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Tree pruning workshops in Grundy, Kankakee, Will counties

Kankakee Daily Journal 15 Feb 2026
Nancy Kuhajda, horticulture educator with the University of Illinois Extension serving Grundy, Kankakee and Will counties, will teach the classes ... All classes will be from 5.30 to 6.30 p.m ... Kankakee County ... Will County.
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Will County Forest Preserve applications signal potential harm to state endangered animals

Chicago Tribune 13 Feb 2026
The Will County Forest Preserve District has applied three times in two years for a type of permit required before undertaking work that might harm endangered species or their habitats.
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Hotel for convention center in limbo. Will county donate land?

Times-Mail - Bedford 12 Feb 2026
The two portions will be connected with a skybridge above College Avenue.Why does the convention center require a hotel? ... The Monroe County Capital Improvement Board in fall 2024 chose Dora Hospitality to build the convention center host hotel.
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5 Things to Do in Will County: Sweetheart Night Hike, Black Violin live at the Rialto and more this weekend

Kankakee Daily Journal 11 Feb 2026
Sweetheart Night Hike (Mokena) ... Friday, Feb ... Registration required by Feb. 12 ... 13 ... Black Violin, which is comprised of Grammy-nominated duo Wil Baptiste and Kev Marcus, will merge classical music with hip-hop beats in an electric concert at 7.30 p.m ... 15 ... .
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2025 Will County Final Multiplier Announced (Illinois Department of Revenue)

Public Technologies 10 Feb 2026
) SPRINGFIELD, IL, - Will County has been issued a final property assessment equalization factor of 1.0000, according to David Harris, director of the Illinois Department of Revenue (IDOR).
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Will L.A. County supervisors let voters decide on paying for missing healthcare coverage?

Daily Breeze 06 Feb 2026
Also, the federal cuts within the House Resolution 1 law (“Big Beautiful Bill”) that was adopted in July 2025 will result in losses of $750 million per year from the county’s Department of Health Services.
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Will County, Wilmington monitoring Kankakee River ice amid weather changes

Kankakee Daily Journal 05 Feb 2026
The Will County EMA encourages residents near the river to have at least two ways to receive emergency alerts – such as the Ready Will County app and a NOAA weather radio –review and update household ...
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Chicago man dies in Will County crash

Kankakee Daily Journal 28 Jan 2026
A Chicago man is dead following a two-vehicle crash in southeastern Will County ... unincorporated Peotone, the office of Will County Coroner Laurie H.
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5 Things to Do in Will County: Live music, live comedy, wedding expo all at Rialto Square Theatre this weekend

Kankakee Daily Journal 28 Jan 2026
Country star Brett Young will be at Rialto Square Theatre Friday, Jan. 30 and Vitamin String Quartet will perform there Thursday, Jan ... Rialto Square Theatre will host a wedding expo from noon to 3 p.m ... The Hendrix Effect will open the show.
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Innovation at work: RCUT design in Will County improves intersection safety (Illinois Department of Transportation)

Public Technologies 27 Jan 2026
... is complete in converting the intersection of Illinois 394 and Burville Road in Crete Township in Will County into a restricted crossing U-turn, or RCUT.
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Will County sheriff’s police arrest man, woman for attempting to break into Balmoral Park

Kankakee Daily Journal 27 Jan 2026
For the second time this month, Will County Sheriff’s Police arrested a man and woman from Bourbonnais in regards to the closed Balmoral Park horse racing facility. In a release, Will County officials ...
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Innovation at work: RCUT design in Will County improves intersection safety (State of Illinois)

Public Technologies 27 Jan 2026
) Innovation at work. RCUT design in Will County improves intersection safety ... print. Email ... Work is complete in converting the intersection of Illinois 394 and Burville Road in Crete Township in Will County into a restricted crossing U-turn, or RCUT.
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Will County judge calls state actions disturbing in final Kee forfeiture case

Chicago Tribune 21 Jan 2026
After nearly three years in court, Will County Judge Brian Barrett dismissed the final forfeiture case Wednesday against two New Lenox business owners and said the state’s case had “no merit from the start.”.
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Red Cross holding blood drives in LaSalle, Kankakee and Will counties

Kankakee Daily Journal 21 Jan 2026
25, will be automatically entered for a chance to win a trip for two to Super Bowl LX in the San Francisco Bay Area ... 28, will receive a $20 e-gift card to a merchant of their choice ... Kankakee County ... La Salle County ... Will County.
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Diocese of Joliet sued in Will County over priest sex abuse allegations from 1990s

Kankakee Daily Journal 15 Jan 2026
A Will County lawsuit claims a priest who died in 2014 had sexually abused a minor who attended a Catholic elementary school in Villa Park in the early 1990s.
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