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News from February 2017

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Carpentersville Board of Trustees to vote on application for community development fund block grant

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 7, 2017

Carpentersville Board of Trustees will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7.

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Gilberts Board of Trustees to discuss FY18 budget

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 7, 2017

Gilberts Board of Trustees will meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7.

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Bill Prim donates $250 to Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 4, 2017

Bill Prim, (260 Stonegate Road, Cary), donated $250 to Crystal Lake's Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee on Jan. 28, 2016.

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Anne Majewski donates $250 to Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 4, 2017

Anne Majewski, (10481 Hagers Bend Road, Algonquin), donated $250 to Crystal Lake's Algonquin TWP Republican Central Comm on Jan. 17, 2016.

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Bradley Board of Fire and Police Commissioners holds special meeting to discuss proposed offer of employment

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 3, 2017

Bradley Board of Fire and Police Commissioners holds special meeting last week to discuss proposed offer of employment.

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Campton Hills Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals holds discussion on comprehensive plan

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 3, 2017

Campton Hills Plan Commission and Zoning Board of Appeals holds discussion on comprehensive plan at its recent meeting.

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Geneva Natural Resources Committee reviews tree planting, new design for State Street

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 3, 2017

Geneva Natural Resources Committee reviews tree planting, new design for State Street at its meeting this week.

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Aurora Block Grant Working Committee reviews Community Development Block Grant Program 2016 performance

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 3, 2017

Aurora Block Grant Working Committee reviews Community Development Block Grant Program 2016 performance at its meeting this week.

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Rauner taps Munger as deputy governor to leverage her versatile skillset

By Kane County Reporter | Feb 3, 2017

Chosen for her extensive business, government and human services experience, former Illinois Comptroller Leslie Munger was named deputy governor today by Gov. Bruce Rauner in order to support conquering the state’s financial ordeals.

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Dennis F. Kelter donates $64.66 to Commonwealth Edison Co.-Affiliate of Exelon Corp. PAC

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 3, 2017

Dennis F. Kelter, (746 Carriage Drive, Batavia), donated $64.66 to Chicago's Commonwealth Edison Co.-Affiliate of Exelon Corp. PAC on Jan. 7, 2016.

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Richard Uihlein donates $500 to Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee

By Local Labs News Service | Feb 3, 2017

Richard Uihlein, (1396 N. Waukegan Road, Lake Forest), donated $500 to Crystal Lake's Algonquin Township Republican Central Committee on Jan. 14, 2016.

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Attorney General asks court to cut off state employee paychecks

By Kane County Reporter | Feb 3, 2017

State Attorney General Lisa Madigan filed a motion yesterday asking the court to dissolve the preliminary injunction that ordered state worker paychecks to continue while the Illinois budget was at an impasse.

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Taxpayers' Federation weighs in on budget compromise discussion

By Kane County Reporter | Feb 3, 2017

A potential solution in Illinois’ long-running and often contentious budget impasse may finally be in sight.

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Rauner cites ‘moral obligation’ to attain better future

By Kane County Reporter | Feb 3, 2017

Following Gov. Bruce Rauner’s recent State of the State address in Springfield, major news organizations observed the highlights and takeaways as he reiterated remarks on continuing budget gridlock while simultaneously calling for compromise and reform.

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Critics say 'House of Madigan' continues to play by own rules

By Kane County Reporter | Feb 3, 2017

Several Illinois legislators have responded to the House’s latest capitulation to longtime Speaker Mike Madigan (D-Chicago), decrying the body’s utter lack of independence or apparent motivation to value representation of home jurisdictions over the speaker’s sway.

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High property taxes a multilayered problem in Illinois

By Kane County Reporter | Feb 2, 2017

Property owners in Illinois are the hardest hit in the nation when it comes to taxes. And the property tax burden coupled with falling home values is crippling homeowners and leading many Illinois families to deduce that buying a home in Illinois just isn’t worth it.

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Bartlett Board of Trustees adopts 2017-2021 Capital Improvements Program

By Jenie Mallari-Torres | Feb 2, 2017

Bartlett Board of Trustees adopts 2017-2021 Capital Improvements Program at a recent meeting.

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Geneva Plan Commission approves Peck Farm site plan improvements

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 2, 2017

Geneva Plan Commission approves Peck Farm site plan improvements at a recent meeting.

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Kane County Forest Preserve District Executive Committee to consider bid for reforestation work

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 2, 2017

Kane County Forest Preserve District Executive Committe will meet at 8:30 a.m. Friday, Feb. 3.

Geneva Cultural Arts Commission to discuss and approve 2017-18 budget

By Lhalie Castillo | Feb 2, 2017

Geneva Cultural Arts Commission will meet at 7 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 2.