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Will County Finance Committee Forwards 1.75% Compromise Property Tax Levy to Full Board

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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Mokena Community Public Library District Board of Trustees for September 2025

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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Village of Mokena Board of Trustees for October 27, 2025

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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Mokena Fire Protection District for September 2025

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Will County Saves $5.7 Million in Bond Refinancing, Maintains High Credit Ratings

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Mokena Approves Additional $30,000 for Concrete Pavement Patching

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Library Board Approves Annual Transfer to Special Reserve Fund

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Board Approves Permit to Rebuild Historic Barn on Schoolhouse Road

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Mokena and Tinley Park Fire Departments Renew 5-Year Fleet Maintenance Agreement

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State Veto Session Passes Energy Bill Limiting County Zoning, Approves Toll Hike for Mass Transit

Mokena Announces Proposed 2025 Property Tax Levy of $2.3 Million

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Will County Finance Committee Hits Impasse on 2025 Tax Levy, Postpones Budget Votes

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Good Eats Adult Book Bag Registration

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Sound Bath with Gail Morales

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One-on-One Technology Help

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Take and Make Fall Bookmark

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Family History Exploration: A One-on-One Taster Session

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Sensory Take & Make: Thankful Tree Craft

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Library Board of Trustees Meeting

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Thanksgiving Holiday – Closed

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Bloom Art Paint Night

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Sensory Take & Make: Magic Color Scratch Snowflake Ornaments

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Family History Exploration: A One-on-One Taster Session

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Adult Book Discussion

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Library Board of Trustees Meeting

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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees for October 2025

Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees Meeting | October 15, 2025 The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees took major steps on two significant, long-term projects during its October 15...
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JJC Celebrates “Future Wolves” Partnerships with Joliet and Troy School Districts

Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees Meeting | October 15, 2025 Article SummaryJoliet Junior College celebrated its "Future Wolves" initiative by issuing proclamations honoring its inaugural partnerships with Joliet Public...
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JJC Receives Surprise $1.9 Million from IRS Employee Retention Credit

Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees Meeting | October 15, 2025 Article SummaryJoliet Junior College has received an unexpected $1.9 million windfall from the federal Employee Retention Credit (ERC), a...
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JJC Advances ERP Modernization with New Vendor and Two-Year Budget

Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees Meeting | October 15, 2025 Article SummaryJoliet Junior College is entering the next phase of its Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system overhaul, with the...
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JJC Authorizes Land Buy for Grundy County Expansion, Secures Site in Morris

Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees Meeting | October 15, 2025 Article SummaryThe Joliet Junior College (JJC) Board of Trustees has authorized negotiations for a land acquisition to build a...
Meeting Briefs

Meeting Summary and Briefs: Mokena School District 159 Board of Education for October 15, 2025

Mokena School District 159 Board of Education Meeting | October 15, 2025 The Mokena School District 159 Board of Education's October 15, 2025, meeting was marked by several contentious votes...
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Lincoln-Way to Purchase New Buses, Add Smaller Vehicles to Address Driver Shortage

LW210 Board of Education Meeting | October 16, 2025 Article Summary: Lincoln-Way District 210 plans to update its transportation fleet by purchasing 28 new gasoline-powered school buses, three activity buses,...
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Mokena 159 Board Adopts New Policies on AI, Student Support Despite Dissent

Mokena School District 159 Board of Education Meeting | October 15, 2025 Article Summary: The Mokena School District 159 Board of Education adopted a series of policy updates addressing topics from...
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Lincoln-Way Board Honors Students with Perfect ACT Scores, Music Educator of the Year

LW210 Board of Education Meeting | October 16, 2025 Article Summary: Lincoln-Way District 210 celebrated exceptional academic and faculty achievement by formally recognizing nine students who earned a perfect composite...

Will County Board Meetings

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Health Department Receives Budget Boost, Sunny Hill Admission Policy Updated

Board approves funding increases and policy changes for county health services The Will County Board approved budget appropriations for the health department and updated admission policies for Sunny Hill Nursing...
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Will County Board Meeting Briefs Package

COUNTY APPOINTMENTS Fire Protection District: Board approved county executive appointments to Manhattan Fire Protection District board. Agricultural Committee: Approved appointment to Agricultural Area Committee with Member Judy Ogala abstaining due...

Illinois News

Voting rights group warns CA redistricting push could undermine trust in IL

Voting rights group warns CA redistricting push could undermine trust in IL

By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (THE CENTer Square) – California Gov. Gavin Newsom is urging states like Illinois to redraw congressional maps, but voting rights...
Chicago downtown office space vacancy rate jumps to record high levels

Chicago downtown office space vacancy rate jumps to record high levels

By Glenn Minnis | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – With Chicago’s downtown office vacancy rate now at a record-high 28%, Illinois Policy Institute researcher LyLena...
Trump blasts cost overruns at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

Trump blasts cost overruns at Obama Presidential Center in Chicago

By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Chicago is back in the mind of President Donald Trump, but this time the commander-in-chief’s focus is...
Illinois quick hits: Get Covered Illinois premiums to spike

Illinois quick hits: Get Covered Illinois premiums to spike

By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Get Covered Illinois premiums to spike The Get Covered Illinois division of the Illinois Department of Insurance says Illinoisans enrolling in...
Aldermen oppose Chicago mayor’s 'punishing' head tax proposal

Aldermen oppose Chicago mayor’s ‘punishing’ head tax proposal

By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (THE CENTer SQUAre) – Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson says he wants corporations to pay more in taxes, but with some city...
Estimated power demand will outstrip supply by 2032

Estimated power demand will outstrip supply by 2032

By Lauren Jessop | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – The impact on electricity demand from a growing number of data centers is a recurring point...
Illinois approves $1.5B transit package, funding for long-delayed projects

Illinois approves $1.5B transit package, funding for long-delayed projects

By Catrina Barker | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois lawmakers approved a $1.5 billion transit package, including long-delayed Moline-to-Chicago rail, hailed by Democrats as...
Illinois quick hits: State EPA looks to fund EV charging stations; Tax Foundation says mayor's proposal would hinder employment;

Illinois quick hits: State EPA looks to fund EV charging stations; Tax Foundation says mayor’s proposal would hinder employment;

By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square State EPA looks to fund EV charging stations The Illinois Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced an Electric Vehicle (EV) Charging...
Judge bars ICE from acting against ‘protestors,’ ‘rapid response’ activists

Judge bars ICE from acting against ‘protestors,’ ‘rapid response’ activists

By Jonathan Bilyk | Legal NewslineThe Center Square A Chicago federal judge has barred federal agents from U.S. Border Patrol and ICE from conducting crowd control actions anywhere in northern...

National News

Federal court backs union on feds' partisan emails

Federal court backs union on feds’ partisan emails

By Esther WickhamThe Center Square A federal judge ruled Friday that the Trump administration violated employees’ First Amendment rights by allegedly hijacking their email accounts to send automated partisan messages...
Senate Democrats propose new govt. funding deal; Republicans reject it

Senate Democrats propose new govt. funding deal; Republicans reject it

By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square After nearly six weeks of continuously blocking Republicans’ bill to end the ongoing government shutdown, Senate Democrats have modified their funding counterproposal. Instead of demanding...
Trump administration will fully fund SNAP despite appeal

Trump administration will fully fund SNAP despite appeal

By Brett RowlandThe Center Square The Trump administration said Friday afternoon that it would fully fund the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for November, despite the funding lapse and government shutdown....
Report: Princeton ranked best university, best school overall

Report: Princeton ranked best university, best school overall

By Esther WickhamThe Center Square Princeton University claimed the nation's top spot for universities and best school overall in WalletHub's 2026 Best Colleges rankings. The WalletHub report analyzed 800 higher-education...
Colorado boosts WIC, food pantries amid D.C. stalemate

Colorado boosts WIC, food pantries amid D.C. stalemate

By Elyse ApelThe Center Square Editor's note: This story was updated Friday evening since its initial publication earlier in the day. Colorado is moving forward with stop-gap funding for food...
Critics slam Mamdani's policies, push for free markets

Critics slam Mamdani’s policies, push for free markets

By Andrew RiceThe Center Square In the wake of Zohran Mamdani’s rise to become the mayor of New York City, researchers and policy analysts are slamming his policies and calling...
WATCH: Justice Kennedy talks about 'Life, Law & Liberty'

WATCH: Justice Kennedy talks about ‘Life, Law & Liberty’

By Dave MasonThe Center Square It’s important to understand what the framers of the U.S. Constitution wrote and intended, but the U.S. Supreme Court’s work goes beyond that, according to...
WA congressman urges Senate to confirm Trump DOJ nominee ahead of Dec. 4 deadline

WA congressman urges Senate to confirm Trump DOJ nominee ahead of Dec. 4 deadline

By Tim ClouserThe Center Square U.S. Rep. Michael Baumgartner, R-Wash., sent a letter on Wednesday urging the Senate to confirm Pete Serrano as U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of...
Judge who blocked Trump was major Democrat player as trial lawyer

Judge who blocked Trump was major Democrat player as trial lawyer

By Daniel Fisher | Legal NewslineThe Center Square The federal judge who ordered President Trump to continue paying food-stamp benefits owes his fortune to cigarettes and Democratic political ties forged...