Articles filed under Kane County Board
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Some Kane County Board members question Lauzen's reimbursement requestFeb 14, 2018 12:00 am - Labeling them unnecessary taxpayer costs, one-third of the Kane County Board called for closer examination of Chairman Chris Lauzen's expense reimbursement requests this...
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Kane County may revive 24-hour monitoring program, but Lauzen leeryFeb 13, 2018 12:00 am - For the first time since dismantling a Kane County program that provided 24-hour monitoring of potentially dangerous people, officials announced a bipartisan effort to r...
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Kane County considers how to spend extra $4.5 millionFeb 09, 2018 12:00 am - Lawsuit payments and settlements are on the rise in Kane County, accounting for nearly $4 million in expenses in 2017. The cost has put a strain on the reserves used to ...
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Chairman Lauzen backing some Democrats in Kane board racesFeb 07, 2018 12:00 am - Kane County Republicans are taking a close look at county board Chairman Chris Lauzen's campaigning for three Democrats in Aurora. Lauzen, in an interview Wednesday, ack...
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Kane County ends 2017 with $1.9M budget surplusFeb 01, 2018 12:00 am - Kane County received two pieces of positive financial news in a series of reports Wednesday that have ramifications for the past, present and future. In terms of the pas...
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Kane County to receive extra funding for homelessJan 24, 2018 12:00 am - Kane County will receive a record amount of funding this year to help its homeless population. The money follows a slight uptick in the number of homeless people in the...
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Kane clerk says his office can handle Aurora elections for less moneyJan 18, 2018 12:00 am - Kane County Clerk Jack Cunningham told officials Thursday he can run Aurora elections for less than half the cost per vote than residents pay now. But at least one count...
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Kane County official: Naloxone alone won't stop opioid epidemicJan 17, 2018 12:00 am - The latest numbers show Kane County's first responders tried to save people overdosing on heroin and opioids more than 100 times in the last three years. Despite the suc...
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Medical contract for jail will eat up Kane County's 2018 budget cushionJan 03, 2018 12:00 am - Kane County officials would lose one-third of their 2018 budgetary wiggle room in a pending vote on medical services for the jail. The financial blow comes in the second...
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Kane County considers increasing building, permit feesDec 19, 2017 12:00 am - Construction costs in Kane County will increase as county board members signaled Tuesday they would raise building permit fees to help bring in new revenue that doesn't ...