Will County, Illinois

The Forest Preserve District of Will County Board voted Thursday to issue up to $50 million in bonds as part of a five-year capital improvement program to fund land preservation, trail connections, visitor center improvements and habitat restoration.

Will County Board and Will County Forest Preserve members Mark V. Revis (R-Plainfield) and Raquel Mitchell (R-Bolingbrook) are releasing the results of a poll conducted by M3 Strategies. The poll finds that 95% of Will County voters think it’s at least ‘somewhat important’ for local candidates to have a plan to address property taxes. Additionally the poll finds that the majority of voters oppose a new Will County Forest Preserve Bond issuance.

The Will County Board Thursday approved a $10 million tax levy to fund mental health services after voters approved creating a Community Mental Health Board in last November’s election.

County Executive Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant, a Democrat, cast the tiebreaking vote after 11 Democrats voted in favor of the levy and 11 Republicans opposed it.