Around Town

Meet Xena!

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Xena

​“Our perfect companions never have fewer than four feet...
Kane County Employee Annual Milestone Recognition Event

Kane County Employee Milestone Recognition Event

In June, 64 Kane County employees were honored for reaching significan...
Night sky

Kane County Forest Preserve District to Implement New Lighting Policy to Protect Night Sky

​The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is set to launch a new in...
Miles from home, a displaced cicada sits, silently, as his next adventure awaits.

Good Natured: Cicadas Under Pressure

​The other day I was puttering in the garage and listening, as I often...
Kane County Health Department List of Cooling Centers

Cooling Centers in Kane County

​This week is going to be HOT...
Meet Myla!

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Myla

​“You can always trust a dog that likes peanut butter...
Sacred Heart (MSC) High School Preparatory Seminary

A Nostalgic Return: Former Seminary Student Revisits Kane County Government Center

Jay Hopkins visited the Kane County Government Center campus in Geneva...
Kane County Approves First Climate Action Implementation Plan

Kane County Greenlights Inaugural Climate Action Plan

​ Over the course of 19 months, more one thousand community membe...
West Aurora High School alumnus Lauren Carlini will represent the U.S. at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

West Aurora Grad To Compete at Paris 2024 Olympic Games

​West Aurora High School Class of 2013 graduate Lauren Carlini was one...
Solar Switch in Kane County

Solar Switch Powers Up to Launch Fall Program, Offering Solar Energy to Chicagoland Homes and Businesses

​Kane County's Sustainability team has joined forces with nonprofits M...
Long Farm in Big Rock Township

Celebrating 23 Years of the Farmland Protection Ordinance by Protecting Two More Farms

​Twenty-three years after its implementation, Kane County celebra...