Kane County
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Home & garden calendar, Oct. 19-25Oct 14, 2025 5:32 pm - Upcoming meetings for various garden clubs in the Chicago suburbs, with presentations on topics like bonsai, houseplants, and gardening as you age.
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Learn how to become a certified Kane County Certified NaturalistOct 14, 2025 4:59 pm - The Kane County Certified Naturalist program offers nature education for adults, with core classes, field trips, and volunteer work leading to certification.
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Ruff leaves Palatine park board; Rushing tapped as replacementOct 14, 2025 4:19 pm - Palatine Park District board President Terry Ruff has resigned. The board named Michelle Rushing to the board Monday.
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Tickets on sale for Geneva Holiday House TourOct 14, 2025 2:19 pm - Tickets are on sale for the Holiday House Tour, which is scheduled for Dec. 5 and Dec. 6 in Geneva.
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Meet St. Charles police chiefOct 14, 2025 2:14 pm - The city of St. Charles is hosting a “community meet-and-greet” with new St. Charles Police Chief Dan Likens.
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Dining out: BOGO Rainbow Cone for Sweetest Day, fall cocktails, Wicked dinner and moreOct 14, 2025 1:50 pm - Saturday is Sweetest Day and you can grab a BOGO sliced cone from The Original Rainbow Cone locations in the suburbs. We also have a pair of Orin Swift wine dinners, fall cocktails in Oak Brook, a Wicked-cocktail dinner at Bonefish Grill and more.
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Skyline Drive in Batavia remains dead end for nowOct 14, 2025 1:37 pm - Skyline Drive in Batavia comes to an abrupt halt south of Hansford Avenue. Having a dead end on the road is the way local residents want it.
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‘So much uncertainty’: How Woodridge food pantry is dealing with demandOct 14, 2025 11:43 am - The West Suburban Community Pantry serves about 1,000 families every week. A home delivery service is available for seniors. The nonprofit offers online ordering and pickup options to make food as accessible as possible. But it’s anticipating greater demand as a result of federal cuts to safety net programs.
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St. Charles leaders tout accomplishments, share challenges at State of the City addressOct 14, 2025 11:12 am - Leaders from the city of St. Charles, as well as its schools, parks and library, gave a 90-minute presentation during a recent St. Charles Chamber of Commerce State of the City address.
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Working it out: Brothers start gym in basement, now have growing business in HuntleyOct 14, 2025 10:45 am - Two Huntley-area brothers, Anthony and DJ Yatos, began lifting weights in their basement about a decade ago. Years on from those humble beginnings, the brothers recently have expanded their Warhouse Barbell workout center in Huntley, and they’re planning to grow their space yet again.