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Geneva's annual Festival of the Wine moves to a new location for 2022.

2022 Festival of the Vine Moves to New Location

Geneva's Festival of the Vine returns next month, in a new location...
This young Cooper's hawk can be identified by its immature plumage- a brown back, white breast with crisp brown streaks- as well as its light-colored eyes.  Adult birds have a bluish-gray back, orangish bars on the breast and red eyes.

Good Natured: Cooper's Hawk

​August is back-to-school month, a time when kids of all ages leave ho...
Back to School 2022

Back to School for Kane County Kids

There are 9 public school districts serving students in Kane Coun...
School Supplies and COVID-19 Vaccines

Vaccine Clinic and School Supply Event in Aurora

​The Aurora African-American Health Coalition in partnership with the ...
Kane County takes its first step toward creating a countywide plan to address climate issues for the future.

Climate Action Plan to Create Blueprint for Change Across Kane County

Kane County has taken the first step toward creating a countywide Clim...
The 2022 Data Viewbook of the City of Elgin shows the business climate is robust yet jobs remain unfilled.

New Data Shows Elginites Should Look for Work Closer to Home

​The Elgin Development Group (EDG), a Division of the Elgin Area Chamb...
Kane County's 2022 Annual Recycling Extravaganza collected 26.6 tons of material- equal to two large school buses!

Twenty-Six Tons Recycled + Shredding This Saturday

​The numbers from Kane County's 2022 Annual Recycling Extravaganza are...
The Fabulous Fox River Trail Guide

Updated: The Fabulous Fox River Water Trail Guide

​Here's the latest Fabulous Fox River Water Trail Guide...
The 2022 Kane County Urethane Pavement Marking Program is scheduled to begin the week of August 15, weather permitting.

Traffic Alert! Major Pavement Marking Project to Start on Kane County Roadways

The annual Kane County Urethane Pavement Marking Program work will beg...
Up, up and away! Spider hatchlings need to disperse quickly, making use of silken strands, wind and electrostatic forces in a phenomenon known as ballooning.

Good Natured Column: It's Ballooning Season

​When I sat down to write this week's column, the last thing I wanted ...
Author and Artist Joel Sheesley shares his artwork of the Fox River in the book, "A Fox River Testimony."

Artist and Author Presents "A Fox River Testimony"

Artist and Author Joel Sheesley is somewhat of an expert when it comes...
Kane County staff volunteers maintain the onsite garden, which has yielded 251 pounds of produce so far this year for the Batavia Interfaith Food Pantry.

Kane County Garden A Bounty of Goodwill

​​So far this year, 251 pounds of vegetables and herbs have been donat...