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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...
Property Tax Drop Box at Kane County Government Center

Treasurer Releases Due Dates for Kane County Real Estate Tax Bills

The 2022 Kane County property tax bills (payable in 2023) are expected...
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 ...
This temporarily flightless male red-tailed hawk, which last fall encountered a landfill flare, displays what's left of his tail. Instead of red, the feathers show the remnants of his finely barred immature plumage.

Good Naured: Risks for Young Raptors

​Alrighty Good Natured readers, show of hands: As a child or young...