Articles filed under Kane County Board
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Kane County to replenish local police supply of overdose drug NarcanJul 20, 2016 1:00 am - With Kane County on its way to a record number of heroin deaths, local police will soon get a refill on their newest tool to prevent those casualties. Members of the cou...
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Heroin deaths coming at record pace in Kane CountyJul 18, 2016 1:00 am - There will be more heroin deaths in Kane County this year than ever before, according to a grim prediction made last week by Coroner Rob Russell. Russell informed Kane C...
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Kane sheriff: Officers won't return to high schoolsJul 14, 2016 1:00 am - With the Dallas police murders and the 1999 Columbine school shootings in mind, educators from Burlington and Kaneland schools Thursday begged Kane County officials to k...
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Kane County approves M.A. Center housingJul 12, 2016 1:00 am - Neighbors of the M.A. Center religious retreat near Elburn may need a hug after a Kane County Board decision Tuesday to support new housing on the 142-acre campus. With ...
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Winners, losers in this year's Kane County riverboat grantsJul 06, 2016 1:00 am - Kane County will fulfill less than half the wish list of local schools, nonprofits and municipalities seeking financial help through riverboat gambling profits. The coun...
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Kane County might ask voters to merge clerk, recorder officesJun 30, 2016 1:00 am - Kane County might ask voters this November to merge the offices of clerk and recorder. An email obtained Thursday by the Daily Herald shows county board member Cristina ...
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Kane County must make up difference on poor pension investment returnsJun 29, 2016 1:00 am - A presentation Wednesday by state pension fund leaders provided new fuel for Kane County officials who want to shift local government employees into 401(k) plans. County...
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Should Kane jail inmates be charged rent?Jun 28, 2016 1:00 am - Making major changes to Kane County employee pensions and charging rent to the wealthier inmates of the county jail are two ideas county board members pitched Tuesday to...
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Proposed Longmeadow Parkway toll drops in latest Kane County budget planJun 21, 2016 1:00 am - The price for traversing the Longmeadow Parkway toll bridge might plummet to one-third of the original cost forecast for drivers, according to new projections. The Kane ...
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Kane County leaders debate public defender staffingJun 17, 2016 1:00 am - Kane County Board Chairman Chris Lauzen put Public Defender Kelli Childress on notice Thursday that she's treading a fine line between seeking more resources for her off...