Burlington
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How Kane County Board candidates would deal with budget shortfallOct 11, 2020 1:00 am - With a budget shortfall projected at about $14 million, the Kane County Board faces a major financial challenge. The pandemic is to blame for a large portion of the defi...
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Halloween happenings: 13 spooky, scary, safe ways to celebrate the seasonOct 10, 2020 7:00 am - While the coronavirus has curtailed or canceled many Halloween celebrations, some venues and organizations are gearing up to deliver seasonal scares while obeying public...
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Cross country: Huntley girls, Jacobs boys take 2nd at FVC meetOct 10, 2020 1:00 am - The Prairie Ridge Wolves covering on her face helped girls cross country coach Kelly MacDonald mask her excitement. MacDonald rejoined her team after the Fox Valley Conf...
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Preserves, parks in Kane County make it easy to learn about treesOct 09, 2020 6:00 am - You don't have to be a "tree hugger" to appreciate the trees in Kane County forest preserves or park district properties. But it makes it more interesting when you can l...
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Kane County sheriff, jail inmates talk reform and recidivism on new podcastOct 09, 2020 5:30 am - Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain has added another tool to his reform efforts at the Kane County jail: a podcast on which he interviews detainees. "A Sheriff and His Inmates...
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Van Dyke's appeal dismissed at his own requestOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Former Chicago police officer Jason Van Dyke's appeal of his 2018 conviction for killing 17-year-old Laquan McDonald in 2014 was dismissed Friday following Van Dyke's ow...
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Kane County has more federal COVID-19 assistance money than requests for helpOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - When Kane County received nearly $93 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds nearly six months ago, local officials feared it might not be enough. But this week, the c...
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Kane County delays property tax saleOct 09, 2020 1:00 am - Kane County's annual property tax sale event, originally planned for Oct. 26, will be delayed. According to a news release from the county treasurer's office, concerns o...
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Plant an oak tree in a pot to take home Oct. 18 at Creek Bend Nature CenterOct 08, 2020 11:00 pm - Decorate a pot and plant your own oak tree during the "Acorn-to-Oaks Planting Workshop," offered by Forest Preserve District of Kane County. The mightiest oaks start wit...
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Dancing with the Torah during a pandemicOct 08, 2020 11:00 pm - How do you dance with a Torah Scroll in the middle of a pandemic? That is the question Rabbi Margaret Frisch Klein was asked when preparing for the last of the Jewish fa...