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Will County Illinois Genealogy & Family History Resources
Cities, Towns, Villages & Communities:
Beecher, Bolingbrook, Braidwood, Crete, Frankfort, Joliet, Lockport, Mokena, Monee, New Lenox, Plainfield, Romeoville, Shorewood, University Park, Wilmington)
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Established: January 12, 1836
Parent County: Cook, Iroquois
County Seat: Joliet

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