James Fuller
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Competition for Kane County riverboat cash intensifiesAug 31, 2015 1:00 am - With state funding for social services in budget limbo, and dwindling profits for the Grand Victoria Casino in Elgin, competition for Kane County grants funded with gamb...
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Geneva woman turns to crowdfunding to fund divorceAug 29, 2015 11:00 pm - Stacey Schnaitman pushed herself as far back into the corner of her L-shaped couch as she could and stared at the little hallway that led to the master bedroom. The cou...
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Elgin International Festival unfettered by weatherAug 29, 2015 1:00 am - Gloomy skies plagued Elgin's International Festival on Saturday, but two hours of rain couldn't put a damper on the multicultural harmony in the city's downtown. A pleth...
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How Kane County plans to make forest preserve scofflaws payAug 28, 2015 1:00 am - For those who make a habit of not paying tickets issued by the Kane County Forest Preserve District, beware: Officials are considering a plan to make you pay - and pay m...
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Raising Kane forest preserve levy could favor taxpayers, hurt commissionersAug 26, 2015 5:20 am - Increasing the Kane County Forest Preserve District's tax levy may have more of a political impact on commissioners than a financial impact on taxpayers. A pending incre...
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Kane County planning for possible state income tax shortfallAug 26, 2015 1:00 am - The delay or disappearance of Kane County's portion of state income tax funds pushed officials to begin planning Wednesday for a possible $500,000 monthly revenue loss u...
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St. Charles to plant 500 new trees in wake of ash borer infestationAug 25, 2015 5:45 am - St. Charles' war against the Emerald Ash Borer infestation was a landscaping massacre. When the infestation began, the city had about 7,000 ash trees along its parkways....
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St. Charles church draped in bunting in honor of pastor's sonAug 21, 2015 1:00 am - The St. Charles Fire Department draped black and purple bunting over the outside of the Baker Memorial United Methodist Church's sanctuary Friday morning. The dark colo...
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Uber, GM and Fermilab share innovations and vision for transportationAug 20, 2015 1:00 am - Receiving a driver's license will soon no longer be a passage toward adulthood, according to a panel of transportation experts. Instead, cars of the near future will dri...
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Moeller: 'Extreme partisanship' in Springfield not helping Kane CountyAug 19, 2015 1:00 am - Malnourished senior citizens, underserved children with autism and underfunded women's crisis centers are important reasons the state must overcome its budget impasse, s...