Kane County Board

The proposed sales tax would increase the cost of a $100 purchase by 50 cents. If voters approve the new tax, the county will collect an estimated $10.8 million in new revenue in 2023.

An ad hoc committee of Kane County Board members is pushing for a countywide sales tax referendum on November ballots. The tax would help fund expected cost increases for the sheriff and court system stemming from state-mandated justice reforms.

Final vote tallies show Barbara Wojnicki, who has represented her district for 24 years, lost the Republican primary by 11 votes to David Young.

Former Kane County Board chairman Chris Lauzen is hosting a private “invitation only” political meeting at Aurelio’s Pizza in Geneva on Thursday for GOP candidates who won their primaries last month, and their wives.

Among the incumbents who appeared to lose their primaries – according to unofficial results Tuesday – is Barbara Wojnicki, who sought the GOP nomination to seek a sixth term on the Kane County Board.

Incumbent Kane County Board member Kenneth Shepro, R-Wayne, who lost his GOP primary Tuesday to Bill Roth in unofficial results, blasted his challenger for winning by “a campaign of character assassination” and declared he would run again.

Kane County’s primary election night did not come off without a hitch, as two software programs suddenly didn’t mesh and barely any results were posted before 10 p.m.

An updated list of primary election results for contested Kane County Board races

Kane County Board District 24 candidate Jarett Sanchez answered Shaw Local's election questionnaire for the upcoming Kane County Board primary election

Lifelong St. Charles resident Anthony Catella is seeking the Republican nomination for Kane County Board District 13 on the June 28 ballot in a contested primary.

Incumbent Kane County Board member Kenneth Shepro of Wayne is seeking the Republican nomination for District 12 in the June 28 primary.

Lifelong Geneva resident Brian Jones is seeking the Republican nomination for Kane County Board District 11 on the June 28 ballot in a contested primary.

Todd Wallace is seeking the Republican nomination for Kane County Board District 13 on the June 28 ballot in a contested primary.

Five of six candidates in the June 18 contested primary Kane County Board races for Districts 11 and 12 spoke about the issues in a joint interview with the Kane County Chronicle and the Daily Herald.

The county board’s 24 members listened to an updated cost projection this week for implementing Illinois’ key justice system reform legislation -- the SAFE-T Act. The good news is the projected costs now stand at $21.4 million over the next three fiscal years.