When the Will County Board decided to send four of its members to the National Association of Counties’ legislative conference in Washington this past February, the contingent included new Republican board member Daniel Butler of Frankfort. The taxpayer-funded trip for the conference, which featured panels on federal policy headlined by a speech from President Joe Biden, wasn’t Butler’s first .
Construction of an access road was underway this week for a Muslim cemetery in Homer Township, as officials say attempts to require a special-use permit for burial grounds may not stop the project that has concerned several area residents. The Muslim Ummah Cemetery has a Will County permit to develop 5 acres at 18131 S. Meader Road, and plans to accommodate 24,000 graves on 40 acres. The owner .
Will County officials say efforts won t stop cemetery chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
Mike Clausen, who was appointed Homer Township collector just one week after losing a race for the Lockport Township High School District 205 Board, will now take a seat as a township trustee. Clausen was sworn in as collector April 11, seven days after he lost his school board bid as part of the We the Parents Illinois slate, coming in sixth in an eight-person race for three seats. Township .
Defeated Lockport school candidate named Homer Township trustee chicagotribune.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from chicagotribune.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.