Articles filed under Kane County Board
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Proposal could give Hispanic residents more representation on Kane County BoardMay 21, 2021 5:30 am - Hispanic Kane County residents may have a chance to elect as much as one-third of the county board if new district boundaries win approval. The 24-member county board cu...
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Kane County wants public input on redrawing board districtsMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County residents will have five chances to give input to elected officials on a once-per-decade decision that will affect the way their county taxes are spent and w...
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Kane County fires another human resources directorMay 13, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County's second consecutive executive director of human resources is leaving under a dark cloud and the possibility of a lawsuit. County board members voted unanimo...
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Kane County set for another try to overhaul broken ethics policyMay 12, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County's broken ethics policy will receive yet another attempted overhaul as a third different state's attorney administration is pushing forward with changes that ...
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Former Kane County state's attorney McMahon appointed to Metra boardMay 11, 2021 1:00 am - Former Kane County State's Attorney Joe McMahon is the county's newest appointment to the Metra board of directors. The decision comes despite criticism from several cou...
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Kane County Board members to consider raises for themselves, other elected officialsApr 29, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County officials will wade into a politically thorny debate of whether to give raises to themselves, or possibly their replacements. County board Chair Corinne Pie...
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Confusion about Dundee, Elgin township mental health boards may result in county proposalApr 22, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham's decision to not include new taxes for mental health services in Dundee and Elgin townships is fueling a renewed push to create a coun...
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Kane County's COVID-19 infections, vaccinations both surge in AprilApr 21, 2021 1:00 am - April has been a bad month for COVID-19 infections in Kane County but a good month for increasing the availability to get a vaccine. The latest stats shared by county he...
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Long-range Kane County transportation plan envisions 43% population growthApr 20, 2021 1:00 am - Kane County's population will grow by 43% by 2050 - a total of more than 233,000 new residents - and officials must make transportation and infrastructure improvements t...
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Kane County lifts ban, ushers in marijuana businesses to unincorporated areasApr 13, 2021 1:00 am - Eight Kane County Board members signaled a change in their views about local recreational-use marijuana operations Tuesday in voting to legalize those businesses in unin...