Kane County
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Huntley fire district mourns death of recently retired lieutenantOct 11, 2024 12:52 pm - A retired Huntley Fire Protection District lieutenant who worked with the department for over 20 years died Wednesday, officials report.
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Give thanks, give baskets with Palatine Township’s Thanksgiving Basket ProgramOct 11, 2024 12:47 pm - Palatine Township Outreach Department is preparing for the annual Thanksgiving Basket Program which provides approximately 1,000 families with the ingredients needed to make a traditional holiday dinner.
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Divine satire: Aurora’s Paramount Theatre revives saucy ‘An Act of God’Oct 11, 2024 12:46 pm - Paramount Theatre revives David Javerbaum’s divine satire “An Act of God,” starring the ever-genial Alex Weisman as the titular deity.
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50 years of IHSA playoff football: How Kaneland’s state titles shaped P.J. FleckOct 11, 2024 6:00 am - 50 years of IHSA playoff football: How Kaneland’s back-to-back state titles in 1997 and 1998 shaped University of Minnesota football coach P.J. Fleck.
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Recapturing the joy — Elgin man brings together music veterans in Vintage Swing BandOct 11, 2024 6:00 am - You can take the kid out of jazz band, but you can’t take the jazz band out of the kid. Or something like that. It’s a formula that sits at the core of Bruce Cameron of Elgin, organizer and frontman for the Vintage Swing Band.
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(Too) hot on the trail? How microchip keeps police dogs safe in extreme temperaturesOct 11, 2024 5:15 am - Responsible dog owners know to limit their best friend’s time outside on days when there’s excessive heat or extreme cold. But when your dog needs to get busy chasing after bad guys, police are keeping their dogs safe in extreme temperatures.
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Palatine hands Fremd its 1st loss in wild endingOct 10, 2024 10:27 pm - Palatine’s Detton Tietjens recovered a fumble in the end zone with 49.3 seconds left as the Pirates escaped with a 28-21 win over Fremd on Thursday in Palatine. “I just s...
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Barrington pulls away from SchaumburgOct 10, 2024 10:21 pm - Schaumburg coach Mark Stilling joined a very elite fraternity of Mid-Suburban League history when he began his 20th season at the helm this fall joining such luminaries a...
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Girl Scouts start Lake County Forest Preserves’ first Junior Ranger programOct 10, 2024 7:28 pm - Thanks to the efforts of two best friends, traipsing through the woods and discovering new wildlife can now result in gaining a title and patch. Girl Scout cadettes Maggie Kidd of Hawthorn Woods and Aarna Patel of Kildeer Troop 1897 in Lake Zurich helped create the Lake County Forest Preserves’ new Junior Ranger program.
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District 15 enrollment up, but staffing levels lagOct 10, 2024 5:41 pm - Enrollment is up in Palatine Township Elementary District 15, but district officials say it is still lagging behind in filling staff positions.