Tensions Flare as Board Members Clash Over Budget Process and Protocol
Will County Board Meeting | December 4, 2025 Article Summary: A special meeting intended to fix a budget error turned contentious as board members traded accusations regarding transparency, meeting conduct,...
Will County Board Approves $2.7 Million Reserve Draw to Finalize 0% Tax Levy
Will County Board Meeting | December 4, 2025 Article Summary: The Will County Board unanimously voted to transfer approximately $2.78 million from cash reserves to balance the fiscal year 2026...
Manhattan-Elwood Library District Board Approves 2026-2030 Strategic Plan and Tax Levy
Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District Board Meeting | October 2025 Article Summary: The Manhattan-Elwood Public Library District Board of Trustees secured the institution's financial and operational future on Tuesday by approving...
Manhattan Annexes Historic Round Barn Farm; Plans for Wedding Venue Move Forward
Village of Manhattan Board of Trustees Meeting | December 2, 2025 Article Summary: The Manhattan Village Board officially annexed the historic Round Barn Farm Park into the village limits, paving...
Jackson Township to Hear Proposal for Manure-to-Gas Energy Facility
Article Summary: A proposal for an anaerobic digester facility that would convert hog manure into natural gas was brought to the attention of the Jackson Township Board. The project manager...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Manhattan School District 114 for November 12, 2025
Manhattan School District 114 Meeting | November 12, 2025 The Manhattan School District 114 Board of Education held a meeting marked by profound community grief, a parent's emotional plea for...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 for November 20, 2025
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Meeting | November 20, 2025 The Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Board of Education held a busy meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2025,...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Manhattan Park Board for October 2025
Manhattan Park Board Meeting | October 9, 2025 The Manhattan Park Board on Thursday, October 9, 2025, unanimously rejected a proposal for a conceptual site plan after developers declined to...
Lincoln-Way Board Approves Tutoring Service for Hospitalized Students
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Meeting | November 20, 2025 Article Summary: Lincoln-Way District 210 has entered into an agreement with LearnWell to provide tutoring services for students who are...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Manhattan Fire Protection District for October 2025
Manhattan Fire Protection District Meeting | October 2025 The Manhattan Fire Protection District Board of Trustees on Monday, October 20, 2025, approved the final major contract for its new fire...
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Meeting Summary and Briefs: Manhattan School District 114 for November 12, 2025
Manhattan School District 114 Meeting | November 12, 2025 The Manhattan School District 114 Board of Education held a meeting marked by profound community grief, a parent's emotional plea for...
Meeting Summary and Briefs: Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 for November 20, 2025
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Meeting | November 20, 2025 The Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Board of Education held a busy meeting on Thursday, November 20, 2025,...
Lincoln-Way Board Approves Tutoring Service for Hospitalized Students
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Meeting | November 20, 2025 Article Summary: Lincoln-Way District 210 has entered into an agreement with LearnWell to provide tutoring services for students who are...
First Look at Lincoln-Way 210’s Proposed 2026-2027 School Calendar
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Meeting | November 20, 2025 Article Summary: The Lincoln-Way District 210 Board of Education reviewed a draft of the 2026-2027 school calendar, which proposes starting...
JJC Foundation Director Kristin Mulvey to Retire After 25 Years of Transformative Leadership
Joliet Junior College Meeting | November 12, 2025 Article Summary:Kristin Mulvey, the longtime Executive Director of Institutional Advancement and the JJC Foundation, was honored by the Board of Trustees as...
Lincoln-Way 210 Switches to Under Armour for Athletic Apparel
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Meeting | November 20, 2025 Article Summary: The Lincoln-Way District 210 Board of Education has approved a new 3.5-year agreement with BSN and Under Armour...
JJC Board Approves Grundy County Land Purchase Amid Heated Debate
Joliet Junior College Meeting | November 12, 2025 Article Summary:The Joliet Junior College Board of Trustees voted 6-2 to approve a real estate contract for a new campus in Grundy...
Support Staff Urge Lincoln-Way 210 Board for ‘Fair Contract’ During Public Comment
Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 Meeting | November 20, 2025 Article Summary: Three members of Lincoln-Way District 210's support staff addressed the Board of Education, voicing frustrations over working without...
Will County Board Meetings
Tensions Flare as Board Members Clash Over Budget Process and Protocol
Will County Board Meeting | December 4, 2025 Article Summary: A special meeting intended to fix a budget error turned contentious as board members traded accusations regarding transparency, meeting conduct,...
Will County Board Approves $2.7 Million Reserve Draw to Finalize 0% Tax Levy
Will County Board Meeting | December 4, 2025 Article Summary: The Will County Board unanimously voted to transfer approximately $2.78 million from cash reserves to balance the fiscal year 2026...
Frankfort Turns to County for Wildlife & Dangerous Animal Control
Will County Board Meeting | November 2025 Article Summary: The Village of Frankfort has entered into a two-year agreement with Will County Animal Protection Services to handle calls regarding bats...
Crete “Group Care” Home Approved for Senior Living
Will County Board Meeting | November 2025 Article Summary: The Will County Board unanimously approved a special use permit for a senior group care home in Crete Township. The facility...
New Bar Approved in Frankfort Despite Board Opposition
Will County Board Meeting | November 2025 Article Summary: The Will County Board narrowly approved a special use permit for a new bar in Frankfort Township, paving the way for...
County Takes Over “Central Will” Dial-A-Ride in Major Consolidation
Will County Board Meeting | November 2025 Article Summary: The Will County Board approved an intergovernmental agreement to absorb the "Central Will" Dial-A-Ride system into the county-wide "Access Will County"...
Board Denies Appeal for “Tiny Home” RV Living in Crete
Will County Board Meeting | November 2025 Article Summary: The Will County Board voted 19-2 to uphold a denial of a temporary use permit for a recreational vehicle (RV) being...
Illinois News
Chicago aldermen advance ordinance to restrict hemp sales
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – A Chicago city council committee has advanced an ordinance that would ban most hemp sales in the...
WATCH: IL Democrats’ rhetoric against law enforcement takes Congressional spotlight
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois’ role in the immigration debate took center stage during a congressional hearing about anti-law enforcement rhetoric....
WATCH: ‘Bipartisan’ Pritzker announces Illinois’ plans for USA’s 250th anniversary
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the state will be spending taxpayer money, and he wishes it could spend...
WATCH: As USDA looks for SNAP fraud, Pritzker says Trump weaponizing food
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker is pushing back against the Trump administration's insistence that states share data with...
Chicago business activity down, unemployment rate up
By Glenn Minnis | The Center Square contributorThe Center Square (The Center Square) – Wirepoints executive editor Mark Glennon isn’t holding back on what to make of Chicago’s stumbling economy,...
WATCH: Pritzker encourages protests; Vaccine law signed; Chicago priorities criticized
By Greg Bishop | The Center SquareThe Center Square (The Center Square) – In today's edition of Illinois in Focus Daily, The Center Square Editor Greg Bishop shares the continued...
Illinois quick hits: Trump signs Duckworth’s BABES Act; REAL ID portals promoted
By Jim Talamonti | The Center SquareThe Center Square Trump signs Duckworth's BABES Act President Donald Trump has signed bipartisan legislation to help parents travel by air with breast milk...
National News
‘Exactly what we need’: First expedited coal lease advances
By Tate MillerThe Center Square The first expedited coal lease under the Big Beautiful Bill has advanced with the goal of energy independence and job creation in mind. An energy...
In six months, ICE arrests 350 gang members in Houston
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square In the first six months of the Trump administration, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers in Houston arrested 356 illegal foreign nationals who are confirmed...
Multiple briefs filed with Texas Supreme Court in Abbott lawsuit against Wu
By Bethany BlankleyThe Center Square Multiple individuals have filed amicus briefs with the Texas Supreme Court in response to an emergency writ of quo warranto petition filed by Texas Gov....
Pasco Mayor Pete Serrano to take Trump appointment as Eastern WA U.S. attorney
By Carleen JohnsonThe Center Square President Donald Trump has nominated Pete Serrano – mayor of Pasco, Wash. – to be the next U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington....
President Trump hosts Armenia, Azerbaijan for peace treaty signing
By Morgan SweeneyThe Center Square President Donald Trump hosted the leaders of Armenia and Azerbaijan at the White House Friday to sign what is reportedly the first peace deal both...
Trump, Putin to meet next week
By Sarah Roderick-FitchThe Center Square More than three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, progress in achieving peace in the region could be on the horizon as President Donald Trump has...
Bill would codify Trump’s executive order banning ‘woke’ debanking
By Thérèse BoudreauxThe Center Square In light of President Donald Trump signing an executive order that effectively bans politically-driven debanking, a Kentucky lawmaker plans to introduce legislation codifying fair access...
