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JoAnn Cunningham transported to prison in Lincoln
Aug 7, 2020 1:00 PM - The Crystal Lake woman convicted of beating and killing her 5-year-old son AJ Freund, was transferred Thursday to Logan Correctional Center in Lincoln to serve her 35-year prison sentence.
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County Board members tell Lauzen to back off from supervising county employees
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Kane County set to approve $93 million COVID-19 spending planAug 4, 2020 8:12 PM - Kane County officials worked out a framework for spending the bulk of $93 million in federal COVID-19 relief money this week.
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First elected chairman of Kane County Board dies
Jul 24, 2020 6:42 AM - Warren L. Kammerer, the first elected chairman of the Kane County board, has died, at the age of 95. -
Kane County Board shuns effort to slash 25% of its membershipJul 22, 2020 3:24 PM - Nearly 10 years ago, Kane County Board members engaged in a civil war of dueling maps and behind-the-scenes deals in the lead-up to sacrificing two of their own after the 2010 census and mandatory redistricting. On Wednesday, board members indicated they aren't eager to run that gantlet again.
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Kane County shares millions in COVID-19 funds with other local governmentsJul 14, 2020 5:59 PM - About $28 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds is now available to cities, towns and villages in Kane County that have racked up expenses responding to the outbreak. County board members locked in the plan Tuesday after more than two months of being pressed by local communities to release funds needed to help pay for thousands of dollars in unexpected expenses for fire and police departments, as well as possible assistance for businesses shuttered by the pandemic.
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First batch of Kane Co. COVID-19 relief funds may be released next weekJul 6, 2020 6:29 PM - Municipalities and unincorporated areas in Kane County may be able to access at least a portion of the COVID-19 relief funds the county is holding for them as soon as next Tuesday. A new board committee met Monday and ironed out many of the details that stalled a previous task force for two months. The committee went as far as to signal it will bypass a preliminary review by a committee led by county board Chairman Chris Lauzen and take their plans straight to the full board for a vote next Tuesday.
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Kane County COVID-19 money debate comes down to population dataJul 3, 2020 10:10 AM - Kane County is on the verge of handing out $34.7 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to local municipalities but only if the 24-member county board and the communities awaiting the assistance can agree on how many people live in their cities and towns.
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Plan emerges to distribute Kane County COVID-19 relief funds, but politics remains an obstacle
Jul 1, 2020 5:41 PM - After two months of work, a Kane County task force put forward a plan Wednesday to get $93 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to those who need it. But county board members said they will move ahead with abandoning what they see as a failed task force and come up with their own plan. -
New Kane coroner building takes shape at judicial complex
Jun 18, 2020 4:48 PM - The new Kane County Coroner's office construction project is just about a month away from looking like a real building. The site prep work is almost done and the county board got a better-than-anticipated interest rate on the bond sale.
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