Kane County Submitted Stories
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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. -
Kane County Health Dept. encourages COVID-19 convalescent plasma donationsAug 10, 2020 7:15 PM - The Kane County Health Department recently announced that Versiti Blood Centers is seeking plasma from recovered COVID-19 patients to treat community members diagnosed with the virus.
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Attorney Lisa M. Nyuli Installed as President of the Illinois Bar Foundation
Jul 9, 2020 9:06 AM - The Illinois Bar Foundation (IBF) was founded more than 50 years ago to provide assistance to members of the Illinois Bar who, because of age or infirmity, could no longer provide for their own care or support. -
Over 60 volunteers join Kane County Medical Reserve Corps
Jun 22, 2020 5:39 PM - In times of need, the Kane County Health Department has a cadre of volunteers to rely upon: the Medical Reserve Corps. -
Kane County Fair board names scholarships winners
Jun 8, 2020 9:51 PM - Jessica Dunteman of Big Rock and Willem VanDerMeij of Geneva have been awarded scholarships from the Kane County Fair board of directors.
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