Kane County
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Meet the downy woodpecker - designed for drilling holesDec 16, 2018 10:00 pm - If it weren't for owls, I'd be a woodpecker guy. Like owls, woodpeckers have some amazing adaptations. The downy woodpecker, our country's smallest woodpecker, can be fo...
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District 304 board approves five-year teachers contract with raises averaging 3.92 percentDec 14, 2018 12:00 am - Geneva Unit District 304 teachers will receive raises averaging 3.92 percent in each of the five years of a new contract approved by the school board Friday morning. Yea...
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Kane County sheriff announces major changes to patrol and jail operationsDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - Two weeks after being sworn in as the new Kane County sheriff, Ron Hain announced major changes Thursday in the way deputies will patrol the county and correctional offi...
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Suburban bomb threats likely part of nationwide threat scamDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - Bomb scares targeting several government buildings and businesses in Geneva, Aurora and elsewhere in the suburbs likely were part of a nationwide spate of threats made i...
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Longtime Kane judge valued 'collective wisdom' of juries, variety of rolesDec 13, 2018 12:00 am - Jury duty can be a thankless and disruptive task, especially if a person reports and isn't called to a courtroom to potentially serve. That's where James Hallock, a judg...
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Deafness no impediment to Elgin 'wonder dog' earning agility ribbonsDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - Marilou Haworth's Labrador retriever Selah was so quick to learn obedience commands and compete in agility contests that she earned the nickname “Selah the Wonder Dog.” ...
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Find last minute gifts at Tea Tree shop in BataviaDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - Looking for great last minute gift ideas? Batavia has some great offerings beginning with the Tea Tree at 29 N. River Street. I hadn't shopped here because I am not rea...
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St. Charles Charlemagne Award dinner nears century markDec 12, 2018 10:00 pm - It might be time to clear up some numbers related to St. Charles' annual Charlemagne Award, as we enter the "honors season" just after the holidays. The St. Charles Ch...
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Seniors, students join forces to help Lazarus HouseDec 11, 2018 10:00 pm - There's a reason we often see stories in newspapers or clips on television about young people presenting programs or visiting with the elderly in nursing or memory care ...