Kane County
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Kane County sees big drop in warrants for missing courtOct 15, 2021 1:00 am - Ken Shepro didn't expect anything out of the ordinary when he showed up in a Kane County courtroom on Sept. 24. But it turned out the simple act of him taking his tradit...
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'All of a sudden here comes a train': Good Samaritan rescues driver stuck on train tracksOct 13, 2021 1:00 am - When Lewis Medina saw an SUV stuck on the train tracks near his far western Kane County home on Saturday night, he knew he had to get the driver out before a train came....
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Kane County 2022 budget would lock in gas tax increase for next JulyOct 12, 2021 1:00 am - Residents would not see a property tax increase from the latest Kane County budget proposal, but they would be helping balance the 2022 budget every time they fill their...
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South Elgin's Back the Blue festival honors policeOct 09, 2021 1:00 am - Panton Mill Park in South Elgin was filled with muscle cars, food trucks, a beer tent and the Smokin Gunz Saturday during the Back the Blue festival. Kane County State'...
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Getting them registered: How League of Women Voters brings new voters to the tableOct 08, 2021 6:00 am - It's not unusual to see the League of Women Voters of Central Kane County set up a table inside area high schools or at various events where many potential voters might ...
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Kane County food pantries, shelters experience overwhelming demand in wake of COVID-19Oct 08, 2021 5:30 am - In the last year of the COVID-19 pandemic, the line of people waiting for food at the Aurora Interfaith Food Pantry grew by 400%. The Northern Illinois Food Bank served ...
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South Elgin event organizers hope to show police 'we have their backs'Oct 07, 2021 1:00 am - Organizers of an event in South Elgin say they appreciate the tough position that law enforcement are put in every day and they want officers to know that the community ...
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Oswego man found guilty of sexually abusing childOct 07, 2021 1:00 am - An Oswego man was found guilty of sexually abusing a child, authorities said. Mark A. Hampton, 48, of the 600 block of Mansfield Way, was charged with the Class X felon...
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Kane County mental health providers detail crisis-level waiting listsOct 06, 2021 5:30 am - More than a dozen mental health service providers in Kane County detailed an unprecedented wave of local people needing counseling, addiction treatment and suicide preve...
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Stray zebras from Goebbert's Pumpkin Patch cause two-hour chase near Pingree GroveOct 05, 2021 1:00 am - People in Pingree Grove late Sunday afternoon weren't hallucinating. There really were two zebras on Route 47. And getting them back to their home in a zoo at the Goebbe...