Kane County
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Fun facts, fiction and lore about ChristmasDec 23, 2017 6:30 am - A self-professed lover of Christmas, Martin Luther has his fingerprints all over the holiday season. But the German theologian/monk during the early 1500s was not respon...
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Fox Valley's top stories of 2017Dec 22, 2017 5:00 am - New school programs, political battles, economic development controversies and acts of heroism were among the most memorable moments in the Fox Valley this year. Here ar...
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Search warrant: Elgin homicide victim was stabbed 14 times over affairDec 22, 2017 12:00 am - A man found bleeding in an Elgin parking lot in August - who later became the city's first homicide victim of 2017 - was stabbed 14 times after being pulled from the bac...
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Retired veterans remember holidays spent away from familyDec 21, 2017 6:30 am - Years ago, one of my co-workers from Dukane Corporation gave a presentation to the Batavia Women's Club about being away from home at Christmas during World War II. He e...
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How to prepay property taxes in the suburbsDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - If you're considering prepaying your 2017 property taxes, here are your options: Cook County: Residents can prepay only the first installment of their 2017 property tax ...
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Why Salvation Army kettle donations are down this seasonDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - For families in need, the Salvation Army's red kettles are as big a part of the holidays as lights, Santa Claus and spending time with loved ones. But with only a few d...
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Curfew imposed for St. Charles man charged with trying to kill his wifeDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - A judge imposed additional bond conditions, such as a curfew, Thursday on a St. Charles man accused of a May 2016 attempted murder of his now ex-wife. Because of budget...
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Prepaying your property taxes? When Trump signs bill makes little differenceDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Suburban county treasurers have been swamped with phone calls, emails and visits from people wanting to prepay property tax bills ahead of the biggest rewrite of the fed...
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Suburban counties sue opioid drug makers over overdose deathsDec 21, 2017 12:00 am - Calling doctors, pharmacists and patients victims of "a coordinated, sophisticated and highly deceptive marketing campaign," prosecutors from five suburban counties file...
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Dec. 26 is deadline for taxing districts to file tax levy documentsDec 20, 2017 10:00 pm - Kane County Clerk John A. Cunningham would like to remind local governments and other taxing districts in Kane County that the last Tuesday in December (Dec. 26, 2017) i...