Will County has no countywide tree-removal permit for private property. Bolingbrook, Plainfield, Romeoville, Frankfort, and Lockport require permits for trees 6 in+ DBH in parkways or on protected lots. Oak wilt and emerald ash borer (EAB) quarantine rules also apply.
Will County unincorporated land has no general private-property tree permit, though the Will County Forest Preserve District manages protected natural areas like Midewin-adjacent preserves and Kankakee Sands. Municipal requirements: Bolingbrook Code §26-78 requires a permit to remove parkway trees and any tree 6 in+ DBH on lots within subdivision tree-preservation plats; Plainfield Village Code Ch. 9 §9-42 protects all parkway and 'legacy' trees over 12 in DBH; Romeoville Code §10-6 requires permits for parkway and 8 in+ DBH trees in PUD subdivisions; Frankfort §155.132 protects trees 10 in+ DBH on vacant lots being developed; Lockport §9-154 protects all parkway trees; New Lenox, Mokena, and Joliet regulate only parkway trees. All Illinois municipalities must comply with the Illinois Department of Agriculture EAB quarantine (8 IL Adm. Code 240) and oak-wilt cutting season restrictions (avoid pruning April 1 to October 1). Developers under the Will County LUO §9 must submit tree surveys.
Unauthorized parkway-tree removal: $250 to $1,000 per tree plus replacement. Protected private tree removal: $500 to $10,000 per tree under Plainfield §9-42 and comparable codes, with 2:1 to 3:1 replacement.
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