James Fuller
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Kane County has more federal COVID-19 assistance money than requests for helpOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - When Kane County received nearly $93 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds nearly six months ago, local officials feared it might not be enough. But this week, the c...
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Federal inmates headed back to Kane County jail, but not unauthorized immigrantsOct 07, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County would house federal inmates at the county jail, turning a profit at the facility for the first time in nearly six years, under a proposed contract with the U...
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Kane County forest district tries to balance COVID-19 losses with economy in new levyOct 02, 2020 1:00 am - Tax bills payable to the Kane County Forest Preserve District will go down for the fifth straight year - though not as much as they could - as commissioners seek a balan...
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New Elgin police website will provide gateway to crime stats, investigationsSep 30, 2020 5:20 am - Elgin residents will soon have a central, user-friendly website to access local crime and police investigation data. The site is the police department's latest effort a...
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Kane County chairman candidates contrast on budget cuts, taxes, leadershipSep 24, 2020 7:00 pm - Both candidates seeking to become the first new Kane County Board chairman in eight years pledged to oppose any property tax increases as a means of balancing an unprece...
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Challenger for Kane County auditor says incumbent Hunt's second job is too distractingSep 23, 2020 5:30 am - Incumbent Kane County Auditor Terry Hunt refuted accusations of being distracted in his duties by having a second job and wasting time in getting $93 million in federal ...
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Council members spar over racism as Elgin officials table decision on police officers at U-46 schoolsSep 23, 2020 1:00 am - Elgin City Council members withheld their blessing of a plan Wednesday night to keep eight city police officers in Elgin Area School District U-46 hallways for the 2020-...
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Election officials: Kane County mail-in ballots, polling places will be safe and secureSep 18, 2020 1:00 am - As the Kane County clerk's office gears up to handle the largest number of mail-in ballots it's ever processed and guard against COVID-19 at polling places, election off...
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Kane County seeing rise in COVID-19 cases among school-aged childrenSep 16, 2020 1:00 am - Editor's note: This story has been updated to include new statistics provided by Barb Jeffers, the executive director of the Kane County Public Health Department, sh...
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Elgin officials want rule change to lure marijuana dispensary downtownSep 15, 2020 1:00 am - There are no cannabis-related businesses in Elgin, but city officials hope to recruit a dispensary to the downtown with a rule change that received unanimous support fro...