Kane County sets date for public discussion of video gambling :: Beacon News :: Local News

Will Boone County or the City of Belvidere have any such hearings or must we just let the politicians decide? 

The Kane County Video Gaming Task Force will conduct public hearings at the Kane County Government Center on Sept. 22 and 23.

allow comments from Kane County liquor licensees, Kane County social service organizations, the general public and all other interested parties on the recent state legislation that permits video gambling devices in establishments having liquor licenses.

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Caliber, Patriot shortages hurt Chrysler in Aug. - - BusinessRockford.com

 

the Caliber and Patriot were among the 10 most-bought vehicles through the program, which ended Aug. 24

in Belvidere, workers turned out just 2,153 vehicles total in May, June and July.

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Mexico nabs 6 in theft of border-fence steel

fewer people are trying to cross because of a weak U.S. economy and a crackdown on immigration.

The first two men caught cutting into the fence on Monday. An alleged accomplice was detained Tuesday with 11 pieces of fencing. The U.S. Border Patrol alerted police to three more suspects.

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DNA law misses 50,000 felons released in Illinois -- chicagotribune.com

 

An estimated 50,000 felons have been released from Illinois prisons or county probation without submitting DNA samples as required by law, leaving a gaping hole in the 7-year-old program designed to link known criminals to unsolved crimes.

county probation departments did not secure samples from 40,000 additional felons, mostly in Cook County, due to delays in implementing the law.

Despite the glitches, Illinois has been able to collect and store DNA samples from more than 300,000 offenders, and the DNA database has yielded around 9,000 hits of some kind, state police said.

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Pay up -- or else, Kane told :: Beacon News :: Local News

Update on eviction of Kane County by a different newspaper. 

On Monday, Circuit Judge Michael Colwell refused to grant attorneys for Kane County time to appeal his earlier ruling tied to the disputed sale of the circuit clerk's office's home on Randall Road in St. Charles.In doing so, Colwell also declined to block building owner Rockward Associates from attempting eviction as the county moves to condemn the property.

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State commission seeks input on how to grow volunteerism in Illinois | Daily Chronicle

 

Just over one-quarter of Illinoisans volunteer, and the state ranks 31st among rates of volunteerism; it ranked 28th three years ago

To provide feedback on the 2010-2013 state service plan, e-mail Scott McFarland at Scott.McFarland@illinois.gov or send a fax to 217-557-0515. Mailed comments can be sent to Serve Illinois, 535 W. Jefferson, 3rd Floor, Springfield, IL 62702.
To find volunteer opportunities, visit www.serve.illinois.gov

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Daily Herald | Attorney: Kane County's eviction from former Ward's site will go to court

This is really something—a county not paying rent for a building it is using because it is seeking to buy the building via eminent domain. 

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Kane County ignored the Monday deadline to decide if it wants to sign a new lease on the old Montgomery Ward property in St. Charles, and officials aren't expecting to leave any time soon

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