Articles filed under Kane County Board
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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 ...
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3 weeks into new budget, Kane County sheriff coming up shortDec 15, 2017 12:00 am - Kane County hasn't closed the books on 2017 yet, but a new contract to provide medical care for jail inmates is already breaking the bank for the 2018 budget. Sheriff Do...
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Kane County Board attorney selected by Lauzen resignsDec 14, 2017 12:00 am - Kane County has lost a key figure in its battle against a big-money lawsuit. Pat Kinnally, board Chairman Chris Lauzen's hand-picked selection to be the county board's a...
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More spending to get Longmeadow Parkway going approvedDec 12, 2017 12:00 am - Like much of the process so far, when Kane County Board member Jarett Sanchez rose to express his opposition to spending $37 million in Longmeadow Parkway construction T...
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Kane to vote on major Longmeadow contractsNov 21, 2017 12:00 am - Kane County officials will take three significant votes next month to move toward completion of the Longmeadow Parkway, including to fund a study for the toll bridge and...
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Study that could prevent Kane Co. tax increases may be flawedNov 16, 2017 12:00 am - A study intended as the cornerstone for staving off Kane County tax increases drew heavy criticism Thursday as early copies spread among department heads and elected off...
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Electronic monitoring out in Kane's final budget voteNov 14, 2017 12:00 am - Up to 102 criminal defendants deemed worthy of constant tracking by Kane County's judicial system will either go to jail or be entrusted to behave in society as the coun...
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Some Kane departments still not hitting 2018 budget numbersNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - New numbers released by the Kane County Finance Department show how some officials are using funds from special accounts to avoid a 3.64 percent across-the-board budget ...
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Some on Kane County Board trying to save electronic monitoringNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Even as a Kane County Board committee moved forward with a 2018 spending plan Wednesday that would end electronic monitoring of criminal defendants, brainstorming contin...