Kane County Courts Go Remote Due To Extreme Weather

KANE COUNTY, IL — All Kane County court proceedings scheduled Friday will be held remotely due to extreme weather conditions, the Kane County State's Attorney's Office announced.

All Kane County courts and judicial facilities — including the branches in Aurora and Elgin, the Kane County Courthouse in Geneva, the Kane County Judicial Center in St. Charles, and the Kane County Juvenile Justice Center Court in St. Charles — will be closed as a result.

Those with scheduled hearings should go to the Zoom court streaming directory, select the appropriate courtroom and click "join hearing."

The dangerous cold begins Thursday night into Friday morning, and bitter cold will continue through the weekend, Patch reported.

A general order, signed by Chief Judge Robert K. Villa, cites the National Weather Service, which predicted temperatures of between minus 2 to minus 14, with wind chills possible between minus 25 to minus 35 degrees on Friday.

"It has been mutually determined that it is in the best health and safety interest of court staff and court-goers not to travel, if at all possible, on Friday," the order reads.

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