Will County is a county in the northeastern part of the state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 696,355, an increase of 2.8% from 677,560 in 2010, making it Illinois's fourth-most populous county. The county seat is Joliet. Will County is one of the five collar counties of the Chicago–Naperville–Elgin, IL–IN–WI Metropolitan Statistical Area. The portion of Will County around Joliet uses area codes 815 and 779, while 630 and 331 are for far northern Will County and 708 is for central and eastern Will County.
Mokena is a village in Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a southwest suburb of Chicago. The population was 19,887 at the 2020 census. The Census Bureau's 2019 estimate found that the population had increased to 20,159.
New Lenox is a village in central Will County, Illinois, United States. It is a Southwest suburb of Chicago. The village population was 27,214 as of the 2020 census. New Lenox has schools like Lincoln-Way West High School, Providence Catholic High School, and Lincoln-Way Central High School.
Homer Glen is a village, located 32 miles (51 km) southwest of downtown Chicago, in Will County, Illinois, United States, with a small portion in Cook County. Per the 2020 census, the population was 24,543. The village was incorporated on April 17, 2001. The area that is now Homer Glen was formerly known as "Goodings Grove".
Dundee Township occupies the 6-mile (9.7 km) square in the Northeast corner of Kane County, Illinois. It includes West and East Dundee, Carpentersville, Sleepy Hollow, Gilberts and portions of Elgin, Barrington Hills, Hoffman Estates, and Algonquin. It is divided by the Fox River.
Na-Au-Say Township occupies the 6 mile square on the eastern edge of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 8,145 and it contained 2,534 housing units.
Seward Township occupies the 6 mile square in southeast corner of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 4,455 and it contained 1,451 housing units.
Lyons Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 115,105, with its most populous municipalities including La Grange, Justice and Summit. Lyons Township was established in 1850. The village of Lyons, almost all of which lies within the township, is often confused with it.
Orland Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 98,246.
Crete Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 23,774 and it contained 10,286 housing units. Washington Township was formed from a portion of Crete.
Frankfort Township is one of 24 townships in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 57,055 and it contained 19,720 housing units.
Homer Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 39,059 and it contained 13,418 housing units. In 2001, the village of Homer Glen was incorporated within area that is Homer Township. This region was formerly an unincorporated census-designated place known as Goodings Grove, Illinois.
Joliet Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 87,398 and it contained 32,617 housing units.
Lockport Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 60,010 and it contained 22,016 housing units.
Plainfield Township is located in Will County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 80,318 and it contained 25,333 housing units. Plainfield Township government serves the residents in the Illinois communities of Plainfield, Joliet, Romeoville and Crest Hill. Plainfield Township's boundaries run to the North by 135th Street, to the South by Theodore Street, to the East by Gaylord Road and to the West by County Line Road.
See also Plainfield Public Library District
Bourbonnais Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 40,137 and it contained 15,153 housing units.
Kankakee Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 27,558 and it contained 11,219 housing units. This township has the smallest area in the county, but is second largest in population.
Limestone Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,035 and it contained 1,928 housing units. Limestone Township is one of the six original townships in the county.
Otto Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,582 and it contained 937 housing units. It was formed from portions of Aroma and Limestone townships on December 11, 1855 as Carthage Township; its name was changed to Otto Township on March 11, 1857.
Yellowhead Township is one of seventeen townships in Kankakee County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 2,700 and it contained 1,065 housing units. Yellowhead Township derives its name from the Potawatomi warrior, Yellow Head, whose village was located at what is now Yellowhead Point.
