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At the same time some Will County Board members want to eliminate proclamations from their monthly meetings because they can be divisive and political, a board committee passed, along party lines, a resolution declaring Will County a non-sanctuary county, which some board members said was both divisive and political.

Officials gather May 31 at Prairie Bluff Preserve in Crest Hill to celebrate the completion of a six-year multimillion-dollar restoration project. From left to right are Forest Preserve District of Will County Executive Director Ralph Schultz and Director of Conservation Andrew Hawkins; Forest Preserve Board Vice President Meta Mueller and President Annette Parker; U.S. Rep. Lauren Underwood; and Col. Kenneth Rockwell, commander of the Army Corps of Engineers Chicago District.