Kane County
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16 years prison for 2014 South Elgin rapeFeb 19, 2016 12:00 am - A 45-year-old Hanover Park man was sentenced to 16 years in prison for sexually assaulting a woman he knew after they parked outside a South Elgin gas station in 2014. A...
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Woman who killed St. Charles couple in crash asks for early prison releaseFeb 18, 2016 12:00 am - An Aurora woman serving a six-year prison term for causing a crash in May 2009 that killed a St. Charles couple because she had marijuana in her system asked a judge Thu...
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Kane Co. Health Dept. working with partners to prepare for Zika virusFeb 17, 2016 10:00 pm - By now everybody has heard of the Zika virus, its spread in Central and South America, and how it is contracted mostly through the bite of a mosquito. Though mosquito se...
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Kane County wants to hike after-hours stray pickup feeFeb 17, 2016 12:00 am - Kane County Animal Control Administrator Brett Youngsteadt is proposing to raise the fee charged when a warden has to go out on a call after normal business hours to pic...
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Court ruling could lead to more third party candidates on ballotFeb 17, 2016 12:00 am - A recent federal court ruling could make it easier for people from parties other than Republicans or Democrats to run for county offices in general elections. U.S. Distr...
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Kane coroner candidates debate budgeting for autopsiesFeb 16, 2016 4:35 am - Death is inevitable. But predicting how much death will occur in Kane County, and how much it will cost the coroner to investigate, has been an ongoing source of heated ...
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Proposed drug treatment center near Campton Hills rejected againFeb 16, 2016 12:00 am - A request to open a 120-bed drug and alcohol treatment center near Campton Hills ran in to more opposition Tuesday. The Kane County Development Committee recommended rej...
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Virgil church a popular spot for Lenten fish frysFeb 16, 2016 12:00 am - Saints Peter and Paul Church in Virgil must be doing something right at its Lenten Friday night fish frys. "We have a very good following, with people coming from all ov...
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Suburbs embrace food scrap recycling to cut 15 percent of landfill wasteFeb 15, 2016 4:30 am - Cleaning your plate will take on a new meaning in some suburbs as food scrap collection grows in practice and popularity. The effort involves collecting food leftovers a...
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Sheriff: "Person of interest" in custody after Burlington Twp. man found deadFeb 14, 2016 12:00 am - A "person of interest" is in custody after a Burlington Township man was found dead Sunday in his home, officials said. Kane County sheriff's deputies found evidence ind...