Families

Some Kane County communities have established new Trick or Treating hours this year.

Hours for Trick or Treating in Kane County

​Kane County communities are gearing up for Halloween, and some have c...
Kane County Division of Transportation (KDOT) worked hard on its award-winning booth in this year's Halloween Spooktacular.

Kane County Halloween Spooktacular

​Kane County employees and their families enjoyed another year of tric...
Kane County Veterans Service Organizations Receive Federal Recovery Funds

Kane County Veterans Service Organizations Find Unique Financial Support from Kane County

​As many as a dozen Kane County Veterans Service Organizations (VSOs) ...
Jack-o'-lantern mushrooms have many fine qualities, but edibility isn't one of them. While not deadly, the symptoms it induces are described as 'making one wish they were dead.' Photo credit:  Louis Vannatta.

Good Natured: Jack-o'-Lantern Mushroom

​With Halloween just around the corner, it seems fitting that we turn ...
Meet Midnight!

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week - Midnight

​“Animals like crows and black cats are not ominous at all; it is the ...
Kane County Board members 'Flip the Switch' on the new Solar Field at the Judicial Center Campus (see more photos below)

Kane County Expects to Save $200,000 Per Year with Solar

Four-thousand solar panels are now providing more than half of the ele...
Tourism and Manufacturing Job Enhancements Coming to Kane County

Kane County Develops New Manufacturing and Tourism Initiatives with Federal Recovery Funds

Kane County is utilizing over $2,000,000 of federal recovery funds to ...
Polyphemus caterpillars- as well as the caterpillars of many other moth and butterfly species- spend the winter among downed leaves- a great reason to "leave the leaves" until warm temperatures return.

Good Natured: Caterpillar Discoveries

​On the surface, it might seem as though a polyphemus caterpillar's da...
Kimchi

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week: Kimchi

​“I love (cats), they are so nice and selfish...
The Kane County Sheriff's Office "Fall Into Giving" Community Blood Drive will be held on November 7.

Kane County Sheriff's Office Community Blood Drive November 7

​The Kane County Sheriff's Office is hosting a "Fall Into Giving&...
The Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT) has announced multiple Kane County infrastructure projects totaling more than $177 million.

IDOT Announces Multiple Kane County Capital Projects to Improve Infrastructure

​Entering Year Five of Rebuild Illinois, the Illinois Department of Tr...