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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...
Kane County Health Department List of Cooling Centers

Cooling Centers in Kane County

​This week is going to be HOT...
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...
Northern Illinois Food Bank is kicking off its 2024 free summer meals program for kids as food insecurity remains high.  Its program fuels more than 7,000 kids daily.

Northern Illinois Food Bank Kicks Off 2024 Free Summer Meals Program for Kids

​Food insecurity among children surges during the summer months when s...
Officials from the Village of Burlington Receive Ceremonial Check from Congressman Foster

Burlington Secures Grant for Sanitary Sewer System Design, Eyes Infrastructure Improvements to Boost Community Growth

​The Village of Burlington is currently an unsewered community and rec...
Kane County Public Defender's Office

Working for the Public Defender's Office in Kane County

​The mission of the Kane County Public Defender's Office is to provide...
Kane County staff volunteers developed and maintain the 24-by-24-foot garden plot on the Geneva campus.

Third Annual Kane County Government Garden Growing Goodwill

​The third annual Kane County Volunteer Garden is already taking ...
Poly Mothman, a polyphemus moth, used chemistry and mechanical means to make his way out of his sturdy cocoon.

Good Natured: Polyphemus Moth and Cocoon Part Two

​Last week we spent some time getting to know Poly Pupa, the cocoon pr...
Meet Bambi!

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Bambi

​“If having a soul means being able to feel love and loyalty and grati...