Articles filed under Kane County Board
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High-risk inmates causing tougher job for Kane correctional officersFeb 15, 2019 4:25 am - Kane County is doing a good job of keeping the people who need to be in jail behind bars while also freeing those who would be harmed and do more harm later by staying i...
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Neighbors tell Kane County where they don't want new morgueFeb 13, 2019 12:00 am - For years, Kane County Coroner Rob Russell has said he doesn't care where a new morgue gets built as long as, unlike his current building, it's up to modern standards. O...
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Proposed site for Kane County morgue ignites tensionFeb 06, 2019 12:00 am - Kane County officials next week will discuss plans for the construction of a potential new coroners facility. Despite all the seeming tension about the proposed location...
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Four private properties on Kane County's demolition listJan 17, 2019 12:00 am - A longtime hazard for Westfield Middle School students in Algonquin may face a bulldozer in coming weeks. The property, on the 19N100 block of Sleepy Hollow Road in Dund...
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Kane County owed $66 million but said to be unlikely to collect most of itJan 14, 2019 12:00 am - The $10 million Kane County taxpayers paid to upgrade the file management system for the local courts has not yet reaped the dividends officials thought they'd get throu...
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Wait, did Kane County Board ever approve their own insurance benefits?Jan 09, 2019 12:00 am - Rather than opting out of taxpayer-subsidized health insurance benefits, Kane County Board members on Wednesday found themselves scrambling to justify why they even have...
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Kane County locks in new union contract with KDOT TeamstersJan 08, 2019 12:00 am - Teamsters employees who work for the Kane County Division of Transportation have a new, four-year contract after a unanimous vote by the county board Tuesday. While the...
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Proposed solar power facility in Plato Township fails first testJan 04, 2019 12:00 am - If a new solar power-generating facility wants to plant roots in Plato Township, it will have to shine through the cloud of an unfavorable vote a Kane County Board commi...
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New Kane County board member wants to end colleagues' insurance benefitsJan 02, 2019 12:00 am - Health and dental benefits for county board members cost Kane County taxpayers nearly $240,000 in 2018. That's an expense new county board member Mo Iqbal labeled "corr...
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New rowh ouses may be coming to Mill Creek near GenevaDec 18, 2018 12:00 am - One of the bigger changes in recent years to the Mill Creek subdivision near Geneva is on track to proceed after a preliminary committee vote by Kane County Board member...