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February 26, 2020 – Kendall Chronicle
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Trustee Debby Sosine Elected Acting Village President
The Algonquin Village Board elected Trustee Debby Sosine as Acting Village President at their meeting on Tuesday, August 4. Acting Village President Sosine will fill the remainder of late-Village President John Schmitt’s term, who passed away unexpectedly on July 25. Please see the link below for the press release. Press Release Acting President Sosine…
Restore Illinois Transportation Infrastructure Grants Funded
Gov. JB Pritzker and the Illinois Department of Transportation announced the second of six $250 million grants to counties, municipalities and townships to address local transportation needs. For Metro West COG members, Kane County is listed on pages 60-61, Kendall County is listed on page 64, and DeKalb County is listed on page 27. Click…
Algonquin President John Schmitt Leaves a Lasting Legacy
Metro West Council of Government extends our sincerest sympathies to his family and residents of the Village of Algonquin on the passing of John Schmitt. President Schmitt was instrumental in not only the vibrant growth that Alqonauin has seen but in the regional area of the Kane/McHenry County area. He leaves behind a lasting legacy and will be missed…
Warning from IL Dept. of Agriculture regarding unsolicited seeds mailing
“We are currently working with USDA’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) to address reports of unsolicited shipments of seeds from foreign countries. Anyone who receives unordered seeds in the mail should contact the Illinois Department of Agriculture by emailing the following information to agr.seeds@Illinois.gov: First and Last Name, Phone Number and the number…
CMAP’s Cohorts tool can help communities apply equity lens to funding decisions
At the start of 2020, the Chicago Metropolitan Agency for Planning (CMAP) unveiled the newest version of its Community Cohorts tool, a robust, data-driven evaluation that helps fulfill our agency’s commitment to making our project selections and funding decisions more equitable. Click here for more information.…
Restore Illinois Update
On Wednesday, July 15, the Governor released new information regarding the state’s actions to combat a resurgence of COVID-19 as a part of the Restore Illinois plan. Please click here to see the new information.…
Special report: Disinfecting local government facilities to combat COVID-19
Click here for the article.…
Metro West Press Release on Kane County CARES Act Funding Request
Click here for press release 6-24-2020…
Phase 4 Restore Illinois Guidelines Released
The Governor has announced the that all four regions of the state will be moving to Phase 4 of the Restore Illinois Plan on June 26. Click here to see the guidelines for reopening release this week.…
Governor Signs New Legislation
The Governor signed two pieces of legislation recently. See links below to the articles for more information: Governor signed SB2135 making changes to local government Open Meetings Act. Governor Pritzker also signed a $43 billion dollar maintenance budget that relies on federal aid.…
