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Suspect in 2010 Aurora attack wants DNA disallowed Dec 21, 2012 12:00 AM
The defense attorney for a man accused of attacking a woman in 2010 at garden plots in Aurora wants a judge to ban DNA evidence from the case. Tyrone Young was being questioned for a 2010 attack in a women's washroom at a hardware store when police tried to question him about the garden plot attack. He refused, but police still took a DNA swab from his cheek, thus violating his rights, his attorney argues.
Winter solstice in the suburbs: How, why and where to celebrateDec 18, 2012 12:00 AM
The winter solstice on Dec. 21 is a date of celebration, when people of different religions and walks of life come together to observe the shortest day of sunlight and welcome back the sun. This also marks the first day of winter. A variety of events are being held throughout the suburbs to celebrate the solstice and the return of the sun.
Hoscheit re-elected Kane County Forest Preserve president Dec 11, 2012 12:00 AM
Kane County Forest Preserve commissioners re-elected John Hoscheit as district president Tuesday. Commissioners praised Hoscheit as a leader that keeps the district working as a team. Hoscheit recapped the successes in his preceding term and pledged to make Brunner Forest Preserve the best in the district as well as maintain a good public image.
Bird-watching program at Fermilab accesses normally off-limits areas Dec 8, 2012 12:00 AM
"Woodpeckers in Winter," a nature program held Saturday morning at Fermilab in Batavia, was led by naturalist and bird-watching expert Jack Pomatto. The group, which comprised 19 people, caught sight of a red-bellied woodpecker and a downy woodpecker, and got a quick look at a northern flicker.
Readers asked, Valerie Blaine answers Dec 8, 2012 12:00 AM
People ask the darndest things. When someone sees the forest preserve district patch on my sleeve, it seems I'm fair game for just about any question — and there are some doozies. "Do you have to rake all these leaves?" "How many coyotes are in the preserves?" "What's the name of that bird that's blue, kind of small, you know — the one that sings a lot?"
Kane forest preserve increases levy for operations, lowers levy for debtDec 4, 2012 12:00 AM
In their final action, the outgoing Kane County Forest Preserve District commission approved a new tax levy Monday morning. While the overall levy is lower, the actual levy for operations will increase. It's that fact that had a couple commissioners voting against the levy while calling it a tax increase.
Preserving nature, helping veterans Dec 4, 2012 12:00 AM
Join the Forest Preserve District of Kane County at Dick Young Forest Preserve in Batavia, Saturday, Dec. 8, for a day of conservation, recreation and patriotism. Volunteers and veterans are needed to support the work of the Veterans Conservation Corps of Chicagoland.
Bevy of issues await new Kane County Board Dec 3, 2012 12:00 AM
The new Kane County Board won't just have to suffer through a learning curve and adjust to new leadership. There are also several big issues, some with big price tags, looming for the new board.
A look at the history of Tekakwitha Woods Nov 10, 2012 12:00 AM
In mid-November the naturalist staff of the Forest Preserve District of Kane County will move from Tekakwitha Woods Nature Center to the District's new Creek Bend Nature Center at LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve in St. Charles. Moving is a reflective, if not hectic, time. As I've been filling and stacking boxes, I have frequently paused and look out into the autumn woods. There's a lot of history here.
Bow hunting cruel population control Nov 6, 2012 12:00 AM
An Aurora letter to the editor: It is very distressing that the Kane County Forest Preserve has decided to allow the cruel bow hunting of deer in order to attempt to control their population instead of using more effective, nonlethal methods.
Saints Challenge 5K offers ‘reality check’ this yearNov 1, 2012 12:00 AM
Cross country runners from St. Charles East High School know what "reality check" means. This year, other runners will have a chance to experience it when the 34th annual Saints Cross Country Challenge 5K returns to LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve on Saturday, Nov. 10.
Stop bowhunting in Kane preserves Oct 28, 2012 12:00 AM
A Gilberts letter to the editor: Please contact the Kane County Forest Preserve officials and demand a stop to this plan of turning our peaceful forest preserves into places where arrows fly and our deer are heartlessly killed or maimed.
Deer hunting in Kane not what we want Oct 25, 2012 12:00 AM
A Carpentersville letter to the editor: It has come to my attention that the Kane County Board has approved bow hunting of deer in our forest preserves. I'm very disappointed with this decision. How could they pass something that many believe to be inhumane and may present multiple safety hazards for people in this community?
New bridge, new playground at Geneva’s Island ParkOct 17, 2012 12:00 AM
Fox River Trail users have one less detour going through Geneva, as Island Park has re-opened. It was closed this summer while a bridge was replaced, the playground remodeled and ash trees removed.
With deer, let nature take course Oct 10, 2012 12:00 AM
A Gilberts letter to the editor: Sooner or later a tragic accident will happen in our preserves and it may not be an animal who is shot or injured terribly. The board of the Kane County Forest Preserves should reverse its recent decision to destroy the very animals we “claim” to be preserving and let nature take its course before it’s too late.
Concept plan to redevelop old Kane County dump gets approval Oct 9, 2012 12:00 AM
The Kane County Board and forest preserve commission signed off on the conceptual master plan for the redevelopment of the 700-acre Fabyan Parkway campus Tuesday. The votes drew concerns by some citizens, and some board members, about lack of detail in the plan about Fabyan Woods and lingering environment pitfalls. A big battle looms over selling the old jail site.
Why you should like lichens Oct 6, 2012 12:00 AM
They're friends with benefits. They lead unassuming lives, and their living arrangement goes largely unnoticed. They get along famously, and they're committed to each other for life. This odd couple is called lichen, a partnership of algae and fungi.
Bridge closed at Geneva forest preserve Sep 28, 2012 12:00 AM
Fox River Trail users are facing an unexpected detour in Geneva, as a bridge over the river in the Fabyan Forest Preserve has started to collapse and so was barricaded this week.
Kane forest preserve officials to detail Fabyan plans Sep 27, 2012 12:00 AM
Redevelopment plans for the 700-acre Fabyan Parkway/Settler's Hill campus received the first nod of approval from a Kane County Forest Preserve District committee Thursday, signaling a possible end to the planning and a move toward bringing the vision to life in coming months.
Attitude toward animals Neanderthal Sep 23, 2012 12:00 AM
A Carpentersville letter to the editor: It's been said that you can judge a society by the way it treats its animals. If that's the case, future generations surely will believe that Illinois legislators and Kane County officials were quite the Neanderthals for approving river otter trapping and, respectively, bow hunting in forest preserves.