James Fuller
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Costs to end cash bail in Kane County drop, but officials still eyeing possible new sales taxMay 27, 2022 1:00 am - Immediately after they learn their fates in the June primary election, Kane County Board members may face a vote that will affect how voters feel about them in the Novem...
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Facing reelection, Kane County Board shuns raises, but others get pay hikesMay 20, 2022 1:00 am - There will be no added financial benefits to being a Kane County Board member, but votes this week did lock in the board's health insurance perk and gave raises to the s...
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With rise in COVID-19 hospital numbers, Kane County officials advise graduation precautionsMay 18, 2022 1:00 am - After a drop in COVID-19 cases to start the spring, Kane County public health officials are dealing with an upswing in May that is resulting in hospital stays and calls ...
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Kane County plans to address quality of life, economic needs with remaining COVID-19 fundsMay 17, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County officials have now created a framework for spending the remaining federal COVID-19 relief funds the county has received. If all of the individual pieces are ...
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New Kane County forest budget includes Carpentersville Dam removal, property tax increaseMay 12, 2022 5:00 am - Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners approved a budget this week that includes a property tax increase, money for government employee raises and grant fund...
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Elgin council gives police improvement task force more time to complete workMay 12, 2022 1:00 am - An Elgin task force, created to improve the relationship between police and the city's minority residents, spent months "wandering in the desert" but received more time ...
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'It was straight out of a movie': Local men recognized by Kane County for heroic effortsMay 10, 2022 1:00 am - March was a month for heroism in Kane County as three area residents put their safety on the line to assist sheriff's deputies during two incidents, including one an off...
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Elgin police still seeking info about gunshot victimApr 29, 2022 1:00 am - Elgin police have not yet determined the circumstances of events that resulted in a person showing up at a hospital with a gunshot wound on Monday - including whether th...
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Longmeadow toll likely to be lowered, not eliminated, in absence of more state helpApr 28, 2022 1:00 am - Kane County's Longmeadow Parkway will fully open in 2023 with a reduced toll but a toll nonetheless. And county residents will now be on the hook for the future maintena...
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Kane County health officials encouraged by improving COVID-19 hospitalization numbersApr 21, 2022 5:15 am - COVID-19 cases are rising again in Kane County, but the number of people hospitalized by the infection is falling. That's spawning an optimistic view of the impact of th...