Families

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...
Dr. Charles Hiscock

Kane County Educator of the Year

​The Kane County Regional Office of Education is proud to announce tha...
Wasco Nursery provided and planted trees at the Kane County Government Center on behalf of The Natural Resources Committee of Geneva.

Tree Donation to Beautify Kane County Government Center and Third Street Courthouse

​​Kane County's canopy of trees has grown by 19, thanks to a dedicated...
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...
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...
Meet Mystic!

Kane County Animal Control Pet of the Week

​His name was originally Apollo but KCAC already had another dog named...
A number of Earth Day celebrations are taking place throughout Kane County in 2023.

Earth Day Celebrations in Kane County

Earth Day Celebrations April 22, 2023 Aurora – 201 N...