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Kane County COVID numbers up, vaccine equity still laggingJul 21, 2021 6:02 PM - The number of positive COVID-19 tests in Kane County has crept upward for 11 consecutive days, a number that's worth keeping an eye on, according to local health officials. The number that isn't going up as much as the county wants is the number of Black and Hispanic residents getting the vaccine. The county board chairman put out a public call for celebrity help on Wednesday.
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Justice reform legislation may cost Kane County $6.7 millionJul 19, 2021 6:27 PM - Kane County and other local agencies that receive money from cash bail are looking at a total loss of about $6.7 million when the state moves away from bail in 2023. That will combine with about $5 million in new annual costs for the county's justice system to comply with reforms approved by state lawmakers and the governor in February. All this may create a new priority for spending federal American Recovery Act money.
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How will Kane County use $103 million in federal relief funds? Officials have some ideasJul 14, 2021 1:29 PM - Kane County Board members may carve "member initiatives" out of the $103 million of federal American Rescue Plan money coming to the county as officials signaled they are in no immediate rush to spend the money.
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Aurora Democrats pushing own plan to redraw Kane County Board districts
Jul 9, 2021 5:30 AM - Kane County officials have a proposed new map of elected county board districts that experts believe meets all the federal requirements for establishing and protecting racial and ethnic minority voting rights. However, a contingent of Aurora Democrats on the board is pushing a different map version they believe better protects minorities, as well as their chances of being reelected. -
Kane County deciding what to do with $103 million more in federal assistanceJun 28, 2021 6:20 PM - Projects that provide long-term benefits to Kane County residents, such as Wi-Fi access, water quality improvements and child care, will be at least part of the debate as officials decide how to best spend $103.4 million in federal funding coming from the American Rescue Plan that Congress passed in March.
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St. Charles plan commissioner poised to be appointed to county boardJun 21, 2021 5:02 PM - Longtime St. Charles Plan Commission Chair Todd Wallace likely will be appointed to fill the vacant District 13 seat on the Kane County Board.
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Geneva, St. Charles to get new Kane County Board representative July 13Jun 17, 2021 6:05 PM - The committee charged with finding a someone to fill the unexpired term of former Kane County Board Member Steve Weber has reached a unanimous consensus on a replacement. The committee interviewed three finalists Wednesday, picking one to recommend to the full county board. The process took a sidetrack because two of the three finalists do not live within the boundaries of the suggested new District 13 that may follow reapportionment.
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Kane County using no-ID-needed campaign to promote COVID-19 vaccinations among HispanicsJun 16, 2021 5:54 PM - Kane County is seeing its best COVID-19 numbers since the pandemic began, with less than than 2% of COVID-19 tests are coming back positive. Hospitalization numbers are lower than ever. But work continues on getting people vaccinated.
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Kane County Board chair, law enforcement leaders back stronger gun laws in proclamationJun 8, 2021 6:30 PM - Kane County is in the midst of a spike in gun violence, according to a proclamation approved by the county board Tuesday that retroactively recognized the first Friday in June as National Gun Violence Awareness Day. The county had 31 gun deaths in 2020. The proclamation calls on keeping guns away from "people with precarious histories" as going hand-in-hand with the Second Amendment.
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COVID-19 pandemic shrinks Kane County riverboat gambling grants
Jun 2, 2021 5:46 PM - Kane County's ability to help outside agencies with Grand Victoria Riverboat gambling proceeds fell to a new low Wednesday as county board members unveiled $560,000 in riverboat grant funds. That's a big drop from the more than $1 million in grants the county was handing out six years ago.
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