Kane County Lifestyle
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Longtime Baker Community Center board member, former blacksmith dies at 100
Apr 9, 2021 6:00 AM - Melvin Peterson of St. Charles, who grew up on a farm, owned Wasco Blacksmith for 40 years and served 72 years on the board of directors at the Baker Community Center, has died at age 100.
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Longtime Batavia resident and World War II veteran Ruth Burnham to celebrate 100th birthday
Mar 26, 2021 6:00 AM - World War II veteran and longtime Batavia resident and volunteer Ruth Burnham will celebrate her 100th birthday on Monday, March 29, at The Holmstad retirement community, where she has lived for the past 20-plus years.
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DuPage County leads suburbs in residents 65+ getting at least one vaccine dose, at 74%Mar 26, 2021 12:24 PM - The Illinois Department of Public Health is reporting at least 62% of suburban residents who are 65 and older have received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. In some suburban counties, more than 70% in that age group have been given at least one shot.
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How to get a COVID-19 appointment at Kane County's new mass vaccination siteMar 19, 2021 7:25 AM - The Kane County Public Health Department debuted a new website Thursday that will allow residents in the 1A, 1B and 1B-plus phases to book appointments at the mass vaccination site that opens Friday in Batavia.
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Mass COVID-19 vaccination site in Batavia to open FridayMar 18, 2021 6:18 AM - The Kane County COVID-19 mass vaccination site in Batavia will open Friday. County officials are optimistic it will help address some of the racial and ethnic disparities in who has received the vaccine so far.
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Questions and answers about Batavia mass vaccination siteMar 11, 2021 6:30 AM - A Q&A guide to the COVID-19 mass vaccination site planned for Batavia that was announced at Tuesday's Kane County Board meeting.
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Anderson's 'For the Love of Animals' online auction begins Feb. 6Feb 5, 2021 1:12 PM - Anderson Animal Shelter and Fox Valley Wildlife Center are hosting a silent auction, "For the Love of Animals."
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COVID-19: The latest on vaccinations in the suburbsJan 22, 2021 8:51 AM - As the state pivots to COVID-19 vaccinations for seniors and essential workers, here's the latest information.
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Tragedy and turmoil marked suburban crime news in 2020Jan 4, 2021 11:54 AM - The sentencing of AJ Freund's parents, the reversal of a cold case murder conviction, looting in the wake of civil rights protests against police shootings, an explosion of gunfire at a short-term rental in Roselle and a deadly Arlington Heights home invasion were among 2020's top suburban crime stories.
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Pandemic, pot, BLM protests, corruption among suburbs' top stories in 2020Jan 2, 2021 9:14 AM - We look at some of the big suburban stories of 2020, including how the pandemic, police protests and election played out here.
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