Kane County
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Some Kane departments still not hitting 2018 budget numbersNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - New numbers released by the Kane County Finance Department show how some officials are using funds from special accounts to avoid a 3.64 percent across-the-board budget ...
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Tollway wants to transform turf into forestsNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - Serene vistas of oaks and lilacs instead of grassy, mono-landscaping are envisioned under an Illinois tollway plan to plant 58,000 trees and shrubs along the system at a...
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Elgin man admits to child sex assault, abuseNov 13, 2017 12:00 am - A 31-year-old Elgin man faces prison after admitting to sexually assaulting and abusing a girl under 13 during a four-year period. Freddy D. Copeland, of the 1200 block ...
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Reel Pro Video owner retires, hands business to sonNov 12, 2017 10:00 pm - Five years ago, a woman walked into Reel Pro Video in downtown Batavia with a paper bag full of audiotape. Little did Richard LaVoy know that it was going to be the star...
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Batavia fire destroys car, damages 4 townhomes; no injuriesNov 10, 2017 12:00 am - A fire destroyed a vehicle in a one-car garage and damaged four townhouses in Batavia Friday night. No one was injured in the fire that began at about 8:15 p.m. at a uni...
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Heroin overdose deaths, rescues both on the rise in 4 countiesNov 09, 2017 4:30 am - Heroin and opioid overdose deaths are on pace to top last year's totals in four of six area counties, even while first responders are setting records for saving lives us...
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Children's Theatre of Elgin to present 'Elf Jr. the Musical'Nov 09, 2017 12:00 am - Now celebrating its 30th season, Children's Theatre of Elgin will present a large-scale production of "Elf Jr. the Musical" this weekend at the Hemmens Cultural Center i...
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New judge denied in case of St. Charles man disarmed by board presidentNov 09, 2017 12:00 am - A Kane County judge has rejected a move by defense attorneys to have a new judge preside over the attempted murder trial of a St. Charles man who was disarmed by a resid...
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Some on Kane County Board trying to save electronic monitoringNov 08, 2017 12:00 am - Even as a Kane County Board committee moved forward with a 2018 spending plan Wednesday that would end electronic monitoring of criminal defendants, brainstorming contin...
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McMahon pleased crisis training is moving forward, police to share resourcesNov 07, 2017 12:00 am - Kane County will hold its second, weeklong Crisis Intervention Training session for 26 police officers this month. State's Attorney Joe McMahon said Tuesday he is please...