Community Involvement

"Nurses Make the Difference"

Kane County Health Department Thanks Public Health Nurses During National Nurses Week

​The Kane County Health Department (KCHD) is proud to kick off Nationa...
The Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court will have a graduation ceremony May 8.

Kane County Drug Court to Host May 8 Graduation

​The Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court will be celebrating the gra...
One of many dogs at the Kane County Animal Control Clinic for a rabies vaccine

Paws-itively Packed! Successful Kane County Animal Control Rabies Vaccine Clinic

​Kane County Animal Control (KCAC) achieved a new milestone this past ...
Kane County Health Department Unveils “Your Story Matters" Opioid Awareness Campaign

Kane County Health Department Unveils “Your Story Matters" Opioid Awareness Campaign

​​Amid the growing number of overdose-related deaths attributed to opi...
Longmeadow Toll Sign Removed from Gantry

Toll Signs Removed: New Kane County Bridge to Open Without User Fee

​​In preparation of the much-anticipated opening of the Longmeado...
Cicadas are clumsy flyers that travel only short distances.  To figure out whether you should expect Brood XIII periodical cicadas in your neighborhood this year, look back to 2007.  If none existed then, they won't be there now either.  Credit: V. Blaine

Good Natured: History of Periodical Cicadas Will Repeat Itself

​Perhaps you've heard the adage, “Never let the truth get in the way o...
Map of Kane County's 2024 Resurfacing Program

Kane County's 2024 Highway Resurfacing Program Begins

April 26, 2024 - The Annual County Resurfacing program is scheduled t...
Meet Peter Parker!

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Peter Parker

“With great power comes great responsibility...
Periodical cicadas are predicted to emerge throughout northern Illinois in just a few weeks.  But will their appearance live up to all the hype?  Credit: Valerie Blaine

Good Natured: Periodical Cicadas

​In just a few weeks, one of the year's biggest natural phenomena will...
The two graduates were given a challenge coin and a pin.

The Start of a New Chapter: Graduation Day Inside Kane County Veterans Treatment Court

​The Kane County Veterans Treatment Court recently conducted its lates...
Training on how to use Naloxone

Lessons in Life-Saving with Naloxone

​Sharon Cabrera, Substance Use Prevention Coordinator with the...
Lady Daffodil is available for adoption at Kane County Animal Control

Pet of the Week: Lady Daffodil

​The story of how a dog or cat becomes a stray usually stays a mystery...