Kane County
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As suburban hospitals start receiving vaccines, state's second shipment to be cut in halfDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - Gov. J.B. Pritzker said Wednesday federal officials notified him the state's second shipment of vaccine doses expected next week will be cut in half. A reason for the sh...
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Antigen testing, vaccine start to help fight big hospital numbers in Kane CountyDec 16, 2020 12:00 am - The new use of rapid antigen testing for COVID-19 and deployment of Pfizer's vaccine are bolstering the outlook of Kane County public health professionals. But they warn...
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Winter weather brings out the best in the hardy, humble witch-hazelDec 15, 2020 5:00 am - “I cherish a witch-hazel kind of day, a scrap of color, a light in the window when winter is closing all around.” - Robin Wall Kimmerer Tis the season for Christmas tre...
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Thousands of new trees coming to Brunner Forest PreserveDec 15, 2020 12:00 am - The Brunner Forest Preserve will be home to more than 6,000 new trees as part of a revised agreement between Kane County forest district and transportation officials, bu...
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Man convicted of threatening to kill Kane County judgeDec 14, 2020 12:00 am - A former Aurora man was convicted Friday of threatening a public official. Judge Philip G. Montgomery, a visiting judge from the 23rd Judicial Circuit, found 48-year-ol...
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Fosser named interim director of Kane health departmentDec 13, 2020 12:00 am - Kathy Fosser has been named as the transitional interim executive director for the Kane County Department of Health Department. The Kane County Board has approved Fosser...
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Why aren't some Kane County governments applying for CARES money?Dec 11, 2020 12:00 am - As the final weeks tick by for local taxing bodies, business and nonprofit agencies to get a piece of the $93 million in federal CARES Act money Kane County is giving ou...
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Rickert poised to resign, but still seeks discovery recountDec 10, 2020 12:00 am - Not only is Kane County Treasurer David Rickert expected to resign if he becomes the chief financial officer of Winnebago County - he is also one of three Republicans wh...
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Kane County Treasurer David Rickert expected to resignDec 09, 2020 12:00 am - Kane County Treasurer David Rickert, having lost his bid to become board chairman, will now leave the county entirely after 22 years of service. Rickert is poised to bec...
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Charges dropped in 2011 Carpentersville murder caseDec 08, 2020 12:00 am - Kane County prosecutors have dropped murder charges against a Carpentersville man accused of murdering his neighbor in 2011. Assistant state's attorney Bill Engerman ann...