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Will County

Official County Record

Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026
County Board meets
Third Thursday of each month at 9:30 a.m.
Meeting location
Will County Office Building, 2nd Floor, 302 N. Chicago St., Joliet, IL 60432.
County Clerk
Annette Parker · 815-740-4615 · aparker@willcounty.gov
Agendas posted at
https://www.willcountyboard.com
Speaker, County Board
Will County Board, 22 members (two from each of 11 districts), under executive-county-board form with a separately elected County Executive (Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant); the legislative board is led by an elected Speaker. Speaker: Joe VanDuyne, confirmed still serving in 2026 (the December 2025 directory recorded the title as 'Chair' and misspelled the name 'VanDoyne').

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Other Local Government Here

Local government is layered — cities, counties, school districts, and special districts are separate, overlapping governments. Most residents are covered by several at once, and more may exist here than are listed below.

Other Known Local Governments Here

These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.

Cities (4)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Villages (23)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

School districts (30)
  • Beecher CUSD 200u
  • Chaney-Monge SD 88
  • Channahon SD 17
  • Crete Monee CUSD 201u
  • Elwood Ccsd 203
  • Fairmont SD 89
  • Frankfort Ccsd 157c
  • Homer Ccsd 33c
  • Joliet Psd 86
  • Joliet Twp Hsd 204
  • Laraway Ccsd 70c
  • Lincoln Way Chsd 210
  • Lockport SD 91
  • Lockport Twp Hsd 205
  • Manhattan SD 114
  • Mokena SD 159
  • New Lenox SD 122
  • Peotone CUSD 207u
  • Plainfield SD 202
  • Reed Custer CUSD 255u
  • Richland Gsd 88a
  • Rockdale SD 84
  • Steger SD 194
  • Summit Hill SD 161
  • Taft SD 90
  • Troy Ccsd 30c
  • Union SD 81
  • Valley View CUSD 365u
  • Will County SD 92
  • Wilmington CUSD 209u

Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only

Special districts · Airport (2)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Drainage (6)
  • Black Walnut Creek Drainage District
  • Cenagewine Drainage District 1
  • Florence and Wesley Union #1 Drainage District
  • Union #1 Drainage District of Monee & Will Counties
  • Washington Drainage District 3
  • Washington Will Drainage District 3

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Electric Power (1)
  • East Moreland Street Lighting District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Fire Protection (21)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Health (2)
  • Reed Township Mosquito Abatement District
  • Romeoville Mosquito Abatement District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Highways (1)
  • Preston Heights Street Lighting District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Housing & Community Development (1)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Library (17)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Multi-Purpose (1)
  • Will County Metropolitan Exposition and Auditorium Authority

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Natural Resources & Water Supply (1)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Other Single Purpose (1)
  • Will County Public Building Commission

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Parks & Recreation (17)

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026

Special districts · Sewer (4)
  • East Joliet Sanitary District
  • Oak Highlands Ingalls Park Sanitary District
  • South Ridgewood Sanitary District
  • Sunnyland Sanitary District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
  • Will-South Cook Soil and Water Conservation District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Water & Sewer (2)
  • Bonnie Brae Forest Manor Sanitary District
  • Lockport Heights Sanitary District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

Special districts · Water Supply (3)
  • Godley Public Water District
  • Northern Will County Joint Action Water Agency
  • Southeast Joliet Sanitary District

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)

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