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Kane County Sheriff Urges Drivers to Make Safety First Priority

From the Desk of Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain The past week in Kane Co...
Workforce Housing Summit

Kane County Workforce Housing Summit Seeks Solutions

Kane County this month hosted a summit on the critical issue of w...
Elgin Community College is building a $55 million manufacturing training center to help meet the demands of the future workforce.

ECC To Build Multi-Million-Dollar Manufacturing Center

​Elgin Community College is moving forward with plans to build a multi...
Collection of household hazardous waste is suspended at the Naperville location.

Collection of Household Hazardous Waste Suspended at Naperville Drop-off

​In Kane County, we are relatively close to a permanent IEPA-sponsored...
Timothy Jantz, Veterans Integrated Services Network District 12 Police Chief

Kane County Hosts First Veteran PTSD Training for Law Enforcement Agencies

​Twenty officers from 12 different local, state and national law enfor...
The Kane County Farm Bureau planted its first pollinator rain garden in 2020 at its location in St. Charles.

Illinois-Shaped Pollinator Garden in the Works in Kane County

​Did you know that one out of every three bites of food we eat depends...
The City of Aurora is expanding grant funding for small business like Kathryn's Place juice bar, which recently opened. Photo credit:  City of Aurora

Small Businesses in Aurora Can Seek Expanded Grant Funding

​The City of Aurora is expanding its financial support of  small ...
A rescued chimney swift fledgling.

Good Natured: Chimney Swifts

​People head to downtown Geneva, IL, for all sorts of reasons...
Worries of the World Wide Web

Kane County Judges Return to Class with Insightful Lesson about Teens Misuse of Social Media

As the new school year begins, so does an important student-orien...
Courtesy of West Dundee Village Newsletter

A Catalyst for Economic Development in Northern Kane County

Construction starts this month on a history making $90 million-dollar ...
Veterans Benefits

Expanded Care and Benefits for Kane County Veterans

The recently signed federal measure called the Sergeant First Class He...
Officials break ground for the new Resilience Education Center in East Aurora Unit District 131.

Aurora District 131 Breaks Ground on Resilience Education Center

​The oldest public school district in Illinois has broken ground on it...