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Kane County FY2025 Proposed Budget Available for Public Review

Kane County FY2025 Proposed Budget Available for Public Review

​The Kane County Board has placed a draft of the 2025 Fiscal Year (FY) budget on public display...
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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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K9 Hudson End of Watch 5/24/2023

Kane County Sheriff's K9 Hudson Memorial Dedication

​The Kane County Sheriff's Office is holding a dedication of a memorial for fallen K9 Hudson on Friday, September 13, 2024, at 10 a...
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One of the winners from the Kane County Sheriff's Business Plan and Pitch Competition

Kane County Sheriff's Jail Mentoring Program Inspires Plans for Small Business

​For the past six years, the Kane County Sheriff’s Office has offered a small business competition for detainees at the Kane County Jail as part of its various diversion programs aimed at reducing recidivism rates...
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Carpentersville Dam - Picture Courtesy of the Village of Carpentersville

Work Begins to Remove the Fox River Dam in Carpentersville

​The Fox River will soon flow freely from Algonquin to Elgin as work b...
Kane County Office of Emergency Management Director Scott Buziecki

Kane County Office of Emergency Management Director Achieves Highest Professional Certification in the State

​The Kane County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) recently pa...
The mourning cloak butterfly's common name refers to its dark coloration, but provides few clues to its unique survival strategy.

Good Natured: Mourning Cloak Butterfly

​I bumped into an old friend the other day, in a most unexpected spot...
Several events will be held in Kane County to commemorate the 23rd anniversary of 9/11.

Events in Kane County Commemorate 9/11

September 11, 2024, marks the 23rd anniversary of 9/11...