WEEKLY EDITION - MAY 28, 2022
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KANE COUNTY CONECTS EDITOR RICK NAGEL RETIRED YESTERDAY! (Yay!) So the KCC blog and e-newsletter will go on a two-week hiatus for staff training and a thoughtful redesign. Click the "read more" for the editor's sappy goodbye note and more about what happens next.

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  • EDITOR'S NOTE: THE FOLLOWING ARTICLES REPRESENT THE TOP FIVE MOST-READ THIS WEEK.
Police & Fire / Public Safety
St. Charles fire officials on Monday (May 23, 2022) described the devastation that destroyed "Bourbon Street" and three wings of the former hotel complex at the former Pheasant Run Resort complex in St. Charles. Officials say the investigation is expected to take several weeks to complete.

COVID-19: Kane County / State of Illinois / Nation-World
The CDC reported late Thursday (May 26, 2022) that 15 Illinois counties are now rated at High Community Level for COVID-19, an area that includes Chicago, Cook County and surrounding counties in northeastern Illinois as well as counties around Peoria. Kane County remains at Medium Community Level.


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Taxpayers / Government / State of Illinois
New state legislation aims to streamline property tax relief for seniors, veterans, and persons with disabilities and encourages local taxing districts to lower their levy rate, according to a state of Illinois news release.


Kane County State's Attorney's Office
“I will bring the case before the grand jury for an independent review and in conjunction with Mr. Petit’s attorney. Although I am in no way bound to revisit this case, I have agreed to do so based on a number of requests regarding the evidence and the law. It is my hope that once the grand jury process is complete, regardless of the outcome, that everyone will abide by the grand jury’s decision and conclude that the process has been fair, neutral and transparent.”

Kane County Health Department / Consumers / Public Safety
The FDA, along with CDC and state and local partners, are investigating a multistate outbreak of Salmonella Senftenberg infections linked to certain Jif peanut butter products produced at the J.M. Smucker Company facility in Lexington, KY.

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