Kane County
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Why you will see more roundabouts in Kane CountyMay 20, 2019 5:30 am - In coming years, Kane County drivers will see more roundabouts that officials say improve safety, cost less to maintain than traffic signals, and are better for air qual...
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211 help line available in Kane and McHenry, soon in LakeMay 20, 2019 5:30 am - Imagine calling a free number available 24/7 from anywhere in the state for all kinds of questions: where to pay your electric bill, how to figure out if your child is a...
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Drug-induced homicide charges in death of St. Charles-area manMay 20, 2019 1:00 am - An Elgin man is held on $500,000 bail after he was charged with providing a fatal dose of fentanyl-laced heroin to 25-year-old Trevor Brubaker, who was found in his St. ...
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How facial surgery helped Elgin woman regain function, confidenceMay 19, 2019 11:00 pm - It started with a face twitch. Mary Broderick, of Elgin, didn't think much of it until her face began drooping on one side. After living with a misdiagnosis of Bell's pa...
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Warrant: Sleepy Hollow teen tried to shoot home invaderMay 17, 2019 1:00 am - The 17-year-old male victim in the April 8 home invasion, attempted murder and rape in Sleepy Hollow tried to shoot Fabian J. Torres, but his shotgun jammed and wouldn't...
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Sheriff: Maple Park man tried to run over deputy in DUI chaseMay 17, 2019 1:00 am - A 63-year-old Maple Park man is accused of leading Kane County authorities on a drunken chase into a construction zone and nearly running over a sheriff's deputy. Jack E...
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Cold, wet spring has farmers weeks behind schedule on plantingMay 16, 2019 5:31 am - Farmers in northern Illinois this spring have been akin to tensed runners waiting in the blocks for the starting gun. Usually by this date, they have finished or are nea...
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Kane County using $2.3M grant to become hub for social, mental health servicesMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - One of the gaps in Kane County's public health needs plays out over and over in schools. A 15-year-old gets tied in with a gang. The student's school work suffers. Behav...
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Police: Aurora man on lam after 2017 sex assault arrest caught after DUI chaseMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - A 39-year-old Aurora man, who was on the lam after a 2017 arrest on several sexual assault charges, was arrested Sunday morning after leading Kane County sheriff's deput...
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7-year-old girl hurt in St. Charles-area hit-and-run is out of the hospitalMay 16, 2019 1:00 am - Lexi Hanson, the 7-year-old girl injured by a hit-and-run driver in St. Charles Township on Mother's Day, is out of the hospital, the Kane County sheriff's office said T...