Kane County
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Endorsement: Underwood over Oberweis for Congress from District 14Sep 11, 2020 11:00 pm - For years, the 14th Congressional District was reliably Republican. When the district stretched almost to the Iowa border, Dennis Hastert won the seat 11 times. Randy Hu...
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Viatorian gardeners grow food to help families in needSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - With at least two more months of harvesting to go, Viatorian gardeners already have grown - and donated - nearly as many vegetables as all of last summer, or around 800 ...
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Restoration ecologists work to preserve orchids in Lake County Forest PreservesSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - Editor's note: The is part two of a two-part series looking at native orchids found in Lake County. Orchids, known to be elegant, evolved and delicate, are among the rar...
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A look at St. Charles' history of disastrous train wrecksSep 11, 2020 6:00 am - If someone were to say, “St. Charles is a train wreck,” it would be accurate - if it references the city's past bad luck with the rail system's tracks downtown and west ...
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Geneva's Sip and Sample replaces Festival of the Vine all month longSep 11, 2020 5:30 am - It might not be Festival of the Vine, but so far Geneva's Sip and Sample event has served as a tasty replacement. Recognizing that they could not accommodate tens of tho...
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Algonquin-based District 300 school board approves 5-year contract for superintendentSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - Algonquin-based Community Unit District 300's board has unanimously approved a new five-year contract for Superintendent Fred Heid. Board President Anne Miller said Tues...
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Tri-Cities Salvation Army seeks board volunteersSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - The Tri-Cities Salvation Army, serving St. Charles, Geneva, Batavia and central Kane County, is seeking volunteers to fill vacancies on its board of directors. For more ...
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Asian carp invading Elgin -- on a plateSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - The invasive Asian carp is coming to Elgin on Saturday, but thankfully it will be on a plate. The Illinois Department of Natural Resources will feed Elgin-area families...
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West suburban mayors invite residents to walking challengeSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - Hanover Park Mayor Rodney Craig and his counterparts in Bartlett, Glen Ellyn, Glendale Heights and West Chicago are asking their residents to join the "Move with the May...
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9th House District candidates spar on health care, climate, gunsSep 11, 2020 1:00 am - Health care, foreign policy, climate change and guns were among the topics discussed this week in a Daily Herald endorsement interview with candidates running to represe...