August, 2023 Stories | Will County Gazette

Mokena residents rank 74th in total sales taxes paid in Illinois for May

By Will County Gazette | Aug 9, 2023

Mokena residents paid $1 million in sales taxes, ranking 74th in total sales taxes paid per municipality in May.

Davis: "In a win for free speech, a Federal Judge has blocked a new state law aimed at censoring crisis pregnancy centers."

By Will County Gazette Report | Aug 9, 2023

Senate Bill 1909 was designed to prevent pregnancy crisis centers in the state from using deceptive practices to entice pregnant individuals to avoid going to abortion clinics and to go to the crisis center instead. On Aug. 4, Rep. Jed Davis spoke out about the stay issued by a federal judge, which will bar the law from taking effect.

Litigation expected in Old Joliet Prison terminations

By Will County Gazette Report | Aug 9, 2023

Litigation is expected to be filed on behalf of at least three of the 13 staff and volunteers, including former guards, who have been removed from Joliet Area Historical, which oversees the Old Joliet Prison, since May.

Village of Channahon Committee of the Whole met July 5

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Aug 9, 2023

Village of Channahon Committee of the Whole met 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 5.

Village of Homer Glen Ability Awareness Committee met June 6

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 9, 2023

Village of Homer Glen Ability Awareness Committee met Tuesday, June 6

Village of Frankfort Board of Trustees met July 10

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 9, 2023

Village of Frankfort Board of Trustees met Monday, July 10

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Joyce: "This new law allows Illinois residents to obtain a three-year fishing, hunting, sportsmen’s combination or trapping license at three times the cost of an annual one."

By Will County Gazette Report | Aug 8, 2023

Hunters, fishermen, trappers, and sportsmen have had to renew their licenses annually, but Sen. Patrick Joyce wanted to change that, and he announced in an Aug. 4 Facebook post that a bill he’d championed was signed into law. That law was House Bill 3677, which was signed into law that day.

Sen. Sims: It’s #BlackBusinessMonth! Illinois has more than 130,000 Black-owned businesses

By Will County Gazette Report | Aug 8, 2023

In an Aug. 4 Facebook post, Sen. Elgie R. Sims Jr. highlighted August as “Black Business Month” and encouraged his constituents to support Black-owned businesses in Chicago. “Black Business Month” goes back to 2004, according to ChicagoDefender.com.

Will County Board Executive Committee met July 6

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 8, 2023

Will County Board Executive Committee met Thursday, July 6

Will County Board Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met July 6

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 8, 2023

Will County Board Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met Thursday, July 6

Will County collects $1.4 million in County Motor Fuel Tax in May

By Will County Gazette | Aug 7, 2023

In May, Will County saw a decrease in County Motor Fuel Tax collection compared to the previous month.

Loughran Cappel: 'Grandparents raising their grandchildren in Will County will now have a better understanding of what state programs are available'

By Will County Gazette Report | Aug 7, 2023

A new law championed by Sen. Meg Loughran Cappel creates the Grandparents Raising Grandchildren Pilot Program in Will County where an intake coordinator will collect resources for grandparents from various agencies and provide education services at Senior Service Centers. Gov. J.B. Pritzker signed House Bill 780 into law on Aug. 2.

Will County Board Forest Preserve District Finance Committee met July 6

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 7, 2023

Will County Board Forest Preserve District Finance Committee met Wednesday, July 6

Will County Board Finance Committee met July 5

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 7, 2023

Will County Board Finance Committee met Wednesday, July 5

Woman on probation for animal cruelty still keeping animals despite judge’s order

By John Kraft & Kirk Allen, Edgar County Watchdogs | Aug 6, 2023

The founder of a now-defunct nonprofit animal sanctuary in Thawville where hundreds of animal carcasses were discovered in shallow graves in 2019 is now keeping animals at her residence in Will County despite an Iroquois County judge’s order prohibiting her from doing so, an investigation by the Ford County Chronicle has confirmed.

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News from August 2023

Mokena residents rank 74th in total sales taxes paid in Illinois for May

Davis: "In a win for free speech, a Federal Judge has blocked a new state law aimed at censoring crisis pregnancy centers."

Litigation expected in Old Joliet Prison terminations

Village of Channahon Committee of the Whole met July 5

Village of Homer Glen Ability Awareness Committee met June 6

Village of Frankfort Board of Trustees met July 10

Joyce: "This new law allows Illinois residents to obtain a three-year fishing, hunting, sportsmen’s combination or trapping license at three times the cost of an annual one."

Sen. Sims: It’s #BlackBusinessMonth! Illinois has more than 130,000 Black-owned businesses

Will County Board Executive Committee met July 6

Will County Board Forest Preserve District Operations Committee met July 6

Will County collects $1.4 million in County Motor Fuel Tax in May

Loughran Cappel: 'Grandparents raising their grandchildren in Will County will now have a better understanding of what state programs are available'

Will County Board Forest Preserve District Finance Committee met July 6

Will County Board Finance Committee met July 5

Woman on probation for animal cruelty still keeping animals despite judge’s order

Will County Gazette area weekly mass times

Will County home sales in week ending July 29

City of Wilmington City Council met July 5

Bolingbrook responsible for 12th-highest sales tax revenue in Illinois during May

City of Joliet Public Service Committee met June 5

City of Joliet Public Service Committee met Oct. 15

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