Articles filed under Kane County Board
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Kane County Forest Preserve District raises tax levyNov 10, 2021 4:30 am - Kane County taxpayers ate one property tax increase Tuesday, but they'll have to wait another few weeks to see if they get a second and third serving. Kane County Forest...
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'In the right place at the right time': Aurora man honored for rescue of driver stuck on tracksNov 09, 2021 12:00 am - For an hour, Lewis Medina stood against the back wall during Tuesday's Kane County Board meeting, anxiously holding his wife Julie's hand the entire time as he waited to...
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Property tax increase gains some late support in Kane County's proposed 2022 budgetNov 03, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County residents may yet see a property tax increase as part of the 2022 budget plan for the county. A late effort to hike taxes arose Wednesday morning as several ...
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Kane County officials eye unfunded transportation wish list with gas tax increaseOct 19, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County officials began selling the idea of a 2-cent-per-gallon gas tax increase Tuesday by indicating the money will both balance the county's budget and provide a ...
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Kane County sees big drop in warrants for missing courtOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - Ken Shepro didn't expect anything out of the ordinary when he showed up in a Kane County courtroom on Sept. 24. But it turned out the simple act of him taking his tradit...
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Kane County 2022 budget would lock in gas tax increase for next JulyOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - Residents would not see a property tax increase from the latest Kane County budget proposal, but they would be helping balance the 2022 budget every time they fill their...
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Kane County food pantries, shelters experience overwhelming demand in wake of COVID-19Oct 08, 2021 5:30 am - In the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the line of people waiting for food at the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry grew by 400%. The Northern Illinois Food Bank served ...
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Kane County mental health providers detail crisis-level waiting listsOct 06, 2021 5:30 am - More than a dozen mental health service providers in Kane County detailed an unprecedented wave of local people needing counseling, addiction treatment and suicide preve...
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Kane County Solar Project to save millions on energy costsSep 26, 2021 11:00 pm - A 2 megawatt solar (2MW) field to be installed at the Kane County Judicial Center in Geneva will generate enough energy to save taxpayers $5 million over the next 25 yea...
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Kane County approves solar panel farm that may save $5 million in energy costsSep 14, 2021 1:00 am - A plan that leverages the state's new clean energy reform bill into $5 million in savings by constructing a new solar energy farm received approval Tuesday from the Kane...