Will County
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'Unprecedented opportunity': Chicago, suburbs team up for 7-county economic partnershipJan 04, 2023 12:00 am - Leaders from throughout the seven-county Chicago area gathered Wednesday to announce the creation of a Greater Chicagoland Economic Partnership through which they pledge...
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Effect of judge's ruling regarding end of cash bail differs across the suburbsDec 29, 2022 12:00 am - A Kankakee County judge's ruling late Wednesday that ending cash bail in Illinois is unconstitutional does not apply to courts in Cook, Lake, DuPage or Kane counties, bu...
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In wake of election victories, advocates continue push for community mental health boardsDec 19, 2022 4:30 am - Mental health advocates in the suburbs persuaded voters in November to establish new community boards and a new tax that will fund local organizations that address menta...
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Person running on I-355 taken into custody by state policeNov 26, 2022 12:00 am - A person was reported to be running across Interstate 355 near Lemont on Saturday morning before being being taken into custody. Illinois State Police reported that a Di...
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'Everyone deserves dignity': Hesed House aims to help people avoid, overcome homelessnessNov 26, 2022 12:00 am - Mark Watson has a large, lovely home in Shorewood that he shares with his wife and three children. He has a good job, as an operations shift manager at the Braidwood nuc...
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Will County results same after last vote countNov 23, 2022 12:00 am - Another 683 votes were counted Tuesday without changing the outcome of close Will County races. The final count of late-arriving mail-in ballots and provisional votes wa...
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Another diverging diamond interchange comes to the suburbsNov 14, 2022 12:00 am - Suburban commuters in Will County passing through the I-55 and Weber Road interchange could usually count on one thing — traffic congestion. Illinois Department of Trans...
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The suburban prosecutors taking the lead in the legal battle to topple the SAFE-T ActNov 11, 2022 4:30 am - When more than half of Illinois' state's attorneys go to court in Kankakee County next month in a last-ditch effort to block the controversial SAFE-T Act, the proceeding...
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In the suburban counties, the blue wave spread furtherNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - In the 1990s, DuPage County was an epicenter of Republican politics, the home of GOP powerhouses including conservative icon Henry Hyde, former Illinois Senate President...
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'A heart for change': Advocates celebrate voters' approval of mental health boardsNov 09, 2022 12:00 am - Voters in four suburban counties made a strong statement Tuesday about the importance of treating mental health. In referendums this fall, voters approved tax increases ...