Will (IL) countyWill County är ett county i delstaten Illinois, USA. År 2010 hade countyt 677 560 invånare. Den administrativa huvudorten (county seat) är Joliet. Översikt
Will County i Illinois i USA
Arkiv: Will County, Illinois Genealogy
HistorikWill County was formed in 1836 out of Cook and Iroquois. On January 12, 1836, Will County was formed from Cook County and Iroquois County. Besides its present area, it included the part of Kankakee County, Illinois north of the Kankakee River. Will County lost that area when Kankakee County was organized in 1852. Since then its boundaries have been unchanged. ÖvrigtIt was named after Dr. Conrad Will, a businessman involved in salt production in southern Illinois, and also a politician. Will was a member of the first Illinois Constitutional Convention and a member of the Illinois Legislature until his death in 1835. |
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