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Reader’s Commentary: Bates, Kane County Board District 4, seeks re-election

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By Mavis Bates Dear neighbors: I am running for re-election to the Kane County Board District 4 because I have a passion for serving and protecting the families and the natural riches of Kane County. Thank you for inviting me into your homes to get to know you, your beautiful...

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Reader’s Voice: Filled: Kane County 2040 Plan

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October 10, 2022Dear editor; Looking into our crystal ball: What is in the future for Kane County? Whenever somebody asks me what I’ve been reading lately, I always have an easy answer: The Kane County 2040 Plan! The goals of the 2040 Plan are to identify our shared values and...

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Gremlin mix, IT guy, provide service-dog training

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Blair Peters is the behind-the- scenes IT guy who makes sure the public has access to the daily decision-making activities of the Kane County Board. For the coming months, Peters, the County’s technologies coordinator, will be joined by a furry companion who is undergoing training as part of a volunteer,...

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Reader’s Commentary: Good news in Kane County: 21 accomplishments listed

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By Mavis Bates, Kane County Board member, District 4Aurora, Ill. The year 2021 was difficult for all of us, and yet on the Kane County Board we still have some big accomplishments to celebrate. Here are just some of the gains that we made in 2021, and part of the...

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Help for Kane nonprofit agencies’ funding available

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By Mavis Bates As a member of the Kane County Board and our American Rescue Plan Committee, I am thrilled to announce Kane County’s Community Support Grant Program. In recognition of the devastating impact felt by our local nonprofit organizations during the COVID-19 public health crisis, the Kane County Board...

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Reader’s Voice: Four Ms campaign fundraiser Nov. 22

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November 16, 2021Dear editor; We are “Aurora’s Four Ms”, Myrna Molina, Mavis Bates, Monica Silva, and Michelle Gumz, and we are excited to announce that we all will be running again in 2022 to retain our seats on the Kane County Board. We are grateful for the support that Aurora...

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Slow and steady results: Kane cross country course

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Slow and steady wins the race and the recent opening of Kane County’s newest cross country course, which will attract the Nation’s finest collegiate athletes, is an example of why great things take time. The Northwestern Medicine Cross Country Course, at the Settler’s Hill site in Geneva, was more than...

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Kane County solar field project: Financial savings

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A two megawatt solar (2MW) field to be installed at the Kane County Judicial Center in Geneva will generate enough energy to save taxpayers $5 million over the next 25 years. The solar field project, approved by the Kane County Board at the September 14 meeting, will generate more than...

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Todd Wallace appointed to Kane County Board

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Kane County Board chair person, Corinne Pierog, announced the appointment of St. Charles resident Todd Wallace as the new District 13 Kane County Board member. Wallace, an attorney and St. Charles Township trustee since 2011, fills the vacancy of former Board member Steve Weber who was elected as 5th Ward...

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Vacancy on Kane County Board

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Kane County is seeking applicants for the position of Kane County Board member, District 13 (parts of St. Charles and Geneva) to fulfill the remaining vacancy due to the resignation of former Board member, Steve Weber. A Kane County Board member is an elected office whose duties are outlined in...

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Applications for Kane County Board Member, District 13 (parts of St. Charles and Geneva)

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Kane County is seeking applicants for the position of Kane County Board Member, District 13 (parts of St. Charles and Geneva) to fulfill the remaining vacancy due to the resignation of former Board Member, Steve Weber. A Kane County Board member is an elected office whose duties are outlined in...

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Information limited on vaccination times

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February 1, 2021Dear editor; As a newly-elected Kane County Board member, I want to provide as much information to the public as I can. The question I receive most often is, “When can I get vaccinated? ”Unfortunately, the only answer I can give people is “soon”, and I feel it...

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Mavis Bates sworn in as Kane County Board member for District 4

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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.

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Salute to Labor expert panel Thursday, Aug. 13 on Zoom

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By Mavis Bates I will be host to a Zoom Salute to Labor fundraiser from 5:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, to celebrate the role of the labor movement in the future of Kane County. Our panel of superstars includes: • Bill Foster, congressman, Illinois 11th Congressional District;...

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Kane Board should assist taxpayers

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April 11, 2020Dear editor; In response to the economic downturn that will have an impact on Kane County and its residents’ budgets, the Kane County Board will put a band-aid on what most likely will become a wound. Kane Treasurer David Rickert has proposed a 30-day grace period on the...

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Kane County Board vote lifts 30-day tax penalty

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In response to the unprecedented health crisis currently facing Illinois residents due to the COVID-19 global pandemic, the Kane County Board, at the request of Treasurer Rickert, unanimously passed a resolution granting a 30 day waiver of interest penalty for the first installment of property taxes. This will help ease...

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Aurora League of Women Voters Candidate Forum Feb. 24

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Mavis Bates, left, a candidate for the Kane County Board District 4, gives a response Monday, Feb. 24 at the Aurora League of Women Voters Candidate Forum at the Aurora Police Department auditorium.

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Mavis Bates candidate for Kane Board

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January 24, 2020Dear editor; I am excited to announce that I am a candidate for Kane County Board member, District 4. I am running for Kane County Board because I believe we can do much more to make our lives healthier, safer, and more successful. We must do everything in...

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