Community Involvement

Mark D. Armstrong Kane County Chief Assessment Officer

Kane County Chief Assessment Officer Elected to Leadership Role with State Association for County Officials

Kane County’s Supervisor of Assessments, Mark Armstrong, has been elec...
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...
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...
Kane County Drug Court Graduation 2024

Life Changing Program: Kane County Drug Rehabilitation Court Graduates

​For the six graduates, this ceremony marks the completion of a two-ye...
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...
Meet Charli

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Charli

“My relationship with cats has saved me from a deadly pervasive ignora...
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...
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...
Meet Gemini!

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Gemini

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