Judge Rene Cruz, left, 16th Judicial Circuit Court, holds the swearing-in ceremony of Mavis Bates of Aurora as Kane County Board member for District 4 in a COVID-safe ceremony in the back parking lot of the Kane County Courthouse. She was elected in the November 3 election and won with 59% of the vote. Bates was named chairman of the Environmental and Energy Committee. She previously served as the at-large commissioner for the Fox Valley Park District.Submitted photo
