Articles filed under Kane County Board
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Kane County eyes cuts to GPS monitoring program over officials' objectionsSep 27, 2017 5:30 am - For months, solving Kane County's 2018 projected deficit was all about numbers. County board members altered projections about revenue. They asked every department to su...
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Recipients see drop in proceeds from riverboat gambling in Kane CountySep 27, 2017 1:00 am - A dwindling share of riverboat gambling profits coming to Kane County fueled the lowest amount ever given back to local community agencies this year. But the county's ow...
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Who got more votes, has more expertise?Sep 23, 2017 12:01 am - If you wonder why people are angry enough to elect Donald Trump as our President of the United States and why newspapers are held in such contempt by many, just look at ...
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Clean dirt signals (eventual) cross-country track at Settler's HillSep 20, 2017 1:00 am - It's been a decade since residents near the former Settler's Hill landfill in Geneva saw trucks dumping anything on the 700-acre site. Within the next couple weeks, the ...
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Bonds for Longmeadow toll bridge said to be no risk to Kane taxpayersSep 19, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County transportation officials nullified a long-standing fear Tuesday about the tollway portion of the Longmeadow Parkway, saying no scenario puts taxpayers on the...
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New Kane County electricity deal won't save residents quite as much moneySep 14, 2017 1:00 am - Residents in unincorporated Kane County saved an average of $3.37 per month on their electricity bills the past couple years. That savings will shrink starting this mont...
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Kane County board smacks down Lauzen fiscal planSep 12, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County Board members executed a mutiny against Chairman Chris Lauzen on Tuesday, delivering a major rebuke to financial policies pushed by Lauzen and his closest po...
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Kane County Board likely to consider job cuts to balance budgetSep 09, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County officials sent a message to government employees late last week that said they would rather cut their jobs than raise property taxes. The 2018 budget plan, t...
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Kane County creates automatic punishment for officials who blow budgetsSep 06, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County Board members drew a budgetary line in the sand Wednesday by adopting a new financial policy: Spend more money than you're given, and the board will strip th...
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Are Kane County employees taking improper medical leave?Aug 30, 2017 5:30 am - New HR head wants to hire outside firm to oversee program