Will County is first in Illinois to be named ‘solar smart’

Will County has become the first in Illinois to be recognized by a national group as a solar-leading community for making it easy for homeowners who want to use this alternative energy source, officials said.

The county was named a SolSmart Bronze designee by the International City/County Management Association (ICMA) in the 2017 SolSmart Program — a national effort to drive down the cost of solar electricity and support the use of solar power…Please click here to read Susan DeMar Lafferty’s story in the Tribune/Daily Southtown.