The Kane County Board may soon vote to increase the county’s property tax levy by a little under $1.8 million for the coming fiscal year.

The matter was discussed and recommended for approval at last week’s Kane County Board Finance Committee meeting, and will next be considered at the board’s Executive Committee meeting on Wednesday.

If recommended for approval by that committee, it would be considered by the full Kane County Board on Nov. 10.

Last year, the county levied about $60.8 million across county funds for fiscal year 2025, as compared to the roughly $62.6 million being proposed this year for fiscal year 2026.

That would amount to a 2.9% increase, a percentage that was proposed to match the Consumer Price Index, or CPI, which is a measure of inflation set by the U.S. Bu

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