Kane County
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Assessments rise 18.5% for single-family homes in Maine TownshipJun 09, 2025 10:42 am - The property tax assessment for a median single-family home in Maine Township is up about 18.5% from three years ago, according to the Cook County Assessor’s Office.
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District 300, union OK 3-year teacher contract with 3% raises yearlyJun 09, 2025 8:15 am - The Algonquin-based Community School District 300 board has approved a new three-year contract with the district’s teachers union.
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Annual Radiothon Raises Funds for Aurora Area Interfaith Food PantryJun 08, 2025 11:50 pm - The entire community is welcome when the Aurora Area Interfaith Food Pantry hosts its annual Radiothon to help keep the shelves stocked for families and individuals in need.
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‘While we still have time’: DuPage County ecologists working to save endangered dragonflyJun 08, 2025 9:00 pm - Ecologists with the Forest Preserve District of DuPage County are working to preserve the endangered Hine’s emerald dragonfly.
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Former Algonquin school worker pleads guilty to possession of images of child sex abuseJun 08, 2025 2:53 pm - A former employee of Algonquin-based Community Unit School District 300 was sentenced to seven years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to an amended charge of possessing images of child sex abuse.
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Rails to Victory offers a train trip back to World War II eraJun 08, 2025 2:41 pm - About 300 visitors took a train trip through history this weekend at the Fox Valley Trolley Museum in South Elgin during its Rails to Victory experience.
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Durbin helps mark latest addition to wildlife refuge in McHenry CountyJun 08, 2025 2:40 pm - Creating the Hackmatack National Wildlife Refuge, an 11,200-acre sanctuary spanning from northern Illinois to southern Wisconsin, took a modest financial investment for future generations, U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin said as he stood on the refuge’s latest acquisition last week.
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‘Edgy’ Tim: Reinke, Jenkins make college commitmentsJun 08, 2025 1:35 pm - “Edgy” Tim O’Halloran writes this week about the recent college football commitments made by St. Charles North’s Keaton Reinke and Hersey’s Brandon Jenkins.
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Elburn village president hopes to challenge Foster for seat in CongressJun 08, 2025 11:27 am - Elburn Village President Jeff Walter said he is running for the Republican nomination for the 11th District U.S. House seat held by Democrat Bill Fosterof Naperville.
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Maple Park pilot killed, toddler injured in plane crashJun 08, 2025 10:16 am - A Maple Park resident was killed and a toddler injured Saturday in a small plane crash in rural DeKalb County, authorities said.