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Survey shows worsening mental health, increased illicit drug use in Kane County
Apr 19, 2019 5:36 AM - New data showing big jumps in Kane County residents self-reporting fair-to-poor mental health and illicit drug use may help fuel a new push for county-level oversight of mental health services and funding. The data showed the problems are especially bad on the north end of the county, which does not have the same funding support for mental health services as the central and southern ends. -
Plan to build new Kane County morgue signals end to political feud
Apr 11, 2019 1:00 AM - Kane County is poised to borrow $10 million to build a new coroner's facility, ending a long-running political feud. -
Kane County keeps insurance provider, OKs union contractApr 9, 2019 8:26 PM - Disagreements among high-level Kane County officials about contracts governing raises and benefit changes for the county's 1,300 employees played out Tuesday in a lengthy session closed to the public. There were no handshakes at the end, but there were two agreements that will affect local wallets.
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Kane Co. officials seek cut of pending new checkout bag tax
Apr 4, 2019 7:41 PM - Kane County officials are poised to support pending legislation that would impose a fee/tax on people who use bags provided in checkout lines -- if only because Kane County would get a share of it. -
Kane County chairman, state's attorney renew fight with finger-pointing memos
Apr 3, 2019 6:34 PM - Memos written by Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen and State's Attorney Joe McMahon obtained Wednesday show a behind-the-scenes blame game in an ongoing battle over how to resolve several union contracts. -
Kane officials say 'embarrassing' mistakes made in union contractsMar 21, 2019 5:29 PM - Kane County officials failed Thursday to get a two-thirds majority vote needed to rescind a series of union contracts the board approved in December. The vote comes after several board members said they felt misled about the contract terms.
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Hernandez succeeds mentor Chapa LaVia as new 83rd District state Rep.
Mar 9, 2019 5:51 PM - Barbara Hernandez is the new 83rd District state representative for the Aurora area after being appointed to succeed her mentor, Linda Chapa LaVia. -
Settler's Hill cross-country track opening delayed a yearFeb 28, 2019 7:56 PM - The plan for how to bring enough dirt to the former Settler's Hill landfill to create a cross-country course flopped. There's a new plan. It will cost more money and delay the opening of the track by a year.
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Kane County budget surplus earmarked for employee raisesFeb 27, 2019 6:13 PM - Kane County closed the books on 2018 with a $4.5 million surplus, continuing a string of surplus budgets in recent years. Board members earmarked the funds Wednesday. The bulk will go toward paying for employee raises expected to the product of current union contract negotiations. The rest will go toward capital projects. That possibly includes money for a new coroner's facility.
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High-risk inmates causing tougher job for Kane correctional officersFeb 15, 2019 5:25 AM - A review of Kane County jail inmates indicates the officials are doing a good job of filling the jail with people at high risk of re-offending or failing to show up to court. But the downside is corrections officers have mostly really difficult people they are overseeing, causing an uptick in workman's compensation claims.
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