Articles filed under Campton Township

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  Meet endangered farm animals at Garfield Rare Breeds show May 8, 2013 12:00 AM
  Have a look at the type of farm animals your grandparents, or even great-grandparents, may have known when Garfield Farm Museum holds its Rare Breeds Livestock and Poultry Show and Sale. The 27th annual event is set for 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Sunday, May 19 in Campton Hills.
  

   
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  Campton Hills trustee hopefuls differ on administrator Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Campton Hills trustee candidates agree the village needs to hire a village administrator, but differ on whether the person should be part- or full-time. Four people are seeking three, four-year seats on April 9.
  

   
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  Campton Hills trustee hopefuls differ on administrator Mar 14, 2013 12:00 AM
  Campton Hills trustee candidates agree the village needs to hire a village administrator, but differ on whether the person should be part- or full-time. Four people are seeking three, four-year seats on April 9.
  

   

• Recovery center abandons Campton Hills site Mar 4, 2013 12:00 AM
  After Campton Hills trustees shot down the Kiva Recovery Center in January, the group vowed to take the 96-bed plan to Kane County for consideration. But officials now say they will look elsewhere for a site.
  

   

• Campton Township deer disease testing upsets some Feb 28, 2013 12:00 AM
  Campton Township recently gave permission to the Illinois Department of Natural Resources to kill up to five deer near Corron Farm and test them from Chronic Wasting Disease. The study is part of a larger sampling of deer in a 25-mile area in the west suburbs, but some residents are upset about it and don't think it's needed
  

   

• Elizabeth Murphy: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Elizabeth Murphy, running for Campton Township Board (4-year Terms)
  

   

• Victoria Vandiver: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Victoria Vandiver, running for Campton Township Board (4-year Terms)
  

   

• Greg Van Zandt: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Greg Van Zandt, running for Campton Township Board (4-year Terms)
  

   

• Thomas Stutesman: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Thomas Stutesman, running for Campton Township Board (4-year Terms)
  

   

• Sam Gallucci: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Sam Gallucci, running for Campton Township Highway Commissioner (4-year Term)
  

   

• Alan Rottmann: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Alan Rottmann, running for Campton Township Assessor (4-year Term)
  

   

• Richard Johansen: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for Richard Johansen, running for Campton Township Clerk (4-year Term)
  

   

• John Kupar: Candidate ProfileFeb 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  Candidate information for John Kupar, running for Campton Township Supervisor (4-year Term)
  

   
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  Campton Hills leaders want to hire administrator Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Campton Hills trustees have given the go-ahead in their 2014 budget to have a village administrator. Ideally, they'd like to have a person hired by June, when the 2014 fiscal year starts. In coming months, the village's finance committee will hash out how much can be set aside and if that person is full- or part-time. Village President Patsy Smith has basically worn an administrator's hat for the last 5-plus years.
  

   

• Campton Hills man gets probation in belt-beating Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
  A Campton Hills man accused in September 2011 of beating his daughter with a belt has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge and was sentenced to four years probation. Mathew Gumbel, 35, had faced a minimum six-year prison term if convicted of aggravated battery of a child.
  

   
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  After no vote, rehab plan will go to Kane County insteadJan 16, 2013 12:00 AM
  Officials representing the Kiva Recovery Center, rejected by Campton Hills trustees, said they plan to take their proposal to the Kane County Board. Kiva had asked to be annexed into the village, which gave trustees the ability to negotiate numerous conditions. "We regret that the majority of the village board was unable to separate fact from fear,” a Kiva attorney said.
  

   
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  Campton Hills trustees reject Kiva rehab centerJan 15, 2013 12:00 AM
  After months of consideration, Campton Hills trustees voted 4-2 to deny the controversial Kiva Recovery Center, a 96-bed facility proposed for a former private school. Residents vehemently fought the plan to the end. “We need to look at that and be a representative government,” Trustee Al Lenkaitis Jr. said.
  

   

• Campton Hills rehab center appears to move forwardJan 9, 2013 12:00 AM
  After months of debate, public hearings and standing-room-only meetings, Campton Hills trustees appear headed toward approving a 96-bed substance abuse treatment facility at a former school site. “If they don't follow anything we agree to, we can rescind their special-use permit. That was always be the remedy,” said Village President Patsy Smith.
  

   

• Campton Hills rehab center vote nears as survey results trickle in Jan 7, 2013 12:00 AM
  Only one-third of Campton Hills households are in opposition to the proposed Kiva Recovery Center, according Village President Patsy Smith's interpretation of a village postcard survey conducted last month. Village Trustees on Tuesday will meet and possibly vote on the inpatient treatment center proposed for a former school.
  

   
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  What are the ethics of collecting plants and wildlife Jan 6, 2013 12:00 AM
  This month, a familiar question came up about collecting in forest preserves. A visitor to the nature center had read that some native plants could be used as medicine, and wondered where he could get some of these plants. The answer? Not in the forest preserves.