Articles filed under Kane County Board
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Kane County courts start dismantling electronic monitoringOct 13, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County has begun dismantling its electronic monitoring program that keeps tabs on criminal defendants who are not in jail, after the county board this week prelimin...
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Kane forest preserve levy rises, but not tax billsOct 13, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County Forest Preserve District commissioners this week increased the property tax levy by the maximum amount for the second straight year. The move comes in respon...
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Kane County: Opioid drug manufacturers to blame for drug overdose deathsOct 11, 2017 1:00 am - Kane County will attempt to pin the blame for a growing number of opioid drug overdose deaths on the makers of a variety of prescription medications via a pending lawsui...
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Kane County Board passes budget with public safety cutsOct 10, 2017 1:00 am - An effort to avoid what some view as dangerous public safety cuts in Kane County failed in a close vote Tuesday that also saw the county board erase a $5.9 million defic...
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Kane County deficit gone, but not potential problemsOct 04, 2017 1:00 am - A culmination of deep spending cuts erased a $5.9 million 2018 budget deficit for Kane County Wednesday. Despite no vocal objections, questions remain about how much sup...
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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...