County moves to collect fines
The Will County Circuit Court ordered $17,565,000 in fines from 2000-04 that have yet to be paid, according to County Finance Director Paul Rafac. Rafac is pessimistic the county can...
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Landfill-liquid treatment studied
The head of the Will County Board's Land Committee expressed conditional support of a facility designed to treat leachate, a liquid containing solid-waste materials, at the closed Beecher landfill in...
Stadium concert options reviewed
A Naperville promoter says there is a slim chance of resurrecting an outdoor concert series abruptly silenced while awash in red ink. "A number of issues are being addressed at...
District legal action OKd against Exelon
The Forest Preserve District Commission authorized its attorney Thursday to contact Exelon Corp. formally regarding contamination concerns at a preserve a few yards from Exelon's Braidwood nuclear generating facility. The...
Lobbying firm cites recent funding wins
A federal lobbyist told County Board members this week that his firm helped acquire $1 million--most of it for a beleaguered Joliet subdivision's water and sewerage system. Jim Smith, president...
Gravel-processing plan wins backing
Planning and zoning commissioners on Tuesday conditionally endorsed plans to relocate Lafarge North America's sand and gravel processing operations. Company representatives said they intend to erect an overhead conveyor system...
Halvorson to teach university course
State Sen. Debbie Halvorson (D-Crete,) the state's first female senate majority leader, will teach a graduate-level public administration course at Governors State University, where she received bachelor's and master's degrees....
Forest board mulls tritium restitution
The Will County Forest Preserve District may seek financial compensation for radioactive tritium leaks at the Braidwood Dunes and Savanna Nature Preserve. The Forest Preserve District Board is scheduled to...
Forest district panel rejects land buy
The Forest Preserve District's Land Acquisition Committee has narrowly ruled out buying 136 acres southeast of Wilmington. On a 5-4 vote Wednesday, committee members opted not to spend $1.2 million...
Airport group’s invitation rejected
The City Council unanimously rejected an invitation Wednesday to join the Abraham Lincoln National Airport Commission in its effort to build and operate a commercial airport in eastern Will County....