Press Releases

On December 19, the one year anniversary of the groundbreaking of the new Will County Courthouse, County Executive Larry Walsh met with members of organized labor on the tenth floor of the new structure to thank them for the diligent work over the past year.

JOLIET – The Will County Office Building, 302 N. Chicago St., will be closed Dec. 25 and Jan. 1 in observance of Christmas and New Year’s Day. Normal office hours, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., will resume the day after each holiday.

Parents, grandparents and staff are invited to attend an eye-opening presentation taking place on Thursday, January 31, 2019 from 6:30-8:00 PM at Joliet West High School, 401 N. Larkin Avenue. Dinner will be provided from 5:00-6:15 PM and a resource fair will take place from 5:00-6:30 PM.

Construction is now underway on the new Will County Health Department facility, to be located east of the existing building at 501 Ella Avenue. Health Department Executive Director Susan Olenek wants residents to know all services and public parking will remain available during this process.

Beginning Jan. 1, job search workshops offered at the Workforce Center of Will County will be broadcast to the Mobile Workforce Center on Facebook Live.

The Workforce Center of Will County January schedule has been released.

Career Cafe will meet at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Jan. 15. Career Cafe is a networking event designed to connect people looking for work. In addition to sharing tips with other job seekers and learning job search techniques, participants will hear from guest speakers sharing their hiring expertise.

Officials from the Will County Veterans’ Assistance Commission (VAC) and the Community Service Council of Northern Will County (CSC) are proud to announce a new partnership that will benefit veterans living in the Northern portion of Will County.

Will County Executive Larry Walsh, 70, announced he recently began chemo treatments following a diagnosis of cancer. His treatment regime began this past week.

Got string lights with burnt out bulbs? Too tangled to use? Or lights that just don’t bring holiday joy anymore?

The Government Finance Officers Association of the United States and Canada (GFOA) has awarded Will County with the Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for its 2017 Comprehensive Annual Financial Report (CAFR).