Agreement Calls For End to Punch-Card Voting "The city of Chicago, Cook County and several other Illinois jurisdictions say they will eliminate their punch-card voting systems in time for the primary elections of 2006 as part of a settlement of a federal lawsuit." Northwest Indiana Times 10.10.03

Words Fly in Will County Airport Talks * "The war of words over the proposed south suburban airport in eastern Will County escalated Thursday." Herald News 10.10.03

Joliet Bridge to Reopen "A major downtown Joliet drawbridge will reopen Thursday after being closed for five months following a barge collision." Kankakee Daily Journal 10.08.03

Original 4 Towns Would Hold All Power in New Airport Authority "The Village of Peotone and 34 other towns and villages, plus the Will County Board, have been invited to join the South Suburban Airport Authority as voting members. Trouble is, their votes might not mean anything, according to Peotone Village Attorney Terry Barnicle." Kankakee Daily Journal 10.08.03

Panel Tells Will County to Raise Court Fees "Crime really won't pay in Will County now that officials are opting to increase court fees." Daily Herald 10.08.03

Will County Readies Higher Levy Request "Will County officials are submitting a higher levy request than last year, but that won't necessarily mean property taxes will go up for residents in south Naperville." Daily Herald 10.08.03

Deadline Extended For Seniors' Assessment Freeze * "Will County residents who have not yet filed for the 2003 Senior Citizen Assessment Freeze Homestead Exemption have been given until Friday, an extra 10 days." Lincoln-Way Sun 10.08.03

United Way Names Campaign Team * "United Way of Will County has set a $3.9 million goal for its 2003-04 fund-raising effort, and a broad array of area business leaders is involved in the campaign." Lincoln-Way Sun 10.08.03

Will County Opens Forest HQ Thursday "The Forest Preserve District of Will County is hosting a open house for 4-8 p.m. at their new Sugar Creek Administration Center on Laraway Road." Kankakee Daily Journal 10.06.03

Route 66 Raceway Renovations Begin "One of the best dragstrips in the nation is about to get better. Route 66 Raceway, located in Joliet, Illinois has earned the reputation as the quickest track in the nation and as the state-of-the-art dragstrip in the world." The Motor Sports Forum 10.05.03

Alternate Fuels Not Shunned Anymore * "Vehicles powered by alternative fuels have always drawn praise from save-our-ozone environmentalists, but now support for them is mounting in the business and government communities." Daily Herald 10.05.03

Casinos Want A New Deal On Illinois Taxes * "Illinois casinos, their customers and employees are feeling the bite of higher state taxes… Casinos say they're losing business to Indiana boats that have lower tax rates…" Poker Magazine 10.04.03

South Suburbs Wage Turf War With Will County Over Airport "The creation of a South Suburban Airport Commission may have started a turf war in eastern Will County." Northwest Indiana Times 10.04.03

Spectacular Growth Puts County Atop Nat'l Home Ownership List "…The county is one of the fastest growing in the nation. The population boomed 40.6 percent to hit half a million in the 2000 census and most of the newcomers are living their own homes or condos." Kankakee Daily Journal 10.03.03

Trail Riders Seek Shift in Forest Preserve Land Buying "A Will County Trail Riders Association representative Thursday called on Forest District commissioners to focus spending on acquiring more land -- preferably in southern Will County, instead of purchasing isolated acreage north of Joliet." Kankakee Daily Journal 10.03.03

Woman's Weekend at Mokena "The Will County Forest Preserve is sponsoring Oct. 10-11 "Women's Weekend Retreat," at the Environmental Learning Center in Mokena." Kankakee Daily Journal 10.03.03

Suburban Garbage Strike Impact Varies… "The strike by garbage collectors is affecting homeowners and business in the suburbs, but the size of the impact differs from town to town." WBBM NewsRadio 780 10.03.03

Moody's Revises Argosy Gaming's Outlook to Positive "Moody's Investors Service revised Argosy Gaming Company's AGY.N rating outlook to positive from stable and confirmed the company's existing ratings. The outlook revision to positive considers that Argosy has maintained its relatively strong credit profile despite another round of tax increases in Illinois, and construction disruption and new supply in Kansas City, Missouri." Reuters 10.03.03

Will County Sheriff States Case For More Staffing "Operating a department on a shoestring is no way to keep the peace, Will County Sheriff Paul Kaupas told elected officials Thursday." Daily Herald 10.03.03