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Blood Shortage Continues - Kane County Hosts Another Blood Drive Sept 16

​The American Red Cross is facing a critical blood shortage, and is urgently calling for donations...
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Map of area of closure

LaFox Road Union Pacific Railroad Crossing Closure for Reconstruction

On Friday, September 13th, the Union Pacific Railroad (UPRR)will be closing LaFox Road at the railroad crossing about ¼ mile north of Keslinger Road in Blackberry Township...
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Kane County Sheriff Warns of New Scam Involving Arrest Warrants

Kane County Sheriff Warns of Counterfeit Arrest Warrant Scam Targeting Residents

​The Kane County Sheriff’s Office has been made aware of a new fraudulent scheme targeting residents in Kane County and neighboring towns...
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Ribbon cutting on the Longmeadow Parkway Bridge

Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor Opens

The Longmeadow Parkway Fox River Bridge Corridor, spanning parts of the Villages of Algonquin, Carpentersville, and unincorporated areas of Kane County, has officially opened to the public...
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WIth daylight fading, a young red-tailed hawk watches and waits for a meal that never came.

Good Natured: Young Birds Leave the Nest

​There's no denying it: Summer is winding down...
Taurus is available for adoption at Kane County Animal Control.

KCAC Pet of the Week: Taurus

​​His name is Taurus and he's a little kitten with a large personality...
The Kane Health Atlas is now live

Kane County Launches New Local Health Data-Sharing Website

​The Kane County Health Department has released a new data-sharing web...
Female common true katydids, like the one pictured here, are all green with a curved ovipositor or egg-laying organ, at the hind end; males are mostly green but have a brown patch known as the stridulatory field just behind the head.

Good Natured: Katydids

​Among insect folk tales one story stands out...