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Longmeadow Parkway Bridge

Kane County's Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor to Receive Prestigious Engineering Award

Kane County’s Longmeadow Parkway Bridge Corridor Project will receive ...
This earthen pot, smaller than a dime, is the work of a Eumenes potter wasp. The open hole indicates this nest is empty; a nest with an egg inside will be sealed at the lip and should be left in place.

Good Natured: Potter Wasp's Nest

​Some folks live in houses decorated with sophisticated 'objets d’art'...
New Roadway in Northern Kane County Built, in part, to Spur Economic Growth

Kane County Board Approves Strategic Economic Development Plan to Navigate Future Growth

The Kane County Board has approved a comprehensive Economic Developmen...
Kane County's Rick Kroman

Kane County Emergency Volunteer Responds to Hurricane Disaster Call

For 14 years, Rich Kroman has been a volunteer with the Kane County Of...
Kane County Expands Collection of Hard-to-Recycle Items

Kane County Expands Collection of Hard-to-Recycle Items

In partnership with Flat Can Recycling of Elburn, Kane County Recycle...
Tasked with hunting aquatic prey yet lacking water-repellent feathers, cormorants spend a significant amount of time drying off after feeding.  Adults are brown-black while immature birds are lighter in color with a pale neck and breast.

Good Natured: The Cormorant Family

“They're creepy and they're kooky,Mysterious and spooky,They're altoge...
It's apple picking time in Kane County!

Apple Orchards Abound in Kane County

​It's prime apple picking time in Illinois so dust off those apple rec...
The recent Friday the 13th started off unlucky for this great horned owl, but got better when rescuers arrived.  The owl's third eyelid is visible on its right eye, but the eye itself was uninjured.

Good Natured: A Great Horned Owl Rescue

​The call came in at 8 a...
The mourning cloak butterfly's common name refers to its dark coloration, but provides few clues to its unique survival strategy.

Good Natured: Mourning Cloak Butterfly

​I bumped into an old friend the other day, in a most unexpected spot...