Long-sought state funding for Kane County s Longmeadow Parkway will help push the 5.6-mile corridor to completion. But it won t eliminate the toll yet.
Long-sought state funding for Kane County s Longmeadow Parkway will help push the 5.6-mile corridor to completion. But it won t eliminate the toll yet.
Kane County is facing its largest budget deficit in recent history for 2022. The $16 million worth of red numbers come from the addition of new employees and the costs to pay them throughout multiple county departments. Current plans call for a mix of tax increases, savings, and COVID-19 money to bail the county out.
Kane County fires another human resources director
The Kane County Government Center in Geneva. Jeff Knox | Staff Photographer
Updated 5/13/2021 9:36 PM
Kane County s second consecutive executive director of human resources is leaving under a dark cloud and the possibility of a lawsuit.
County board members voted unanimously late Thursday to fire Sylvia Wetzel. The resolution approved by the board describes the termination as being in the best interest of the county. The termination was effective immediately.
Wetzel s firing brings to a head an issue that began brewing shortly after former county board Chairman Chris Lauzen left office and was replaced by current Chair Corinne Pierog.