Community Involvement

Martin Luther King Jr. Day is January 15, 2024

Kane County Government Offices Closed for MLK Day

​Kane County Government Offices will be closed on Monday, January 15, ...
Kane County Animal Control offers advice for residents to keep their pets safe during extreme cold temperatures.

Kane County Animal Control Provides Pet Safety Tips for Freezing Winter Temperatures

​As subzero temperatures blanket the area, Kane County Animal Con...
Marcescence not only is a great word, but also an interesting phenomemon to observe in the winter landscape.

Good Natured: Marcescent Trees

​Don't you just love a good word...
Kane County Board Chairman Corinne Pierog and members of KDOT Staff

Kane County Officially Receives State's $17.5 Million for Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Project

​Kane County has received its initial state allocation for the Longmea...
Lagunitas is available for adoption at Kane County Animal Control.

Pet of the Week: Lagunitas

​Abandoned...
Baby Girl – Pearl Noelle Hodge / Photo Credit  Northwestern Medicine Delnor Hospital

Meet Kane County’s Newest Residents – 2024 New Year’s Babies

​A couple from Batavia welcomed their third child, a daughter on Janua...
Never shy about helping themselves to free food, European starlings have made themselves at home in every one of the lower 48 states as well as southern Alaska and Canada.

Good Natured: Andrini Starling

​Depending on how your holiday season played out, you may have, in the...
Dale Berman

Milestone Birthday

​We normally don't talk about the ages of Kane County Board members, b...
2024 Taste Test for Kane Count

Best Tasting Drinking Water in Kane County

​Carpentersville has emerged as the winner of the 2024 Drinking Water&...
Meet Captain

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Meet Captain

​“Because of the dog's joyfulness, our own is increased...
Article from 1978

Kane County Coroner Announces Crowdfunding Effort to Solve a Decades Old Mystery from Batavia

​Kane County Coroner Rob Russell is seeking the public's help in ident...
Gathering to Recognize Volunteers and Staff

Successful Seed Harvest Season for Kane County Forest Preserve

​The Forest Preserve District of Kane County recently recognized its&#...