GENEVA – Those who guard the front doors at Kane County’s courthouses soon could walk off the job, on strike, as they and the county government continue to struggle to reach agreement on the terms of a new contract.

Late last week, members of the union representing Kane’s courthouse security officers rejected the latest contract offer from Kane County’s government.

Tim O’Neil, a lawyer representing the 32 Kane courthouse security officers and the union, the Policemen’s Benevolent Labor Committee, said the Thursday vote was “an insult.”