James Fuller
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Kane County officials say they can't afford to make justice system reformsAug 25, 2022 5:00 am - Having decided not to ask voters if they would support justice system reforms with a new sales tax, Kane County Board members will instead ask the chief judge and state'...
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Elgin chief doubles down on opposition to pending ban on some non-moving traffic stopsAug 19, 2022 1:00 am - With a presentation to the city council by Elgin's community task force on policing still pending, Police Chief Ana Lalley used her weekly radio show to further explain ...
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Kane Co. health director says worst of the pandemic is over as schools openAug 18, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County school doors are reopening, an event that's set off alarm bells among local health officials over the past couple of years. But the county health department ...
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Elgin police chief voices opposition in final task force meetingAug 12, 2022 1:00 am - The final meeting of Elgin's community task force on policing showed opposition by city law enforcement to some of the key aspects of the citizen recommendations, which ...
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Republican county board members torpedo plan for new sales tax in Kane CountyAug 10, 2022 1:00 am - After spending most of 2022 debating the need to create a new Kane County sales tax to fund state-mandated police and court reforms, county board members decided this we...
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Why Kane County will probably move new sales tax ballot question to AprilAug 04, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County residents will likely have to wait until next April to decide whether they want to pay a new sales tax to support state-mandated justice reforms. The decisio...
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Elgin moving toward keeping police in local schoolsJul 28, 2022 1:00 am - Tensions around having Elgin police officers in local schools appear to have decreased, at least among city council members. The council, in a preliminary move, voted 8-...
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New sales tax emerges as Kane County plan to fund mandated justice reformsJul 22, 2022 1:00 am - An ad hoc committee of Kane County Board members is pushing for a countywide sales tax referendum on November ballots. The tax would help fund expected cost increases fo...
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Racial division on Elgin police task force cloud final stages of its workJul 20, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin is on the verge of joining other communities across the country in trying to implement citizen-driven policy changes in hopes of resolving distrust of police among...
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Controversial LIV Golf tournament in Sugar Grove gets mixed support from Kane CountyJul 15, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County officials endorsed the controversial LIV Golf Invitation Series this week as Sugar Grove's Rich Harvest Farms will host one of the upstart organization's eig...