Campton Hills newly minted zoning ordinance has come under fire again, this time with a legal opinion from Kenneth Shepro, a local attorney known for his expertise in local government.
Twenty of 24 Kane County Board races are contested as voters elect a new county board. The new board will have to deal with county finances as the county figures out how to deal with the SAFE-T Act, aging buildings and how to retain valued employees.
Kane County Board members have been trying to avoid putting a budget in place before the November election because it will force them to weigh in on a property tax increase, which many feel is needed but will be unpopular with voters.
Kane County Republicans outmaneuvered Democrats on the county board this week to kill a plan that could have created a new county sales tax. The money would have funded state-mandated justice reforms. It s unclear where that money will come from now.