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Hopkinton Fire Chief William Miller, who has been with the department for 23 years, is resigning next month to become chief in another community.

Democrats appear to have gained a bigger majority on the Kane County Board.

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.

Fireworks sellers are dealing with some shortages, but still expect a busy July Fourth.

Longtime Kane County Clerk John "Jack" Cunningham will face a challenger in the June Republican primary. Cunningham Monday filed petitions seeking his sixth term in office. Geneva attorney Doug Warlick filed his petitions for county clerk last week.

Election season got into full swing Monday as candidates in Kane County filed their nominating petitions for the June primary.