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

Kane County Board members to consider raises for themselves, other elected officials   Updated 4/29/2021 9:19 PM Kane County officials will wade into a politically thorny debate of whether to give raises to themselves, or possibly their replacements. County board Chair Corinne Pierog has outlined the raise discussion twice in the last month to various groups of board members.   "Please don't think individually about your own vote; think about future boards," Pierog told board members earlier this month. "You're not just voting about yourself. Think what a future board member may w...

Kane County lifts ban, ushers in marijuana businesses to unincorporated areas Corinne Pierog Updated 4/13/2021 8:44 PM Eight Kane County Board members signaled a change in their views about local recreational-use marijuana operations Tuesday in voting to legalize those businesses in unincorporated areas for the first time. In all, 20 county board members voted to lift the 2019 ban on pot-related businesses as officials now hope to recruit them to the unincorporated area.   Tuesday's vote established new zoning rules and guidelines, such as preventing recreational-use establishmen...