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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...
Chicago River Chonkosaurus

Thoughts on Local Snapping Turtles

​After seeing pictures of the enormous Chicago River snapping tur...
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...
Longtime Aurora zoo alligators, Irwin and Alice, outgrew their indoor habitat and were relocated to an outdoor alligator sanctuary in Michigan

New Home for Popular Aurora Zoo Alligators

​See you later, alligators...
Dr. Charles Hiscock

Kane County Educator of the Year

​The Kane County Regional Office of Education is proud to announce tha...
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...
KDOT's Truck Mounted Attenuator

Kane County Division of Transportation Truck Struck by Vehicle

​On Monday, May 1, 2023 at approximately 10:00 am two KDOT Highway...
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...