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Environment

Tobacco use remains the leading cause of preventable disease, disability, and death in the United States

Deadline Extended to Apply For Anti-Smoking and Vaping Project Funding

The Kane County Health Department is extending the deadline to apply ...
The reddish-brown pods of the Kentucky coffeetree contain seeds that were once used as a coffee substitute, and, even further back, as food for Ice Age megafauna.

Good Natured: Kentucky Coffeetree

​Hey, today let's have a little coffee klatch...
Kane County Health Department Executive Director Michael Isaacson

Kane County Health Director to Attend State of the Union

Kane County Health Department Executive Director Michael Isaacson will...
Trail cam photo courtesy of Forest Preserve District of Kane County

Kane County Celebrates Its Largest Squirrel

On Groundhog Day, Kane County is celebrating its largest squirrel, als...
Rendering of design for Humanity Green Freedom subdivision

Habitat for Humanity Plans 17-Home Subdivision in Aurora

Montgomery-based Fox Valley Habitat for Humanity, a nonprofit housing ...
There are ways to dispose of unwanted construction material that keeps those items out of a landfill.

Greening Your Next Renovation Project

​Ah, home renovations...
Northern leopard frogs are common throughout our region, but their coloration can make them hard to spot. Learn more about little Lithobates pipiens and other local frog species by participating in the Calling Frog Survey.

Good Natured: The Leopard Frog

​I guess you could say I have a history with frogs...
Water Supply Sustainability

Quality or Quantity? Kane County is Working to Maintain Both with the Local Water Supply

Kane County is moving forward on four planning projects aimed at ensu...
Obi is available for adoption.

KCAC Adoptable Pet of the Week

It might take a while for Obi, our neutered male, gray and white Neapo...
List of Warming Centers in Kane County

List of Warming Centers in Kane County

There are a number of warming center across Kane County for those see...
This year's Super Bowl will feature ads highlighting the 96% of Illinois farms that are family-owned.

Super Bowl Ads Put Spotlight On Illinois Farmers

​It's not difficult to find the connections between farming and footba...
An envelope containing a sizeable amount of money was left outside the Government Center in Geneva on a Sunday when the County is not open for business.

An Envelope in the Wrong Place Ends Up in the Right Hands

​An envelope containing a sizeable amount of money was left outside th...
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