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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Village of New Lenox Board of Trustees for September 22, 2025
Village of New Lenox Board of Trustees Meeting | September 22, 2025 The New Lenox Village Board, meeting on September 22, 2025, with Trustee Keith Madsen presiding in the mayor's...
Lincoln-Way Board Weighs Community Solar Program Promising $155,000 in Annual Savings
Article Summary: The Lincoln-Way District 210 board is considering a 20-year agreement to participate in a state-sponsored community solar program that could save the district an estimated $155,000 annually on electricity...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: New Lenox Fire Protection District for August 2025
New Lenox Fire Protection District Meeting | August 2025 The New Lenox Fire Protection District Board of Trustees celebrated strong fiscal health and discussed project timelines at its meeting on...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: New Lenox School District 122 for August 2025
Meeting Summary and Briefs: New Lenox School District 122 Meeting | August 2025 The New Lenox School District 122 Board of Education took a major step toward modernizing another of...
Will County Reverses Zoning on Peotone Farmland to Facilitate 10-Acre Sale
Article Summary: The Will County Board unanimously approved a request to rezone a 10.08-acre portion of a property in Will Township back to agricultural use, reversing a 2023 zoning change....
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees for September 10, 2025
Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees Meeting | September 2025 The Joliet Junior College (JJC) Board of Trustees approved a landmark agreement with the City of Joliet to explore a...
Lincoln-Way 210 Board Approves $172.7 Million Budget with Planned Deficit for Bus Purchases
Article Summary: The Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Board of Education approved the Fiscal Year 2026 budget, which includes a planned operating deficit of $814,000 to accommodate the purchase of...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: New Lenox Community Park District for August 2025
New Lenox Community Park District Meeting | August 2025 The New Lenox Community Park District Board of Commissioners reviewed major financial news and celebrated a record-breaking month for its golf...
Pavlov Media to Bring New Fiber Internet Option to New Lenox
Village of New Lenox Board of Trustees Meeting | September 22, 2025 Article Summary: The entrance to the Wintrust Crossroads Sports Complex is set to receive a major aesthetic upgrade...
Will County to Pay Enbridge $82,000 to Relocate Pipeline Equipment for Exchange Street Improvements
Article Summary: Will County will reimburse Enbridge Energy for costs associated with relocating its pipeline facilities to make way for roadway improvements on Exchange Street in the Monee and Crete...
Laraway Road Widening Project in New Lenox and Frankfort Gets Additional $468,000 for Redesign
Article Summary: The Will County Board approved a supplemental agreement worth $468,374 for additional design and engineering work on the major Laraway Road expansion project. The funds are needed for...
“Federal Policy Uncertainty” Blamed for Delay of Peotone Solar Farm; County Grants Second Extension
Article Summary: The Will County Board has granted a second permit extension for a solar farm in Peotone Township after the developer, Trajectory Energy Partners, cited "ongoing uncertainty regarding federal...
Will County Grants Extensions to Five Solar Projects Sold to New Developers
Article Summary: The Will County Board approved first-time permit extensions for five commercial solar projects across Monee, Crete, and Joliet townships, all of which were recently sold to larger energy...
