Kane County
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With the launch of The Negaunee Opportunity Fund, Openlands secures $3 million for strategic land acquisitionMay 21, 2024 12:17 pm - Openlands recently announced the creation of The Negaunee Opportunity Fund with a $3 million gift from The Negaunee Foundation. The fund will support Openlands’ land ac...
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Festivals May 24-30: Memorial Day events, art fests, Cream of Wheaton and moreMay 21, 2024 11:39 am - Mark your calendars for the Prairie Arts Show in Schaumburg, the Lake County Food Truck Festival, Memorial Day events, Cream of Wheaton, Bluesmobile Cruise Nights, outdoor concerts and more happening this week.
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Kane County residents raise money to protect neighborhood turtlesMay 21, 2024 11:27 am - Families in the Sunset Views community in Lily Lake have been sharing the road with turtles for over a decade, and helping them cross has become a neighborhood tradition ...
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Takeda awards grant to Northern Illinois Food Bank programMay 21, 2024 11:13 am - Takeda recently announced the selection of eight new U.S. nonprofit organizations, including Northern Illinois Food Bank, as grant recipients. This is part of its $14.6 million commitment to its FY2023 U.S. Corporate Social Responsibility program.
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Elgin’s summer concert series now offered twice a weekMay 21, 2024 12:36 am - Elgin’s Concerts in the Park is back and bigger than before! Elgin Parks & Recreation recently announced that they have doubled the concerts this summer and added a loca...
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Crossing guard returns for Hall Quarry Beach usersMay 20, 2024 3:26 pm - When Harold Hall Quarry Beach in Batavia opens on Saturday, crossing guards will help people cross Route 31 to get there. The guards will be at Union Avenue from 30 minut...
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Rolling Thunder motorcycle parade on May 26 combines POW/MIA remembrance and push to recover and ID the remains of those still missingMay 20, 2024 2:15 pm - It’s one thing to foster remembrance. It’s another to provoke action. Participants in the upcoming Mid-America Rolling Thunder Demonstration Parade will be out to accompl...
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Canoe race shortened due to bridge work in GenevaMay 20, 2024 1:48 pm - The course of the annual Mid-American Canoe Race has been shortened because of construction on a railroad bridge in Geneva. Fox Valley Park District officials didn’t real...
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Bartlett man accused of attacking police officersMay 20, 2024 1:27 pm - A 22-year-old Bartlett man faces felony charges alleging he attacked police officers Thursday night, authorities said Monday. Eduardo Mascorro Jr. is set to appear in Coo...
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Reconstruction of Kautz Road from Geneva to St. Charles to begin this monthMay 20, 2024 1:26 pm - A widening and reconstruction of 1.56 miles of Kautz Road from Swenson Avenue in St. Charles to Longest Drive in Geneva will begin at the end of this month, St. Charles a...