Kane County
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Holiday Lights Contest: Editor's Choice for the Fox ValleyDec 22, 2021 4:30 am - Dean Stahl has won the 2021 Holiday Lights Editor's Choice award for the Fox Valley. His home is at 738 Tartans Drive, West Dundee. See all of the winners at www.dailyhe...
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Kane County working to keep mass vaccination site open through JanuaryDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - Kane County officials are close to locking in leasing and utility agreements that will keep the mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Batavia open through January. But the f...
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Kane jail sees spike in COVID-19 cases among detaineesDec 22, 2021 12:00 am - The Kane County jail is dealing with a spike in COVID-19 cases among detainees. Sheriff Ron Hain said Wednesday that 30 detainees - about 8% of the population - have tes...
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Judge reimposes 79-year prison sentence, but with parole, for 'depraved' Aurora killerDec 21, 2021 12:00 am - A Kane County judge Tuesday refused to lessen the 79-year sentence of an Aurora man who at 15 raped and murdered a neighbor in 2001. But Judge D.J. Tegeler ruled that Jo...
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Learn about wheelchair basketball at free clinicsDec 20, 2021 10:00 pm - The Fox Valley Special Recreation Association in Aurora is partnering with Kishwaukee Special Recreation Association in DeKalb, Lincolnway Special Recreation Association...
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Cooking up new skills: Kane County detainees take chef's class in jail kitchenDec 20, 2021 12:00 am - Holding a white-handled paring knife, chef Porfirio Roman-Ramirez showed his class of five how to cut bell peppers to the right size for roasting. "Not too big, not too ...
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Authorities denounce school threats after West Aurora hoaxDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - On a day that school districts across the country were on high alert because of a vague threat on TikTok, Aurora-area leaders came together Friday night to reassure the ...
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Blackberry Township to have referendum on garbage pickupDec 17, 2021 12:00 am - Blackberry Township residents will decide in June whether to have one company pick up all residential garbage in unincorporated areas. The township board voted earlier t...
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Kane County property transfers for Sept. 14 to Oct. 18, 2021Dec 17, 2021 12:00 am - Algonquin $415,000; 310 Lake Plumleigh Way, Algonquin; Sold on Oct. 1, 2021, by Kenneth J Mcclintock to Shengtong Dong $360,000; 341 Diamond Back Way, Algonquin; Sold on...
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Man shoots dog to save woman from attack near St. CharlesDec 16, 2021 12:00 am - A woman sustained serious injuries Tuesday morning when she was attacked by two large dogs near St. Charles, the Kane County sheriff's office reported. She was saved whe...