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Kane County Employee Annual Milestone Recognition Event

Kane County Employee Milestone Recognition Event

In June, 64 Kane County employees were honored for reaching significan...
Night sky

Kane County Forest Preserve District to Implement New Lighting Policy to Protect Night Sky

​The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is set to launch a new in...
Miles from home, a displaced cicada sits, silently, as his next adventure awaits.

Good Natured: Cicadas Under Pressure

​The other day I was puttering in the garage and listening, as I often...
Forrest. Photo taken by Pam Ely, Mental Health Director for the Juvenile Justice Center

Forrest, the Beloved Courthouse Facility Dog, Retires

​Kane County's courthouse community is heartbroken as Forrest, the fac...
Kane County Health Department List of Cooling Centers

Cooling Centers in Kane County

​This week is going to be HOT...
Sacred Heart (MSC) High School Preparatory Seminary

A Nostalgic Return: Former Seminary Student Revisits Kane County Government Center

Jay Hopkins visited the Kane County Government Center campus in Geneva...
Kane County Approves First Climate Action Implementation Plan

Kane County Greenlights Inaugural Climate Action Plan

​ Over the course of 19 months, more one thousand community membe...
West Aurora High School alumnus Lauren Carlini will represent the U.S. at the Paris 2024 Olympic Games.

West Aurora Grad To Compete at Paris 2024 Olympic Games

​West Aurora High School Class of 2013 graduate Lauren Carlini was one...
Long Farm in Big Rock Township

Celebrating 23 Years of the Farmland Protection Ordinance by Protecting Two More Farms

​Twenty-three years after its implementation, Kane County celebra...
Art Show to Aid Recovery through Creative Expression

Kane County Specialty Courts Hosts Art Show to Aid Recovery through Creative Expression

The Kane County Specialty Courts recently held an inspiring art show a...
Neither bumble bees nor naturalists can resist the sweet smell of Tilia blossoms; the aromas are equally alluring- and perhaps even more so- at night.

Good Natured: Basswoods in Bloom

​I could be wrong, but I'm pretty sure St...
Second Fire Station for the Village of Hampshire

Kane County Communities Share Project Funding for Bike Path, Library, Forensic Lab and New Fire Station

​The following projects serving Kane County residents were awarded fed...