Kane County
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Kane Co. proposes $39M public health overhaul with remaining COVID cashJan 14, 2024 2:59 pm - Kane County’s unspent federal COVID-19 relief funds soon might transform into a new county health facility geared toward being prepared for the next pandemic, as well as ...
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Mayors to meet in Chicago to discuss migrant crisisJan 10, 2024 9:24 pm - Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson and metropolitan mayors will meet Tuesday to discuss the ongoing migrant crisis and strategies to deal with the influx of new arrivals. Tues...
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Kane County officials draft proclamation amid asylum seeker influxJan 10, 2024 9:18 pm - Stymied by a lack of legal authority to prevent migrants seeking asylum from entering their communities, Kane County officials are drafting a bipartisan proclamation call...
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Concerns and compassion clash as Kane County addresses migrant influxJan 08, 2024 7:11 pm - Facing pressure from local Republicans to keep migrants out of Kane County, officials outlined a protocol for transferring migrants to the designated processing station i...
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Montgomery man dies in fatal crashJan 08, 2024 4:31 pm - The Kane County sheriff’s office is investigating a Sunday evening crash that killed a 76-year-old man. Lawrence Hagemeyer, of Montgomery, was killed in the single-vehicl...
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Key ruling possible this week in Ludwig lawsuitJan 07, 2024 8:57 am - A Kane County judge could make a key ruling this week in the lawsuit filed by the man whose dog was fatally shot in 2021 by the husband of Wayne Village President Eileen ...
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Migrant influx: What suburban communities are doing as buses carrying asylum-seekers stop in their townsJan 06, 2024 4:54 pm - Days before Christmas, Aurora’s Deputy Mayor Guillermo Trujillo received a call. Buses with migrants seeking asylum had arrived at the Aurora Transportation Center. The ...
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Kane County can look forward to Longmeadow Parkway in 2024Jan 05, 2024 10:21 am - The biggest changes Kane County residents can expect in 2024 include the opening of the Longmeadow Parkway and the county taking ownership of a stadium. Kane County Board...
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Heun: A look back at 2023’s top stories in the Tri-CitiesJan 05, 2024 6:00 am - Maybe it’s a leap of faith to believe readers enjoy looking back at the people and places featured in “Talk of the Town” the past year, but we’re stuck in that mode anywa...
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Lake County opens new Vote-by-Mail Processing CenterJan 04, 2024 6:57 pm - Lake County officials unveiled a newly renovated Vote-by-Mail Processing Center Thursday that they said would improve automation and make voting by mail more secure. Lake...