Cain blocks waste commission in Will County board vote
Will County board defeats a proposal to form a nine member commission to study a proposed waste control ordinance. District 8 member Charles Cain led opposition calling the move a stalling tactic and urged passing an ordinance banning chemical waste dumping. Final tally 9 yes 11 no.
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Will County
District 8
Charles Cain
Cain
Laraway Road
Joliet
Commission
Frankfort
Block grants delayed by no shows at Will County board
Will County board failed to act on a proposal to distribute community development block grant funds. Only 17 of 26 members were present, needing 18 votes, so the measure was tabled. A special meeting was set for July 7 to address the block grant plan and salary hikes for elected officials.
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Will County
County Forest Preserve District Board
Bill Craig
Jerry Capps
County board kills money issues in Thursday session
The Will County board rejected several money measures at its Thursday meeting. Two money transfer resolutions and a reimbursement for travel and other expenses were defeated. A sheriff’s department impress fund was sent to the finance committee, and a $50,000 CETA youth funds item was tabled. One transfer sought $1,500 from the coroner’s budget to dues and seminars.
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Will County
Sheriff's Department
Caregiver in Mokena Helps Wild Animals Heal
Louise Coburn, ex animal control officer, shelters battered and orphaned wildlife and pets. She nurses a raccoon and a fox, plans release in fall, stresses nondomestic animals belong wild and teaches the fox to track using a mouse and road kills for diet. Residents urged to leave rescues to nature and await parental return.
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Mokena
Louise Coburn
Karen Haave
Dr. Doolittle
Manhattan
Will County
Hickory Creek
Wolf Road
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Division Street
East Joliet Sanitary District
Joliet Township
Lyman Tieman
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Tieman
Will County Local Development Corporation
Specifi
George Shultz
Anthony Scariano
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