Kane County Board
Kane County
Few local governments have been as supportive of historic preservation as Kane County, which is located at the western edge of the Chicago metropolitan area. Under the longtime leadership of Chairman Mike McCoy, the Kane County Board has promoted a wide range of preservation initiatives. These include: the first county preservation commission in Illinois, the state’s first rural historic district, a program to conserve “rustic roads,” a rural structures survey, a barn rehabilitation program, an historic preservation plan and bricks-and-mortar grant support for dozens of historic properties—ranging from a windmill and corn cribs to house museums, railroad depots and schools.