies

By Will County Gazette | Aug 23, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.

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Illinois U.S. Rep Bobby L. Rush: "Its hard to show the full picture of how #GunViolence shatters families & communities. @washingtonpost..."

By Will County Gazette | Aug 23, 2022

Bobby L. Rush has 40,327 Twitter followers as of Aug. 22.

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$916,119 in Municipal Sales Tax collected in July for Romeoville

By Will County Gazette | Aug 23, 2022

This is an increase over the month before.

Will County Public Works & Transportation Committee met May 3

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 23, 2022

Will County Public Works & Transportation Committee met Tuesday, May 3.

City of Joliet Land Use & Legislative Committee met Aug. 11

By Angelica Saylo Pilo | Aug 23, 2022

City of Joliet Land Use & Legislative Committee met Thursday, Aug. 11.

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Controversial sex ed curriculum won’t be taught in Will County’s Lockport School District 91

By Will County Gazette | Aug 22, 2022

Across Illinois, 520 school districts have decided not to teach the updated and “obscene” sex ed curriculum.