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Kane County tax increases back on the table in time for local electionsJan 26, 2022 5:27 PM - Just in time for the 2022 elections, Kane County Board members will start discussions about possible tax increases and budget cuts needed to balance the 2023 budget. Everything from a gas tax increase and a new county sales tax to a 10% budget cut is on the table.
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Kane County preparing for 1,000th COVID-19 death
Jan 19, 2022 7:43 PM - Kane County will hit 1,000 COVID-19 deaths this month. Officials will mark the milestone with the placing of a wreath at the Third Street Courthouse once the death toll is official. County health experts said Wednesday the local COVID-19 positivity rate is the highest it's ever been right now. -
Kane County considers first beekeeping regulations
Jan 19, 2022 5:20 AM - Kane County will respond to a handful of nuisance problems stemming from residents keeping beehives on their property by the first regulations on beekeeping in unincorporated areas. A county board committee got a first look at potential regulations Tuesday. -
Redraw of Kane County election precincts puts local GOP, Dems in fluxJan 14, 2022 5:39 PM - New election precinct boundaries approved Friday will pit the foot soldiers for both Democrats and Republicans in races against their own party members.
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Kane County inks deal to keep Batavia mass vaccination site openJan 11, 2022 6:13 PM - The mass COVID-19 vaccination hub in Batavia will remain open through May following the resolution of staff shortages and several votes by the Kane County Board Tuesday. The board also kept in place the potential to have pop-up clinics at the Spring Hill Mall in Carpentersville.
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Top Kane County GOP official calls election precinct redraw 'a farce'Jan 7, 2022 5:19 PM - Candidates can start collecting petition signatures to run for election on Jan. 13, but in Kane County, neither candidates nor voters will know for sure what districts they live in until possibly as late as early February.
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Kane County hopes keeping impact fee discount will attract developersJan 6, 2022 4:46 PM - Kane County is set to maintain a 50% reduction in developer impact fees. Some base rates will rise (such as those on fast food drive-throughs) and some will fall (such as industrial manufacturing), but the 50% discount will apply across the board.
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Kane County working to keep mass vaccination site open through January
Dec 22, 2021 2:59 PM - Kane County will keep the mass vaccination site in Batavia open through January thanks to an agreement with the state reached late Tuesday. The future of the site beyond that is uncertain because of ongoing problems finding people qualified to administer the shots. Meanwhile, the virus is raging in Kane County. -
Kane County jail reforms shrink number of inmates, end long incarcerations
Dec 16, 2021 4:31 PM - The average daily population of the Kane County jail is down by about one-third compared to three years ago. The change comes with the move toward putting more people on electronic home monitoring and a new push to expedite cases involving people who've been locked up in the jail for more than a year. -
Kane County Board wants mass vaccination site to stay open, Dems trade blame
Dec 14, 2021 4:44 PM - Kane County Board members urged the county health department to reverse a decision to close the mass vaccination site in Batavia as of tomorrow to anything other than second shots for juveniles. Health officials said they'd try, but they are having difficulty finding enough people to administer the shots.
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