Press Releases

Highlights include progress on capital projects and transportation studies;

Collaboration on key initiatives critical to success

     Collaboration, progress and strong financial health. These were topics of Will County Executive Larry Walsh’s annual State of the County address. Walsh outlined the progress being made on the county’s largest capital program in its history and also cited the reasons behind the county’s strong fiscal health.

             Area job seekers are invited to attend a weekly job fair at the Workforce Center of Will County from 1:30 p.m. until 3:30 p.m., Wednesday, August 16.

Dr. Kathleen Burke, Will County's Director of Substance Use Initiatives, was a guest on ABC Channel 7 Newsmakers on Sun. August 6 to discuss the opiate crisis that is spreading across the nation. Dr. Burke discussed a variety of strategies in Will County to address this terrible epidemic. 

     A partnership between Will County and the Heritage Corridor Convention and Visitors Bureau (CVB) has produced a new pocket guide which highlights locations along the Illinois portion of historic Route 66. The guide gives a detailed listing of restaurants and other iconic sights along the first interstate roadway in the United States.

          Area job seekers are invited to attend a weekly job fair at the Workforce Center of Will County from 9:00 a.m. until 11:00 a.m., Thursday, August 10.

            Among the positions employers will be looking to fill are bus drivers, dishwashers, dock workers, forklift operators, galvanizing associates, general laborers/lumper, housekeepers, independent living coach, maintenance technicians, marketing representatives, picker/packer, program specialist, security officers, servers, shift supervisors, tasker/scheduler, truck driver, warehouse material handlers, and more.

     The Workforce Center of Will County August schedule, which includes workshops offered by the Workforce Services Division of Will County, Illinois Department of Employment Security and Joliet Junior College, has been released.

             Area job seekers are invited to attend a weekly job fair at the Workforce Center of Will County from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, August 2

            Among the positions employers will be looking to fill are before and after school counselors, dock workers, drivers, forklift operators, general laborers, order selectors, security officers, transportation aides, home care aides, housekeepers, and warehouse associates.

The International City/County Management Association (ICMA) has recognized Will County as a solar-leading community in the 2017 SolSmart Program. The program is a component of the larger SunShot Initiative, which is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy, a national effort to drive down the cost of solar electricity and support solar adoption.

The Will County Mobile Workforce Center will be making several stops in August to communities around the county.

Area job seekers are invited to attend a weekly job fair at the Workforce Center of Will County from 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. Wednesday, July 19.