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Tasked with hunting aquatic prey yet lacking water-repellent feathers, cormorants spend a significant amount of time drying off after feeding. Adults are brown-black while immature birds are lighter in color with a pale neck and breast.

Good Natured: The Cormorant Family

“They're creepy and they're kooky,Mysterious and spooky,They're altoge...

Picture Courtesy of Tri-Cities Little League Facebook Page

Kane County Announces $1 Million Plus for Local Projects from Riverboat Fund

The Kane County Board has approved $1,019,800 in community reinvestmen...

Become an Election Judge in Kane County

Kane County Clerk's Office Seeks Additional Election Judges for Nov. 5 Election

Kane County Clerk John A...

River is available for adoption at Kane County Animal Control.

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - River

He's all ears...

New Graduating Class of Volunteers for Kane County's Office of Emergency Managment

Dedicated Volunteers Sworn in to Strengthen Kane County Emergency Response

Emergencies and disasters don’t happen every day, but when they do, i...

Brad Lundsteen, owner of Suburban Wildlife Control, holds a ball python he removed from a car in Geneva. Brian Hill/bhill@dailyherald.com

Daily Herald - Python Hitches Ride Under Car in Geneva

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As dusk sets in, thousands of swifts, Chaetura pelagica, make their way into an uncapped, unlined chimney in Geneva, IL.

Good Natured: Chimney Swift Migration Season

If you’re someone with FOMO—Fear of Missing Out—the following story m...

It's apple picking time in Kane County!

Apple Orchards Abound in Kane County

It's prime apple picking time in Illinois so dust off those apple rec...

Halloween is Thursday October 31

Where to Find a Pumpkin Patch or Farm in Kane County

When it comes to pumpkins, Illinois rules the patch...

The recent Friday the 13th started off unlucky for this great horned owl, but got better when rescuers arrived. The owl's third eyelid is visible on its right eye, but the eye itself was uninjured.

Good Natured: A Great Horned Owl Rescue

The call came in at 8 a...

Support for Local Growers

Kane County Launches $755,000 Food and Farm Resiliency Grant Program to Support Local Growers

Kane County Launches $755,000 Food and Farm Resiliency Grant Program ...

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Gemini

“The cat could very well be man's best friend but would never stoop t...

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