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Cellophane bee tunnels resemble ant hills, but the hole is larger.

Good Natured: Warmer Weather Brings Out the Bees

​The other day I was at Delnor Woods Park in St...
Uncut grass is an example of a concern a typical property maintenance inspection may include.

Kane County's New Property Code Enforcement Division

​​Kane County has opened a new Property Code Enforcement Division...
As social birds that are aerial insectivores, purple martins require treeless open space around their housing.  Photo Credit:  William Sherman

Good Natured: Purple Martins

​According to the Cornell Lab of Ornithology, North America is home to...
As the days get longer and the sunshine gets stronger, aquatic turtles will be rousing from brumation- a cold-blooded creature's equivalent of hibernation- and rising to the water's surface to bask on rocks and logs.

Good Natured: It's Turtle Time

​Wakey wakey, eggs and bakey...
Volunteers are needed for upcoming Kane County recycling events!

Kane County 2023 Recycling Events- Call for Volunteers

​​​The Kane County Recycling Program is currently looking for voluntee...
Kane County State's Attorney Jamie Mosser stands next to Purple Heart recipient Anthony Oritz, who was recently honored by the Kane County Board.

Kane County Recognizes Employee Who Received the Purple Heart

Anthony Ortiz works in the Kane County State's Attorney's Office as Di...
 KaneComm personnel are tasked with all of the incoming emergency and non-emergency calls for assistance from citizens residing in these jurisdictions.

Baby Delivery All in a Day's Work for KaneComm Telecommunicator

​A 911 telecommunicator for Kane County's Emergency Communications (Ka...
The Kane County Sheriff's Office is opening a new southern substation to be located in Aurora.

Kane County Sheriff Prepares to Open Substations in Aurora/Elgin

​​The Kane County Sheriff's Office is opening a new southern subs...
Kane County's recyling website has all the information you need to prepare for sprucing up your yard for spring.

Include Composting During Spring Yard Waste Cleanup

​April showers bring May flowers… but with those flowers come lots of ...
Kane County Juvenile Justice Building

Kane County Takes Proactive Steps to Address Mental Health Issues for Juvenile Justice Center Staff

During the past two years, the employee turnover rate at the Kane Coun...
Girl Scouts from Troop 450 from Wild Rose School in St. Charles visited with Kane County Board Chair Corinne Pierog and women department leaders to learn more about their roles in government and beyond.

Girl Scouts Take Over Kane County Board Room

Girl Scout Troop 450 from Wild Rose School in St...
Kane County Climate Action Plan Listening Sessions

Community Listening Sessions on Kane County’s Plan for Climate Change

Kane County inviting the public to attend upcoming Community Listening...