"To protect and enhance the public health, safety and welfare by effective land use planning, regulation, and enforcement."

- Mission of the Will County Land Use Department

The Will County Land Use Department is part of the County's full-time professional staff and is responsible for administrating and enforcing adopted ordinances relating to new and existing development within the County. All petitions for County Board review having to do with the use of land are processed through the Land Use Department.

The purpose of the Will County Land Use Department is to regulate the use of land and guide development in the unincorporated areas of the County. Although each division performs separate functions, every effort is made to coordinate activities to best serve the residents of Will County.