698,450 people live in Will County, where the median age is 38.9 and the average individual income is $46,216. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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There's plenty to do around Will County, including shopping, dining, nightlife, parks, and more. Data provided by Walk Score and Yelp.
Explore popular things to do in the area, including Rosati's Pizzeria, Rosati's Pizza, and Dunkin'.
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Will County has 241,310 households, with an average household size of 2.86. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. Here’s what the people living in Will County do for work — and how long it takes them to get there. Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau. 698,450 people call Will County home. The population density is 836 and the largest age group is Data provided by the U.S. Census Bureau.
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By Chris Piercy, REALTOR® with Real People Realty. Facts checked October 14, 2026, and reviewed every Saturday.
I'm Chris Piercy, a REALTOR® with Real People Realty, and my office is in Mokena. I've worked on 30 home sales in Will County since December 2021, in Wilmington, Joliet, Crest Hill and six other towns. This page has the county's numbers, including the part outside any city or village, its Metra stations and Pace bus routes, schools by town, places to visit and what the county is changing now.
Questions about a Will County home? Call or text me at (815) 205-0395.
These 30 sales are grouped by the town in each home's address. I was the listing agent on 7 of them and the buyer's agent on 23.[45]
Town | Home | Role | Sold | Sale price |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bolingbrook | 1333 Farmstead Lane | Buyer's agent | April 22, 2025 | $430,000 |
Bolingbrook | Listing agent | December 18, 2024 | $459,900 | |
Braidwood | 405 S Carol Lane | Buyer's agent | July 16, 2025 | $375,000 |
Braidwood | 249 Curtis Court | Buyer's agent | February 7, 2025 | $300,000 |
Braidwood | 552 N Washington Street | Buyer's agent | March 22, 2024 | $340,000 |
Channahon | 25641 S Oakview Court | Buyer's agent | October 14, 2025 | $275,000 |
Crest Hill | 1709 Wilcox Street | Buyer's agent | August 5, 2024 | $200,000 |
Crest Hill | 1705 Highland Avenue | Buyer's agent | November 30, 2023 | $255,000 |
Crest Hill | Listing agent | August 7, 2023 | $260,000 | |
Crest Hill | Listing agent | May 16, 2023 | $270,000 | |
Joliet | 304 Louis Road | Buyer's agent | January 9, 2026 | $200,000 |
Joliet | 222 Madison Street, Unit 315 | Buyer's agent | June 6, 2025 | $89,000 |
Joliet | Listing agent | December 30, 2024 | $285,000 | |
Joliet | 2122 Dartmoor Drive | Buyer's agent | November 4, 2024 | $324,000 |
Joliet | 1500 Woodbridge Road, Apt 3G | Buyer's agent | June 11, 2024 | $175,000 |
Lockport | 805 Maryknoll Drive | Buyer's agent | April 7, 2026 | $398,000 |
Lockport | 16619 S Pinecreek Drive | Buyer's agent | May 23, 2024 | $466,500 |
New Lenox | Listing agent | September 17, 2026 | $340,000 | |
New Lenox | Listing agent | December 5, 2025 | $443,000 | |
Plainfield | 21302 W Monterrey Drive | Buyer's agent | June 18, 2026 | $415,000 |
Wilmington | 905 N Joliet Street | Buyer's agent | November 24, 2025 | $205,000 |
Wilmington | 30 Aspen Lane | Buyer's agent | November 6, 2025 | $166,000 |
Wilmington | 17 Hole In The Wall Road | Buyer's agent | October 2, 2025 | $174,900 |
Wilmington | 126 Largemouth Lane | Buyer's agent | September 11, 2025 | $145,000 |
Wilmington | 52 Largemouth Lane | Buyer's agent | April 7, 2025 | $180,000 |
Wilmington | 21005 W Route 102 | Buyer's agent | January 10, 2025 | $150,000 |
Wilmington | 414 Stewart Street | Buyer's agent | September 13, 2024 | $26,000 |
Wilmington | 205 Walleye Circle | Buyer's agent | June 21, 2024 | $109,000 |
Wilmington | Listing agent | June 20, 2024 | $255,000 | |
Wilmington | 200 N Main Street | Buyer's agent | December 17, 2021 | $189,000 |
Will County had an estimated 712,253 people on July 1, 2025, up from 696,355 at the 2020 Census.[1] Of those, 101,496 lived outside every city and village, in unincorporated Will County.[2] The other Census figures below cover 2020 to 2024.
712,253
People, July 1, 2025[1]
82.8%
Homes lived in by their owners[1]
$319,600
Median value of owner-occupied homes[1]
244,273
Households, 2.84 people each[1]
31.4 minutes
Average trip to work[1]
101,496
People in unincorporated Will County, July 1, 2025[2]
The median home value comes from a five-year Census survey in which owners estimate their own home's value. It is not a recent sale price.[1] The unincorporated figure is the Census Bureau's "Balance of Will County," the part of the county outside every incorporated city and village; with the town rows it adds up to the county total.[2] Outside the towns, the Will County Land Use Department at 58 E. Clinton Street in Joliet guides development in unincorporated parts of the county.[3]
These Metra stations are in Will County towns.[4][5][2] Amtrak also stops at the Joliet station.[6]
Station | Metra line | Town |
|---|---|---|
Hickory Creek | Rock Island | Mokena |
Joliet | Rock Island and Heritage Corridor | Joliet |
Lockport | Heritage Corridor | Lockport |
Manhattan | SouthWest Service | Manhattan |
Mokena | Rock Island | Mokena |
New Lenox | Rock Island | New Lenox |
New Lenox-Laraway Road | SouthWest Service | New Lenox |
Romeoville | Heritage Corridor | Romeoville |
University Park | Metra Electric | University Park |
Access Will County Dial-a-Ride gives curb-to-curb rides to senior and disabled residents of Will County, booked with Pace at (800) 244-4410, Monday through Friday from 6 a.m. to 5 p.m.[7]
These Pace routes stop in Will County: 21 found in Pace's own schedule data for August 16 to December 26, 2026, with each stop placed by county on the Census map, plus the event-day Soldier Field Express.[8][9] Places are named as Pace names them. The Joliet routes start at the Joliet Transit Center, part of the Joliet Gateway Center with Metra and Amtrak.[10]
Route | Where it stops in Will County | Days | Connects to |
|---|---|---|---|
Joliet and Shorewood | Monday to Saturday | Joliet Transit Center | |
Joliet, including Laraway Crossings, and Preston Heights | Weekdays | Joliet Transit Center | |
Joliet, Rockdale and Lidice | Monday to Saturday | Joliet Transit Center; West Joliet On Demand | |
Northwest Joliet and Crest Hill | Monday to Saturday | Joliet Transit Center | |
Joliet and Silver Cross Hospital | Monday to Saturday | Joliet Transit Center | |
Joliet, Fairmont and south Lockport | Monday to Saturday | Joliet Transit Center | |
Joliet, Elwood and the CenterPoint Intermodal Center | Weekdays, two round trips timed to work shifts | Joliet Transit Center | |
Joliet and the CenterPoint Intermodal Center | Weekdays, one morning and one afternoon trip | Joliet Transit Center | |
Joliet, Lockport, Homer Glen and Stateville Correctional Facility | Weekdays | Joliet Transit Center; Metra SouthWest Service at 153rd Street, Orland Park | |
Joliet, Fairmont, Lockport, Romeoville (including Lewis University) and Bolingbrook | Monday to Saturday | Joliet Transit Center; Metra Heritage Corridor at Lockport; Metra BNSF at Downers Grove Main Street | |
Plainfield Park-n-Ride and Bolingbrook's Old Chicago Park-n-Ride | Weekday rush hours | Chicago Union Station and the Illinois Medical District | |
Plainfield Park-n-Ride, White Fence Farm Park-n-Ride in Romeoville, and Bolingbrook | Weekday rush hours | Downtown Chicago | |
White Fence Farm Park-n-Ride in Romeoville and Bolingbrook; Plainfield Park-n-Ride outbound only | Weekday rush hours | Downtown Chicago | |
Plainfield Park-n-Ride | Weekday rush hours | Burr Ridge Park-n-Ride and downtown Chicago | |
Bolingbrook's Old Chicago Park-n-Ride | Event days only: weekend concerts, Chicago Fire games and Chicago Bears home games[9] | Soldier Field | |
Tinley Park, at the North Creek Business Center south of 183rd Street | Weekdays and Saturdays at the Will County stops | Metra Electric at Homewood, Hazel Crest, Calumet and Harvey | |
Steger, on Steger Road, the Cook-Will county line | Weekdays and Saturdays | Pace Chicago Heights Terminal; South Shore Line at Hegewisch | |
Amazon in Monee | Daily except Christmas Day | Harvey Transportation Center; Metra Electric at Harvey | |
Laraway Crossings and Amazon in Joliet | Daily except Christmas Day | Harvey Transit Center; Metra Electric at Harvey | |
University Park, including the Metra station and Governors State University | Monday to Saturday | Metra Electric at University Park | |
Tinley Park, at the North Creek Business Center and the DeVry University Park-n-Ride | Daily | CTA Orange Line at Midway; Metra Rock Island at Tinley Park | |
Naperville, on Route 59 south of 111th Street | Weekdays at the Will County stops | Route 59 Metra station (BNSF) |
Pace's park-and-ride lots in Will County are the Plainfield Park-n-Ride at 14407 S. Depot Drive, Bolingbrook's Old Chicago lot at 120 E. Old Chicago Drive and Canterbury lot at 155 Canterbury Lane, the White Fence Farm lot at 1376 Joliet Road in Romeoville, the DeVry University lot at 18624 W. Creek Drive in Tinley Park, and the IDOT Shorewood lot off I-55's southwest frontage road, south of Route 52.[10] Pace's West Joliet On Demand zone, roughly bounded by Plainfield Road and Lincoln Highway, Larkin Avenue, Jefferson Street and I-55, runs weekdays from 6:00 a.m. to 6:15 p.m. and is booked at 815-210-6960 or in the Pace On Demand app.[11]
Sorted by town, from each district's own site and the Illinois State Board of Education. A home's school district goes by its exact address, so check that address with the district before counting on a school.
Town | District | Grades | Office address |
|---|---|---|---|
Braidwood | Reed-Custer Community Unit School District 255-U | Preschool to 12th grade[28] | 255 S. Comet Drive, Braidwood[18] |
Channahon | Channahon School District 17 | Preschool to 8th grade[28] | 24949 S. Tryon Street, Channahon[19] |
Channahon | Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C, which says it serves portions of Channahon | Preschool to 8th grade[28] | 5800 Theodore Street, Plainfield[20] |
Channahon | Minooka Community High School District 111 | 9th to 12th grade[28] | 201 S. Wabena Avenue, Minooka[21] |
Manhattan | Manhattan School District 114 | Preschool to 8th grade[28] | 15414 W. Smith Road, Manhattan[23] |
Manhattan | Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 | 9th to 12th grade[28] | 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox[24] |
Mokena | Mokena School District 159 | Preschool to 8th grade[28] | 11244 Willowcrest Lane, Mokena[25] |
Mokena | Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 | 9th to 12th grade[28] | 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox[24] |
New Lenox | New Lenox School District 122 | Preschool to 8th grade[28] | 102 S. Cedar Road, New Lenox[26] |
New Lenox | Lincoln-Way Community High School District 210 | 9th to 12th grade[28] | 1801 E. Lincoln Highway, New Lenox[24] |
Shorewood | Troy Community Consolidated School District 30-C | Preschool to 8th grade[28] | 5800 Theodore Street, Plainfield[20] |
Shorewood | Minooka Community Consolidated School District 201 | Preschool to 8th grade[28] | 305 W. Church Street, Minooka[22] |
Shorewood | Minooka Community High School District 111 | 9th to 12th grade[28] | 201 S. Wabena Avenue, Minooka[21] |
Wilmington | Wilmington Community Unit School District 209U | Preschool to 12th grade[28] | 209U Wildcat Court, Wilmington[27] |
All 56 county projects on the library's allowed lists, each read again in the county's own board and committee documents. Each one says what the documents say and nothing more. Where a document names no town, the Where column gives the road limits or address as written. The county had not posted minutes for its September 17 and October meetings when this page was checked.
Project | Category | Where | What the documents say |
|---|---|---|---|
Zoning rules for solar, wind and energy storage | County rules | All of unincorporated Will County | On August 20, 2026, the County Board voted 20 to 2 (draft minutes) to change the county's zoning rules for commercial solar, wind and energy storage facilities to follow the new Illinois Clean and Reliable Grid Affordability Act.[31] County staff said a solar facility within 1.5 miles of a municipality must meet that municipality's setback when it is larger than the county's,[30] and that hearings on solar and wind projects must be finished within 60 days of a complete application.[29] County staff reports dated September 15, 2026 said the ordinance was still waiting to be signed off by the County Executive's office and was not yet officially adopted.[33] |
Rezoning request on W. 159th Street | Zoning | Vacant W. 159th Street, Homer Glen, Homer Township | A request to rezone vacant land from C-2/R-2 to C-4, with Badger Daylighting Corporation as the owner's agent, failed at the County Board on August 20, 2026 by 16 to 6, short of the 17 votes it needed, after a 4 to 3 Planning and Zoning Commission recommendation and a 3 to 4 committee vote (draft minutes). The documents do not say what was planned for the site.[31] |
Rezoning at 13915 W. Bruce Road | Zoning | 13915 W. Bruce Road, Homer Glen, Homer Township | The Kirby Family Trust asked to rezone an 11.46-acre farmed parcel from A-1 to E-2 for a four-lot minor subdivision of about 2.5-acre lots. The Planning and Zoning Commission recommended approval 7 to 0 on August 18, 2026, and the Land Use and Development Committee approved it on September 3, 2026.[31][39] The ordinance was on the County Board's September 17, 2026 agenda.[32] |
Dunkin sign variances | Variance | 16360 Lincoln Highway, Plainfield, Plainfield Township | The owner of the gas station with a Dunkin drive-through asked for two sign variances for Dunkin's rebranding: three wall signs on the Lincoln Highway side instead of one, and a menu board 65 feet from residential zoning instead of the required 75 feet. County staff recommended approval. The public hearing was set for October 6, 2026.[36] |
Petroleum terminal permit extension | Extension | 18500 9th Street, Romeoville, Lockport Township | Ducere LLC plans a petroleum products terminal to move petroleum from pipelines onto barges, on land owned by the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago; the County Board approved three special use permits for it on July 19, 2023. County staff say permitting by outside agencies has held it up, and on September 3, 2026 the Land Use and Development Committee voted 6 to 1 for a third extension, to January 10, 2027.[31][39] It was on the County Board's September 17, 2026 agenda.[32] |
Side yard setback variance | Variance | 26049 W. Lockport Street (IL 126), Plainfield, Plainfield Township | Hively Enterprises, LLC asked for a variance cutting the east side yard setback from 50 feet to 16 feet so it can replace its existing office, a former house built circa 1890, with a new building for its Fox Landscaping business. County staff recommended approval in a September 4, 2026 report, and the case was on the Planning and Zoning Commission's September 15, 2026 hearing agenda.[38][33] |
Variance extension on S. Spencer Road | Extension | New Lenox Township | The owner of vacant property on S. Spencer Road asked for a first extension of two 2025 variances under case ZC-24-085, one cutting required mowings from five times to one and one raising the maximum ground cover height from 13 inches to 36 inches, to April 19, 2027. It was on the Planning and Zoning Commission's October 6, 2026 agenda.[36] |
Vehicle storage and equipment rental permit extension | Extension | 27007 and Garage Governors Highway, Monee, Monee Township | Will County approved zoning case ZC-24-060 on October 17, 2024, a special use for vehicle storage and towing and light equipment sales and rentals, where the request said Modern Midways Inc. would run an amusement rental company. Because the site and remodel permits had not been issued, a first extension was filed August 28, 2026 to keep it valid through April 15, 2027. It was on the October 1, 2026 Land Use and Development Committee agenda.[40][41] |
Prairie Solar permit extension | Extension | West Kennedy Road, Peotone, Peotone Township | Prairie Solar, LLC asked for a fourth extension of its special use permit for a commercial solar facility, first approved March 16, 2023 with 15 conditions. The county's resolution says the building permit has not been issued because of a transfer of ownership of the project and the permitting process; on September 3, 2026 the Land Use and Development Committee voted 7 to 0 to extend it 180 days, to February 4, 2027.[31][39] It was on the County Board's September 17, 2026 agenda.[32] |
Wall height variance | Variance | 525 Rowell Ave, Joliet, Joliet Township | McDonough Street Properties LLC asked for a variance to allow a wall up to 20 feet tall, where 4 feet is allowed, within the street setback. County staff recommended denial; the Planning and Zoning Commission's July 21, 2026 minutes record a 5 to 0 vote on the variance.[37] |
S Western Sun solar permit extension | Extension | South Western Avenue, Beecher, Will Township | Will County approved a special use permit with five conditions for a commercial solar facility on September 19, 2024 (case ZC-24-058). As of a county memo dated September 21, 2026, no building permit application had been received, and the developer filed on September 14, 2026 for a first extension through March 18, 2027. It was on the October 1, 2026 Land Use and Development Committee agenda.[40][41] |
143rd Street (CH 37) | Roads | Parker Road to Golden Oak Drive | The county's Phase II summary report dated September 23, 2026 lists a reconstruction with added lanes to four lanes, estimated at $20,064,020.48, with a target letting date of April 23, 2027, moved because of right-of-way acquisition.[35] |
80th Avenue (CH 83) | Roads | 191st Street to 183rd Street | The county's construction status report submitted September 22, 2026 said the reconstruction and widening, which includes a new expressway overpass, was in its finishing stages, with striping and pavement markings still to be installed and all road work on 191st Street complete.[35] In the August 20, 2026 State of the County address, the County Executive said 80th Avenue carries nearly 16,000 drivers daily.[31] |
Bell Road (CH 16) | Roads | 159th Street to Martingale Lane, and at 143rd Street | The September 22, 2026 construction report lists three projects. From 159th Street to 151st Street, "D" Construction, Inc. rebuilt, widened and realigned the road and was finishing punch list items and clean-up. From 151st Street to Martingale Lane, P.T. Ferro, Inc. is rebuilding and widening it, due November 20, 2026, with the asphalt binder layers in and permanent signal work under way. At 143rd Street, "D" Construction, Inc. is widening the intersection with an upgraded signal, waiting on an Illinois American Water main relocation that is prioritized for completion at the end of 2026.[35] |
Bluff Road (CH 77) | Roads | W Frontage Road to US Route 6 | The Phase II report lists a reconstruction estimated at $7,500,000, with a target letting date of April 1, 2029; a project kickoff meeting was held June 17, 2026.[35] |
Briggs Street (CH 62) at Copperfield Avenue | Roads | Briggs Street (north) at Copperfield Avenue | The Phase II report lists a traffic signal modernization estimated at $1,000,000, with a target letting date of November 18, 2026; a design meeting was held July 30, 2026.[35] |
Farm entrance on Center Road (CH 19) | Roads | About 1,600 feet south of Pauling Road | A request for an agricultural access needs County Board consent because Center Road was designated a County Freeway on February 19, 2004. A resolution granting it was on the October 6, 2026 Public Works and Transportation Committee agenda; under the draft, the approval expires if an access permit is not executed by October 15, 2028.[35] |
Exchange Street (CH 49) | Roads | At Western Avenue, at Burville Road and at IL Route 394 | The Phase II report lists a signal modernization at Western Avenue ($510,841.40, target letting February 17, 2027) and a rural roundabout at Burville Road ($5,200,000, January 14, 2028). The construction report says Gallagher Asphalt is widening the IL Route 394 intersection with an upgraded signal, due November 24, 2026, with Exchange Street west of Route 394 closed to through traffic.[35] |
Francis Road (CH 64) | Roads | Gougar Road to I-80, and at Marley Road | Austin-Tyler Construction is rebuilding the pavement from Gougar Road to I-80, due October 31, 2026; the September 22 report said drainage, base and landscaping work were under way and that an adjacent IDOT project will affect when it is finished. The Phase II report lists channelization and signals at Marley Road, estimated at $2,792,096, with a target letting date of February 17, 2027, moved because of right-of-way acquisition.[35] |
Gougar Road (CH 52) | Roads | Spencer Road to Francis Road (CH 64), and over the Canadian National Railroad | The Phase II report lists rebuilding and widening from Spencer Road to Ferro Drive, with a structure replacement ($39,235,422.81, target letting April 21, 2027); from Ferro Drive to Francis Road, with intersection improvements at US 30 ($31,211,421.30, April 1, 2028); and a new overpass over the Canadian National Railroad ($39,412,300, April 21, 2027).[35] On August 20, 2026, the County Board voted 22 to 0 on agreements for Nicor Gas relocation and for right-of-way appraisals and negotiations (draft minutes).[31] On September 1, 2026, the Public Works and Transportation Committee voted 5 to 2 to set aside $3,088,000 to buy right-of-way for the railroad overpass, by agreement or if needed by condemnation, and that resolution was on the County Board's September 17, 2026 agenda.[34][32] |
Indiana Avenue (CH 24) resurfacing | Roads | IL Route 1 to State Line Road | Gallagher Asphalt Corp. resurfaced it; the September 22, 2026 construction report said all work, punch list and clean-up were complete.[35] |
Kankakee County Line Road (CH 58) | Roads | IL Route 50 to IL Route 1 | The Phase II report lists a reconstruction with a target letting date of April 1, 2029, and a project kickoff meeting with Clark Dietz on July 20, 2026; it lists no cost.[35] |
Laraway Road (CH 74) | Roads | Cedar Road to Scheer Road, Cherry Hill to Nelson Road, at US 45 and at US Route 52 | In the August 20, 2026 State of the County address, the County Executive described "the eight-mile widening and reconstruction of Laraway Road, through New Lenox, Mokena, and Frankfort."[31] The September 23, 2026 Phase II report lists Cedar Road to Spencer Road ($15,693,244.60, target letting April 21, 2027), Spencer Road to Scheer Road ($25,852,010, January 19, 2028), Cherry Hill to Nelson Road ($21,433,895.92, November 5, 2027), intersection improvements at US Route 45 ($25,953,986, January 20, 2027) and an intersection reconstruction at US Route 52 ($19,079,608.49, January 20, 2027), with right-of-way acquisition ongoing on several of them.[35] A driveway for a new home about 1,300 feet east of Spencer Road needs County Board consent because Laraway Road is a County Freeway; the committee moved it forward 7 to 0 on September 1, 2026.[34] |
Manhattan-Monee Road (CH 06) | Roads | US Route 45 to Harlem Avenue, and at Ridgeland Avenue | The Phase II report lists a reconstruction from US Route 45 to Center Road ($15,000,000, target letting January 1, 2028), a widening from Center Road to Harlem Avenue ($17,519,800, November 18, 2027) and a project at Ridgeland Avenue ($18,000,000, December 1, 2027).[35] |
Mills Road (CH 51) | Roads | US Route 52 to Briggs Street | The Phase II report lists a reconstruction estimated at $26,163,000, with a target letting date of January 1, 2029; the county received the final value engineering study from HDR on May 29, 2026.[35] |
Road resurfacing in New Lenox Township | Roads | New Lenox Township | On August 20, 2026, the County Board voted 22 to 0 to confirm a $282,366.70 contract with "D" Construction, Inc. for resurfacing various roadways in New Lenox Township (draft minutes). The documents do not list which roads.[31] |
Renwick Road (CH 36) resurfacing | Roads | East of US 30 to west of Weber Road | PT Ferro Construction resurfaced it; the September 22, 2026 construction report said all work, major punch list items and clean-up were complete.[35] |
Traffic signals at 191st Street (CH 84) | Roads | 191st Street at the western entrance to Brookside Marketplace | On August 20, 2026, the County Board approved 22 to 0 an agreement with the Village of Tinley Park for maintenance and energy of these traffic signals (draft minutes).[31] |
Weber Road (CH 88) | Roads | Airport Road to 135th Street | The Phase II report lists added lanes estimated at $56,509,517.82, with a target letting date of June 16, 2027, and 90% plans received September 4, 2026.[35] On August 20, 2026, the County Board approved 22 to 0 a supplemental design engineering agreement with EXP U.S. Services, Inc. (draft minutes).[31] |
West River Road (CH 26) rebuild | Roads | IL Route 53 to Coal City Road | The county's construction status report submitted September 22, 2026 said P.T. Ferro, Inc. was rebuilding the pavement, with completion set for fall 2026, and that removal of the old pavement was scheduled for the week of October 5, with the road fully closed each day in short segments.[35] |
Wilmington-Peotone Road (CH 25) design | Roads | East of Warner Bridge Road to east of Cedar Road | On September 1, 2026, the Public Works and Transportation Committee voted 7 to 0 to move forward a design agreement with Burns and McDonnell.[34] The $1,759,267 agreement was on the County Board's September 17, 2026 consent agenda.[32] Its scope covers about 3.6 miles of reconstruction with intersection improvements at Gougar, Tulley and Cedar Roads, including a roundabout at Cedar Road, and expects construction bids in early 2029.[31] |
Barr Road bridge over Forked Creek | Bridge | Barr Road over Forked Creek | The Phase II report lists a bridge reconstruction (Section 25-24102-02-BR) with an estimated construction cost of $1,600,000 and a target letting date of March 17, 2027.[35] |
Lorenzo Road (CH 80) bridge over the BNSF Railway | Bridge | Lorenzo Road over the BNSF Railway, Wilmington | "D" Construction, Inc. is set to build a new grade separation carrying Lorenzo Road over the BNSF Railway, with a contract completion date of November 19, 2027; the September 22, 2026 report said work was waiting on executed agreements from BNSF.[35] The County Executive's August 20, 2026 State of the County address placed the bridge project in Wilmington.[31] |
MacGregor Road bridge over Fiddyment Creek | Bridge | MacGregor Road, Lockport Township | The Lockport Township Road District asked for county aid to build the bridge. On September 1, 2026 the Public Works and Transportation Committee voted 7 to 0 to move it forward, and the county's transportation director said the county's share is fifty percent, about $400,000 to $500,000.[34] It was on the County Board's September 17, 2026 consent agenda.[32] |
Ninth Street Bridge / Caton Farm Road Bridge | Bridge | Ninth Street / Caton Farm Road | The County Board put a discussion of the bridge on its October 1, 2026 special meeting agenda.[42] The backup, county material from 2022 on the Caton Farm Road-Bruce Road corridor study, estimated the remaining cost of the whole corridor at about $617 million and the bridge and its connecting roads at $288 million, and said no agency had committed to sponsor the corridor.[43] |
Shepley Road bridge over the DuPage River | Bridge | Shepley Road over the DuPage River | The Phase II report lists a bridge reconstruction (Section 18-18105-03-BR) estimated at $2,175,000, with a target letting date of March 5, 2027, and an Army Corps of Engineers permit received July 31, 2026.[35] |
Various bridge repairs | Bridge | Bridges across the county | The Phase II report lists various bridge repairs (Section 26-00200-33-BR) estimated at $1,500,000, with a target letting date of February 17, 2027; bridge inspection work was ongoing as of July 23, 2026.[35] |
Bridge bundling project | Bridge | Bridges marked (1) on the county bridge list | The county's bridge list for the post-2025 inspection cycle says the bridges it marks (1) are part of a bridge bundling project under design, to make the repairs the last inspection report called for, with work tentatively scheduled for 2027.[35] |
Community Health Center parking lot | Repairs | 1106 Neal Ave | The county's facilities report in the October 6, 2026 Capital Improvements and IT Committee packet said the parking lot restorations at the Community Health Center are complete.[44] |
License plate reading camera agreements | Agreements | County highways (Monee, New Lenox and Beecher requests) | The Villages of Monee, New Lenox and Beecher each asked the county to renew three-year agreements to place and maintain license plate reading cameras on county highways, and renewal resolutions were on the October 6, 2026 Public Works and Transportation Committee agenda.[35] On August 20, 2026, the County Board had voted 8 to 14 against a resolution for a Beecher camera agreement (draft minutes).[31] |
County places and events, each described the way its own official site describes it.
Place | Category | Where | What its official site says |
|---|---|---|---|
Will County Fair | Fair | 710 S. West Street, Peotone | The fair's site gives the next fair as August 25 to 29, 2027.[12] |
Forest Preserve District of Will County | Preserves | Across the county | Its 2025 annual financial report says that as of December 31, 2025 the district managed nearly 24,000 acres of protected open space, with 83 forest preserves, 63 developed access areas and more than 134 miles of trails.[13] |
Midewin National Tallgrass Prairie | Prairie | 30239 S. State Route 53, Wilmington | The U.S. Forest Service says nearly 9,000 acres are open to the public, with 33 miles of trail.[14] |
Des Plaines State Fish and Wildlife Area | Wildlife area | 28163 N. River Road, Wilmington | The Illinois Department of Natural Resources describes more than 5,000 acres in Will County.[15] |
Channahon State Park | State park | Channahon | The Illinois Department of Natural Resources calls it the official trailhead for the Illinois and Michigan Canal State Trail.[16] |
Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery | Cemetery | 20953 W. Hoff Road, Elwood | The U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs says it was built on 982 acres of the former Joliet Arsenal.[17] |
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