Will County Gazette

Waste Management Services will start at 6:00 a.m. the week of August 21st

By Will County Gazette Report | Aug 21, 2023

Due to forecasted temperatures above 90 degrees, Waste Management will begin garbage, recycling, and yard waste collection at 6:00 a.m., Monday, August 21 through Friday, August 25. Thank you for your understanding and stay safe.

2021-22 school year sees 6,838 students enrolled at Joliet Township High School District 204

By Will County Gazette | Aug 20, 2023

Enrollment at Joliet Township High School District 204 rose from the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Will County Gazette area weekly mass times

By Will County Gazette | Aug 19, 2023

The following parishes in the Will County Gazette coverage area hold weekly mass at these designated times.

Home sales during week ending Aug. 12 in Will County

By Will County Gazette | Aug 19, 2023

There were 217 reported residential sales in Will County in the week ending Aug. 12, according to BlockShopper.com.

9,814 students enrolled at Joliet Public School District 86 in 2021-22 school year

By Will County Gazette | Aug 19, 2023

Enrollment at Joliet Public School District 86 fell from the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Romeoville residents paid 19th-largest sum in sales taxes in Illinois during May

By Will County Gazette | Aug 19, 2023

Romeoville residents paid $2.6 million in sales taxes, the 19th highest total paid per municipality in May.

From DuPage Policy Journal

Curran: ‘I share the concerns of the parents of SD33C and join in calling for the removal of this teacher from the school’

By DuPage Policy Journal Report | 1 year ago

Illinois Senate Republican Leader John Curran (R-Downers Grove) has joined parents in expressing concern over a recently hired local elementary school teacher's disturbing social media posts.

Former Plainfield Township supervisor pleads guilty to wire fraud – sentenced to prison – $1,370,165.04 restitution

By John Kraft & Kirk Allen, Edgar County Watchdogs | Aug 18, 2023

Anthony Fremarek, the former Plainfield Township Supervisor has pleaded guilty to defrauding a company in which he was one of the 5 partners as well as the CFO and Manager which we covered in this article last November, 2022.

17 news organizations file amicus supporting Edgar County Watchdogs in Il. Supreme Court FOIA appeal

By John Kraft & Kirk Allen, Edgar County Watchdogs | Aug 18, 2023

Our attorneys for this case, Loevy and Loevy, filed our petition for leave to appeal the Edgar County Watchdogs v. Will County Sheriff FOIA case to the Illinois Supreme Court a few days ago.

Valley View Community Unit School District 365U welcomes 15,015 students in 2021-22 school year

By Will County Gazette | Aug 18, 2023

Enrollment at Valley View Community Unit School District 365U fell from the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

City of Joliet Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Special Meeting

By Will County Gazette Report | Aug 18, 2023

Please be advised, the Board of Fire and Police Commissioners Special meeting on Monday, August 21, 2023 at 5:30 p.m. will be held at Joliet Police Station, Community Room, second floor, 150 W. Washington Street, Joliet, IL 60432, to discuss the following:

Village of Frankfort Committee of the Whole met June 14

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 18, 2023

Village of Frankfort Committee of the Whole met Wednesday, June 14

City of Joliet Diversity & Community Relations Committee met June 14

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 18, 2023

City of Joliet Diversity & Community Relations Committee met Wednesday, June 14

Rezin: 'The governor's decision to veto Senate Bill 76 is a short-sighted mistake that will hurt our state's future energy portfolio'

By Will County Gazette Report | Aug 17, 2023

Sen. Sue Rezin has long been a supporter of nuclear energy. In an Aug. 11 Facebook post, she reacted to the Governor's veto of Senate Bill 76.

24,904 students enrolled at Plainfield School District 202 in 2021-22 school year

By Will County Gazette | Aug 17, 2023

Enrollment at Plainfield School District 202 fell from the previous year, according to the Illinois State Board of Education report.

Davis: ‘Our governor is placing his radical environmental policies ahead of you, the taxpayer’

By Will County Gazette Report | Aug 17, 2023

Illinois state Rep. Jed Davis, R-75th, criticized Gov. J.B. Pritzker's veto of a bill permitting the construction of small nuclear reactors, highlighting its potential to offer affordable, reliable and safe energy for the state.

City of Lockport Plan & Zoning Commission met June 13

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 17, 2023

City of Lockport Plan & Zoning Commission met Tuesday, June 13

Will County Board Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners met July 13

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 17, 2023

Will County Board Forest Preserve District Board of Commissioners met Thursday, July 13

Village of Homer Glen Parks & Recreation Committee met July 17

By Corazon L. Gonzales | Aug 16, 2023

Village of Homer Glen Parks & Recreation Committee met 6:30 p.m. Monday, July 17.

City of Wilmington Committee of the Whole met June 13

By Philip Gonzales | Aug 16, 2023

City of Wilmington Committee of the Whole met Tuesday, June 13