Kane County Submitted Stories
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Cal's Angels 'War On Wheels' ride to cycle from Mount Rushmore to St. Charles this fall
Jun 17, 2021 5:30 PM - Cal's Angels, the Chicago nonprofit organization with a mission in raising awareness, granting wishes and funding research for pediatric cancer research, has announced the route for their annual "War On Wheels" ride which will take cyclists from Mount Rushmore to St. Charles, Illinois. -
Recycle your electronics, clothing, books in Kane County April 10
Apr 5, 2021 1:46 PM - Kane County will hold its first recycling event of the new year from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday, April 10, behind the Kane County Circuit Clerk's office in St. Charles. -
Kane County Sheriff's Office now providing COVID-19 vaccine
Feb 9, 2021 11:23 AM - In support of the Kane County Health Department, the Kane County Sheriff's Office is now providing COVID-19 vaccinations at its facility to law enforcement countywide, and they are beginning vaccinations of judges, state's attorneys, and public defenders. -
Anderson's 'For the Love of Animals' online auction begins Feb. 6
Feb 5, 2021 1:12 PM - Anderson Animal Shelter and Fox Valley Wildlife Center are hosting a silent auction, "For the Love of Animals." -
New social worker leads holiday initiative in Kane County
Dec 30, 2020 5:34 PM - The Kane County Sheriff's Office in St. Charles recently announced the hiring of its first social worker to serve the community under the sheriff's new Special Victims Team. -
Fox River Valley Libraries receive CARES Act support
Oct 30, 2020 7:47 PM - Like all businesses and organizations, the Fox River Valley Public Library District incurred unexpected expenses in 2020 for needs caused by the arrival of the coronavirus. So when Library Director Lauren Rosenthal learned that the Kane County CARES Act Allocation Committee was distributing funds to special districts such as townships, park districts and forest preserves, but not libraries, she pled the case to the CARES Act Allocation Committee that library districts be included. -
League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area hosts candidate forums through Oct. 1Sep 23, 2020 7:05 PM - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area is hosting candidate forums streamed live on Facebook. The forums are recorded for later viewing until the Nov. 3 election.
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League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area hosts virtual candidate forumsSep 22, 2020 1:05 PM - The League of Women Voters of the Elgin Area is hosting a series of virtual candidate forums to be streamed to their Facebook page and then posted for later viewing on both Facebook and the league's website
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Over 100 Fox Valley area students named National Merit semifinalistsSep 15, 2020 4:48 PM - National Merit Scholarship Corp. officials recently announced the names of approximately 16,000 Semifinalists in the 66th annual National Merit Scholarship Program.
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Kane County Jail Diversion Programs offered to the public
Sep 4, 2020 11:18 AM - When Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain took office in December 2018, implementing vocational training and connections inside of the county's correctional facility was a top priority. A new team worked quickly to bring soft skills, interview, small business planning, OSHA/forklift, and painting training into the jail, along with job fairs to support those re-entering the community.
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