GENEVA – The officers who provide security at Kane County’s courthouses could strike soon if contract talks between the county government and the officers’ union drag on too much longer.

Tuesday, representatives of the county and the Policemen’s Benevolent Labor Committee, the union representing 32 of Kane’s courthouse security officers, met to continue contract talks that have been the source of contention between the security officers and county officials for years.

The officers have worked without a contract since 2008. In the years since, the union has taken the matter to labor officials and court.