The Illinois Energy Conservation Authority NFP (“IECA”), an Illinois tax-exempt 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, announced it closed $10,600,000 in financing for a Will County Commercial Property Assessed Clean Energy (“C-PACE”) project in Tinley Park. C-PACE capital will help fund energy efficient improvements for a 144-unit, Class A apartment development to be named The Magnuson, which will […]
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Pheasant Lakes Expansion Met with Opposition
By Karen Haave A special use permit and map amendment that would have allowed expansion of a Beecher mobile home park was taken off the agenda for a Will County Board vote last week. The proposal, if approved, would have added 417 homesites to Pheasant Lake Estates, an all-age manufactured home community on 155 acres, […]
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County Rejects Truck Terminal South of Frankfort
By Stephen Nelson Responding to formal legal opposition in the form of a unanimously passed resolution by the Frankfort Village Board, the Will County Board at its February 16 meeting rejected a request by property owner Uriel Cantero to establish a truck terminal on LaGrange Road south of Frankfort near Laraway Road. The board voted […]
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County Opens Application Period for ARPA Infrastructure Funding
Grants available to support local water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure projects. Will County opened the application for American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funding to support water, sewer, or broadband infrastructure projects. The county has dedicated $16 million for municipalities, townships, school districts, and both public and private water/special purpose districts. “These funds are a significant […]
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New Contest for Young Writers of Fiction and Nonfiction
By Melanie Holmes New for 2023 is Chicago Literary Hall of Fame’s (CLHOF) Randall Albers Young Writers Award, which is open to students in grades nine-12, who live in Chicago or one of its five collar counties – including Will County. CLHOF will accept original prose entries in either fiction or nonfiction (up to 2,500 […]
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Henry Guilty in Carjacking Ending in Will County After High-Speed Chase
State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced Jordan Henry, 28, of Harvey, was found guilty of multiple counts arising from a Chicago carjacking and subsequent car chase by law enforcement that began at 1802 Diversey Parkway and ended off I-55 in Will County. Circuit Judge Bertani-Tomczak rendered the verdict following a bench trial. Jordan was found guilty […]
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Reyes Named to NAMI Will-Grundy Advisory Board
Will County Health Department’s Armando Reyes, the Regulatory Compliance Coordinator for the Division of Behavioral Health, has been selected to serve on the advisory board on the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI) Will-Grundy. “The request to participate on the advisory board was a welcome surprise,” said Reyes. “I look forward to bringing my education […]
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USF Blood Drive February 15
The University of St. Francis (USF) is hosting an American Red Cross blood drive on Wednesday, February 15, from 1 to 6 p.m., in the Assembly Hall Gymnasium at USF’s St. Clare Campus, 1550 Plainfield Road in Joliet. For an appointment, call 1-800-RED CROSS (1-800-733-2767) or visit redcrossblood.org and enter “60435” in the red “Find […]
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Glasgow Announces Judge Denies Joliet Man’s Motion to Reconsider Decision Resentencing Him to 90 Years in Prison
Matthew Edwards shot two people, killing one, in 2009 Channahon home invasion. Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow announced Circuit Judge Amy Bertani-Tomczak denied a motion to reconsider by Matthew Edwards, 30, of Joliet, who was resentenced on October 24, 2022, to 90 years in prison. On July 7, 2009, Edwards shot Joshua Terdic in […]
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Nunez Sentenced to 10 Years for Drug Induced Homicide
Will County State’s Attorney James Glasgow recently announced Saul Nunez, 45, of Shorewood, was sentenced to 10 years in prison for selling fentanyl to a 25-year-old man who died from an overdose in Shorewood in 2017. Nunez pled guilty to one count of Drug Induced Homicide, a Class X felony, and one count of Delivery […]