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First batch of Kane Co. COVID-19 relief funds may be released next weekJul 6, 2020 6:29 PM - Municipalities and unincorporated areas in Kane County may be able to access at least a portion of the COVID-19 relief funds the county is holding for them as soon as next Tuesday. A new board committee met Monday and ironed out many of the details that stalled a previous task force for two months. The committee went as far as to signal it will bypass a preliminary review by a committee led by county board Chairman Chris Lauzen and take their plans straight to the full board for a vote next Tuesday.
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Kane County COVID-19 money debate comes down to population dataJul 3, 2020 10:10 AM - Kane County is on the verge of handing out $34.7 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to local municipalities but only if the 24-member county board and the communities awaiting the assistance can agree on how many people live in their cities and towns.
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Plan emerges to distribute Kane County COVID-19 relief funds, but politics remains an obstacle
Jul 1, 2020 5:41 PM - After two months of work, a Kane County task force put forward a plan Wednesday to get $93 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to those who need it. But county board members said they will move ahead with abandoning what they see as a failed task force and come up with their own plan. -
New Kane coroner building takes shape at judicial complex
Jun 18, 2020 4:48 PM - The new Kane County Coroner's office construction project is just about a month away from looking like a real building. The site prep work is almost done and the county board got a better-than-anticipated interest rate on the bond sale. -
Kane County Board ready to ditch task force overseeing federal COVID relief fundsJun 18, 2020 5:20 AM - A growing number of Kane County Board members are preparing to abandon the official task force created to determine how to spend the $93 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds the county received.
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Kane County panel backs body cameras as board chairman chastises cop criticsJun 11, 2020 4:53 PM - Kane County sheriff's deputies are on a fast track to start using body cameras for the first time. A committee of county board members gave preliminary approval to equip all officers with cameras as well as upgrade and standardize all squad cars with cameras and recording equipment.
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Calls for police, justice reform begin to take hold in Kane County
Jun 9, 2020 4:36 PM - Individual calls for police reform continued Tuesday in Kane County with the sheriff calling for expanded use of cameras and a board member urging demilitarization and change in conviction standards for officers accused of wrongdoing. Individual calls for police reform continued Tuesday in Kane County with the sheriff calling for expanded use of cameras and a board member urging demilitarization and change in conviction standards for officers accused of wrongdoing. -
Kane County officials debate as they're pressed to pass on federal relief fundsJun 5, 2020 5:33 AM - Kane County Board members expressed a sense of urgency this week in figuring out how to distribute and spend $92.9 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds they've received.
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Kane County Board blocks coroner's ability to share COVID-19 death statsMay 19, 2020 7:55 PM - A week after deciding not to restrict the coroner's use of the official county newsletter to publish COVID-19 death stats, the Kane County Board changed its mind Tuesday.
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Shutdown supporters take on constitutional-rights backers in final Kane County COVID-19 chat
May 13, 2020 5:44 PM - Supporters of Gov. J.B. Pritzker's COVID-19 efforts showed up in large numbers for the first time in the final Kane County public video discussion with residents about how the virus is affecting them. But distrust of government statistics and unsubstantiated beliefs were still rampant among the more than 30 participants in Tuesday night's session.
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