Articles filed under Kane County Board
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Kane County tax increases back on the table in time for local electionsJan 26, 2022 12:00 am - 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. Ev...
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Kane County considers first beekeeping regulationsJan 19, 2022 4:20 am - Kane County officials will consider beekeeping regulations for the first time after a handful of recurring "nuisance" issues with beekeepers. The first draft of possible...
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Kane County preparing for 1,000th COVID-19 deathJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - Kane County is in the midst of its highest COVID-19 infection rate, and with 307 county residents hospitalized in just the past week, officials are now making plans to m...
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Redraw of Kane County election precincts puts local GOP, Dems in fluxJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - In a vote that will cause major changes in the ability of local Democratic and Republican foot soldiers to hold elected partisan offices, the Kane County Board redrew th...
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Kane County inks deal to keep Batavia mass vaccination site openJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - The COVID-19 mass vaccination site in Batavia will remain open through at least May. Kane County officials remedied staffing shortages and an expiring lease agreement at...
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Top Kane County GOP official calls election precinct redraw 'a farce'Jan 07, 2022 12:00 am - A behind-the-scenes process of redrawing election precincts in Kane County sparked concerns Friday about election integrity and what will be one of the shortest primary ...
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Kane County hopes keeping impact fee discount will attract developersJan 06, 2022 12:00 am - Kane County is poised to keep an impact fee discount in place in hopes of continuing to spur commercial, industrial and retail construction. Some changes in the base imp...
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Kane County working to keep mass vaccination site open through JanuaryDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - Kane County officials are close to locking in leasing and utility agreements that will keep the mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Batavia open through January. But the f...
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Kane County jail reforms shrink number of inmates, end long incarcerationsDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - The number of people locked up in Kane County's jail shrank by a third over the past few years, saving millions of local tax dollars per year. But leaders of the county'...
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Kane County Board wants mass vaccination site to stay open, Dems trade blameDec 14, 2021 12:00 am - With the surprise announcement last week that Kane County's COVID-19 mass vaccination site would close this week, county board members scrambled to keep the shots flowin...