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Will County finance committee delays levy and budget votes after hours-long debate over 0% levy and possible cuts

Will County Finance Committee · November 5, 2025
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The Finance Committee postponed final votes on the county levy and annual budget after an extended debate over a 0% estimate levy, new-construction revenue treatment, and potential fund shortfalls.

Will County's Finance Committee adjourned without finalizing levy or budget votes after several hours of debate over a previously adopted-for-estimate 0 percent levy and whether new construction revenue should be taken.

The chair opened the item by noting the board had earlier adopted a 0% levy for estimation and said she was "not happy with the 0% levy" because it would require deep cuts. Several members said department heads should identify where cuts can be made; others said the board's statutory role is to amend the executive's…

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