Community Involvement

Meet Serena!

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week

​Most dogs have big hearts and beautiful souls that shine through them...
Kane County employees celebrate National Bike to Work Day on May 19.

Kane County Employees Celebrate Bike to Work Day May 19, 2023

​Rain didn't stop Kane County employees from biking to work on Nationa...
A-ha! Native plants attract native pollinators and a host of other wildlife.  Here a silver-spotted skipper sips nectar from blazing star, a prairie plant that thrives in full sun.

Good Natured: Benefits of Native Plants

​When was the last time you had an A-ha...
Presentation by the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs

Kane County Offers Training to Assist Military Veterans in Crisis

​Over three dozen police officers and social workers attended a unique...
Safety Month

Kane County Proclaims May Bicycle and Motorcycle Awareness Month

​Proclamation by the Kane County Board Chair​WHEREAS, safety is the hi...
Looking very much like a creature from a Dr. Seuss story, the horned spanworm features odd structures known in entomological terms as 'eversible tentacles.'

Good Natured: Horned Spanworm

​I'm a fan of Dr...
Trash pick-up near East Aurora High School

East Aurora HS Tomcat Trash Toss Out

When the level of trash in and along property south of East Aurora Hig...
Wasco Nursery provided and planted trees at the Kane County Government Center on behalf of The Natural Resources Committee of Geneva.

Tree Donation to Beautify Kane County Government Center and Third Street Courthouse

​​Kane County's canopy of trees has grown by 19, thanks to a dedicated...
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Kane County Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Update

​The Kane County Division of Transportation (KDOT) and its consultant ...
Sporting bare shafts where feathers once grew, Icarus the red-tailed hawk is in the process of recovering from a near-fatal encounter with a landfill flare.

Good Natured: Caring for Icarus

​Imagine this: You're driving along, minding your own business, wh...
Kane County's second annual government garden is taking root and planting day is right around the corner.

Second Annual Kane County Government Garden Taking Root

​​Planting day is right around the corner for the second annual Kane C...
Tis' the season for outdoor Kane County farmers markets and farm stands.

Kane County Farmers Markets a Seasonal Favorite

​It may have snowed in April in Kane County but that hasn't ...