MAPLE PARK – Parents with children in the Kaneland School District who choose not to pay their school fees could find their state income tax returns, lottery winnings or other payments from Springfield a little lighter.

Kaneland School District 302 soon will sign on to the state of Illinois’ Local Debt Recovery Program.

Operated by the Illinois State Comptroller’s office, the program allows the state government to collect delinquent fees and fines owed to local taxing bodies, such as cities and school districts, by essentially garnishing state payments that otherwise would be made to those who have yet to pay up.