Will County News

  Will County Green, a department of Will County's Land Use Department, will host an Electronics and Household Hazardous Waste Collection event at the Bolingbrook Village Hall Parking Lot,  375 West Briarcliff Road,  Bolingbrook, IL 60440  on Saturday, May 3rd, 2025 from 8:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.. Appointments are required and can be made here . To view full rules and requirements, go to the event website here .  Here are some details about what will be accepted at this event: Electronic Items Accepted include: Televisions (limit 2), Computers, laptops, tablets, notebooks, monitors, printers, copiers, mice, speakers, cameras, video cameras, telephones, answering machines, microwaves, radios, stereos, vacuum cleaners, toaster ovens, blenders (no glass), coffee makers (no glass), power tools, etc.  Small scrap metal items also accepted at this event. HHW Items Accepted include: All types of paints/stains (limit 15 gallons), Old/Unwanted medicatio...

 Did you know Dellwood Park in Lockport was built by the Chicago & Joliet Electric Railway Company in the early 1900s to help bolster ridership on its electric interurban railway?  According to the Lockport Area Genealogical and Historical Society (http://lockporthistory.org/dellwoodpark/dellwoodpark.htm), the park was built between 1905 and 1906. The videos below show some postcards featuring historical views of Dellwood Park, along with their present day locations.  The historic bridges are still very much evident.  With all of today's debate about the role of electric vehicles in our transportation system, it's fascinating to think people arrived at Dellwood Park via an electric-powered streetcar in the early 1900s!

 The Gotion Battery plant in Manteno, Illinois played a role in the Village's April 1, 2025 election. Several candidates opposed to the lithium battery plant under construction at the old Kmart warehouse in Manteno ran for elected office as part of the Freedom Party. According to unofficial results from the Kankakee County Clerk, the Freedom Party candidates are leading for the offices of Village President and Village Clerk, although there are many outstanding mail ballots and all results are unofficial until the County Clerk counts all mailed and provisional ballots.

To view results from the April 1, 2025 election for Peotone, Illinois, go to the Will County Clerk's page   here   and scroll down to the Peotone section. Election night results are unofficial and will not include all mailed and provisional ballots. View of a demolition derby at the Will County fair in Peotone:

 To view results from the April 1, 2025 election for Manhattan, Illinois, go to the Will County Clerk's page here and scroll down to the Manhattan section. Election night results are unofficial and will not include all mailed and provisional ballots.

To view results in the April 1, 2025 election for Naperville City Council, go  here for Will County results here for DuPage County results Naperville is comprised of land in both Will and DuPage County. Election night results are unofficial and will not include all mailed and provisional ballots.

 To see results in the April 1, 2025 election in Wilmington, Illinois, go here and scroll down to Wilmington. Please remember that election night results are unofficial and will not include all mailed and provisional ballots. Some views around Wilmington:

 For results in the April 1, 2025 Mayoral Election in Aurora between incumbent Richard Irvin and challenger John Laesch,  go here for Will County results go here for DuPage County results go here for Kendall County results go here for Kane County results (scroll down to Aurora section) Aurora is made up of land in those four counties, so results will not be final until all four counties have tabulated votes.   Also please remember that election night results are unofficial and will not include all mailed and provisional ballots.

 For results in the April 1, 2025 election in Lockport, Illinois, go to the Will County Clerk's page here and scroll down to the Lockport section. Remember that election night results are unofficial and will not include all mailed and provisional ballots. 

  To view results in the April 1, 2025 election for Joliet City Council, go to:  the Will County Clerk's page here and the Kendall County Clerk's page here .  Joliet is comprised of land in both Will and Kendall Counties. Remember that election night results are unofficial and will not include all mailed and provisional ballots. 

 To view results from the April 1, 2025 election in Will County, Illinois, go to the Will County Clerk's page here . Remember that election night results are unofficial and will not include all mailed and provisional ballots.