Campton Hills is moving forward with its consideration of whether to annex land currently part of an unincorporated community in Kane County into the village, as a local developer looks to build up to 900 housing units on the property.

The village is holding a public hearing about possibly annexing the land on Sept. 4, and could vote on an agreement to do so at the same meeting.

Since the early 2000s, multiple developers have tried and failed to turn the area — in what is currently rural La Fox, an unincorporated community in Kane County — into a residential development.

But the most recent proposal, by Geneva-based developer Shodeen Group, features a less dense housing plan than previous projects, according to past reporting. And it has the support of the local open space organizat

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