Editing Will County, Illinois (section)

==Government==
Will County is governed by a 22-member county board elected from 11 districts. Each district elects two members. The county executive, county clerk, coroner, auditor, treasurer, recorder of deeds, state's attorney, and [[Will County Sheriff's Office|sheriff]] are all elected in a countywide vote. The current county executive is [[Jennifer Bertino-Tarrant]], who took office in 2020.

Will County government has been housed in a succession of courthouses, the first being erected in 1837.<ref name="Will County Court Facts">{{cite web |title=Will County Court Facts |url=https://www.willcountycourts.com/Circuit-Court/Will-County-Court-Facts|access-date=February 11, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> The fourth courthouse was designed of reinforced concrete in the [[Brutalist architecture|Brutalist]] style by Otto Stark of [[C.F. Murphy Associates]] and completed in 1969. Citing lack of space, inefficiency and high operating costs, the County Board chose to erect a new courthouse, which was designed by Wight & Co. and completed in 2020.<ref name="County Breaks Ground on New Courthouse">{{cite web |title=County Breaks Ground on New Courthouse |url=https://www.willcountyboard.com/news/county-breaks-ground-on-new-courthouse|access-date=February 11, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> Considerable controversy surrounded the disposition of the 1969 courthouse, with [[Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois]] including the building on its “2022 Most Endangered Historic Places in Illinois”.<ref name="Landmarks Illinois">{{cite web |title=Landmarks Illinois & Courthouse Preservation Partnership Issue Request For Expressions Of Interest To Demonstrate Interest In Former Will County Courthouse|url=https://www.landmarks.org/press-room/will-county-courthouse-rfei-press-release/#:~:text=Despite%20its%20significance%20and%20eligibility,Endangered%20Historic%20Places%20in%20Illinois.|access-date=February 11, 2024 |language=en}}</ref> After a number of votes and appeals, demolition was approved and the destruction of the building began on December 4, 2023.<ref name="Demolition Of Will County Courthouse Finally Arrives">{{cite web |title=Demolition Of Will County Courthouse Finally Arrives|url=https://patch.com/illinois/joliet/demolition-will-county-courthouse-finally-arrives-exclusive|access-date=February 11, 2024 |language=en}}</ref>