Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog said she will ask the board Tuesday to vote on putting a referendum question on the fall ballot concerning a new 1% sales tax in the county. (R.

The soon-to-be-launched Kane County Economic Development Corporation will be a private-public partnership that is tasked with guiding growth and supporting business within the entirety of Kane County.

Kane County Treasurer Chris Lauzen asked Bates a series of questions about the sales tax increase’s expected collection, how much the county receives in general fund revenue and other finance ...

On Thursday, the Kane County Board Finance and Budget Committee voted 3-2 and the Kane County Executive Committee voted 10-4 to recommend raising the property tax levy by 3.4% plus new construction.

The Kane County Board Finance and Budget Committee voted on Monday to recommend a sales tax referendum question be put on the ballot in April. The recommendation comes as the committee looks for ...

CASA Kane County’s partnership with the local courts predates, but works alongside, the county’s child exploitation task force launched in 2022, Mosser told The Beacon-News.

The Kane County Sheriff’s Office on Tuesday unveiled its newest program to help inmates get back on their feet after getting out of jail: a Small Business Development Center.

Nicor worker Mike Matlock uses a backhoe to backfill new gas lines around newly-constructed homes in Aurora in 2022. Kane County is considering partnering with a planning group on a study of ...

Long term, Kane County should consider consolidating its main buildings onto a central campus and create satellite offices in Aurora and Elgin, an engineering firm recently recommended.

For Kane County auditor, according to unofficial results Wednesday, incumbent Democrat Penny Wegman got 53.11% of the vote, to 46.89% for Republican Gretchen Butler.

Kane County’s finance director says the county needs to significantly raise its revenue or cut its expenses by 2027 to avoid dipping into required cash reserves to balance the budget. (R.

Kane County Recycling Program Coordinator Clair Ryan said the nice weather Saturday morning was a plus. “We’re pretty wide-open here without a lot of shelter,” Ryan said Saturday morning.