Articles filed under Kane County Board
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Kane County may shift money away from police and into social servicesMar 11, 2021 12:00 am - In perhaps an example of a police department self-defunding, Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain has volunteered to give up $50,000 in payroll from his office to help pay for a...
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Questions and answers about Batavia mass vaccination siteMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - Once the necessary contracts are finalized by Kane County officials, a COVID-19 mass vaccination site is expected to open within a month at a former retail building in B...
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Carpentersville loses COVID-19 mass vaccination siteMar 10, 2021 12:00 am - In a late reversal, Carpentersville will not host a COVID-19 mass vaccination site after all, a Kane County official confirmed Wednesday. The decision was made late Tues...
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COVID-19 mass vaccination sites coming to Batavia, CarpentersvilleMar 09, 2021 12:00 am - Editor's notes: Since this story was published, Kane County officials have decided not to open the proposed Carpentersville mass vaccination site. For more on the ma...
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Kane County looks to increase value of rental assistance program with state helpMar 03, 2021 12:00 am - By May 1, Kane County residents will have access to more than $500 million in federal money to pay for past-due rent. The money comes as federal, state and county offic...
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Kane County's Black, Latino residents 'underserved' by vaccination effortFeb 18, 2021 12:00 am - Far fewer Black and Latino residents in Kane County have received COVID-19 vaccinations than their white neighbors. Latino residents constitute more than 30% of Kane Cou...
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Kane County may rescind cannabis ban next monthFeb 16, 2021 12:00 am - Kane County took a step Tuesday toward what several board members said they view as the unstoppable train of cannabis legalization in Illinois. The county board's develo...
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Former Kane County Board member gets Metra board appointmentFeb 09, 2021 12:00 am - The person representing Kane County's interests on the Metra board will be an actual locomotive engineer. County board members unanimously appointed former county board ...
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COVID-19 vaccine still in short supply, but unfounded reluctance abounds in Kane CountyFeb 03, 2021 12:00 am - A lack of local vaccine supply means it may take up to 12 weeks to vaccinate the 125,000 Kane County residents local health department officials estimate are in the Phas...
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Kane County Board chair mourns death of husbandJan 28, 2021 12:00 am - Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog is taking some time off after the death of her husband. Robert J. Krawczyk, 71, died at the couple's home in Batavia on Wednesday ...