Kane County
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Kane County considers first beekeeping regulationsJan 19, 2022 4:20 am - Kane County officials will consider beekeeping regulations for the first time after a handful of recurring "nuisance" issues with beekeepers. The first draft of possible...
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Kane County preparing for 1,000th COVID-19 deathJan 19, 2022 12:00 am - Kane County is in the midst of its highest COVID-19 infection rate, and with 307 county residents hospitalized in just the past week, officials are now making plans to m...
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Redraw of Kane County election precincts puts local GOP, Dems in fluxJan 14, 2022 12:00 am - In a vote that will cause major changes in the ability of local Democratic and Republican foot soldiers to hold elected partisan offices, the Kane County Board redrew th...
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Year in birding: 2021 brought several rare sightings and new conservation lawsJan 13, 2022 5:00 am - Year in birding: 2021 brought several rare sightings and new conservation laws
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Kane County inks deal to keep Batavia mass vaccination site openJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - The COVID-19 mass vaccination site in Batavia will remain open through at least May. Kane County officials remedied staffing shortages and an expiring lease agreement at...
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Authorities investigating death of Kane County jail inmateJan 11, 2022 12:00 am - The Kane County Major Crimes Task Force is investigating the death of an inmate at the Kane County jail. Sheriff Ron Hain reported that corrections officers noticed that...
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Thoughts on some of the Tri-Cities' businesses that opened, closed or seemed in limbo for 2021Jan 07, 2022 5:00 am - My first column of a new year traditionally looks back at some of the interesting people and places highlighted in “Talk of the Town” for the past 12 months. Today, we'l...
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Woman who killed young daughter in Bloomingdale asks U.S. Supreme Court for releaseJan 07, 2022 4:20 am - A woman found not guilty by reason of insanity of murdering her 4-year-old daughter has taken her fight for freedom from a state psychiatric hospital to the U.S. Supreme...
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Kane County property transfers for Oct. 6-27, 2021Jan 07, 2022 12:00 am - Algonquin $470,000; 1511 Southridge Trail, Algonquin; Sold on Oct. 20, 2021, by Anthony Murphy to Melanie Dawn Forsyth $446,500; 1830 Dorchester Ave., Algonquin; Sold on...
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Top Kane County GOP official calls election precinct redraw 'a farce'Jan 07, 2022 12:00 am - A behind-the-scenes process of redrawing election precincts in Kane County sparked concerns Friday about election integrity and what will be one of the shortest primary ...