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Some Kane County communities have established new Trick or Treating hours this year.

Hours for Trick or Treating in Kane County

​Kane County communities are gearing up for Halloween, and some have c...
No Refusal Weekend October 28, 2023

Kane County State's Attorney, Police Plan Halloween Weekend Anti-DUI Initiative

​Kane County State's Attorney Jamie L...
Jack-o'-lantern mushrooms have many fine qualities, but edibility isn't one of them. While not deadly, the symptoms it induces are described as 'making one wish they were dead.' Photo credit: Louis Vannatta.

Good Natured: Jack-o'-Lantern Mushroom

​With Halloween just around the corner, it seems fitting that we turn ...
A new roundabout connecting Fabyan Parkway, Main Street and Bliss Road in Blackberry Township should be open to traffic by Thanksgiving. Jeff Knox | Staff Photographer

Skyview - Picture of Kane County's Latest Roundabout

​A new roundabout in Kane County will connect Fabyan Parkway, Main Str...
Kane County Board members 'Flip the Switch' on the new Solar Field at the Judicial Center Campus (see more photos below)

Kane County Expects to Save $200,000 Per Year with Solar

Four-thousand solar panels are now providing more than half of the ele...
Tourism and Manufacturing Job Enhancements Coming to Kane County

Kane County Develops New Manufacturing and Tourism Initiatives with Federal Recovery Funds

Kane County is utilizing over $2,000,000 of federal recovery funds to ...
Polyphemus caterpillars- as well as the caterpillars of many other moth and butterfly species- spend the winter among downed leaves- a great reason to "leave the leaves" until warm temperatures return.

Good Natured: Caterpillar Discoveries

​On the surface, it might seem as though a polyphemus caterpillar's da...
The Kane County Sheriff's Office "Fall Into Giving" Community Blood Drive will be held on November 7.

Kane County Sheriff's Office Community Blood Drive November 7

​The Kane County Sheriff's Office is hosting a "Fall Into Giving&...
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has announced multiple Kane County infrastructure projects totaling more than $177 million.

IDOT Announces Multiple Kane County Capital Projects to Improve Infrastructure

​Entering Year Five of Rebuild Illinois, the Illinois Department of Tr...
Kane County Third Street Courthouse in Geneva

Reflections on Kane County Historic Preservation

​The Kane County Historic Preservation Commission is charged with acce...
Hundreds of households took advantage of the final event this year of Kane County's Recycling program.

Recycling by the Numbers and New Options for Unwanted Meds

​​​The final event of Kane County's Recycling program for this year di...
Icarus the red-tailed hawk, rendered flightless and nearly featherless by a landfill flame, today is fully recovered and flying free. Photo credit: Cheryl Smith

Good Natured: Icarus the Red-Tailed Hawk Recovers

​“When life gives you lemons, make lemonade...
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