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Voters wait in line Monday at New Lenox Village Hall on the first day of early voting at satellite locations in Will County.

More than half of mail-in ballots requested in Will County already have been returned as early voting expands

October 20, 2020 at 7:25 a.m.

Theresa Zalud has never voted in an election before but on Monday she was in line at New Lenox Village Hall to make sure she cast her ballot this year....

Matteson school district fires finance director — her third termination since 2008 — who started new Virginia job in July

October 16, 2020 at 4:11 p.m.

The Matteson Elementary School District 159 Board voted Oct. 9 to fire a finance director who began a new job in Virginia on July 1, but was still collecting a...

Will County government offices in Joliet.

Southland voters face two contested Will County Board races

October 16, 2020 at 2:00 a.m.

Will County voters in the Southland have two contested county board races on the ballot this fall in an election that could change the makeup of the 26-member board, with...

Will County Clerk Lauren Staley-Ferry feeds a ballot into a tabulator during the Oct. 10 central count of mail-in ballots.

Will County voters to choose auditor, recorder and clerk of circuit court

October 15, 2020 at 1:10 p.m.

Will County voters have their choice of Republican and Democrat candidates for auditor, circuit court clerk and recorder of deeds in this fall's election. Will County State's Attorney James Glasgow...

With their dad, Jason Grimes, nearby, brothers Logan Grimes, right, 10, and Wyatt Grimes, 7, play at the Batavia dam on Oct. 8, 2020. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources plans to remove the dam.

Dozens of lives have been lost at dams on Illinois waterways. Now efforts are underway to remove them for safety and the good of the environment.

October 13, 2020 at 6:41 a.m.

A close call at the Batavia dam helped trigger plans for big changes there. In August, a couple on a pontoon boat lost power, floated down the Fox River, and...

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More than half of mail-in ballots requested in Will County already have been returned as early voting expands

Matteson school district fires finance director — her third termination since 2008 — who started new Virginia job in July

Southland voters face two contested Will County Board races

Will County voters to choose auditor, recorder and clerk of circuit court

Dozens of lives have been lost at dams on Illinois waterways. Now efforts are underway to remove them for safety and the good of the environment.

Will County holds first central count with about 25,000 mail-in ballots

Will County coroner race focuses on new morgue, COVID-19 counting method

Will County officials celebrate completion of 10-story courthouse in downtown Joliet

Elmhurst man facing charges of money laundering, deception and home repair fraud

Deerfield trustees approved costs for road, water main projects