Articles filed under Big Rock Township
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Man loses arm after being accidentally pinned in cattle feeder device in Kane County
Jan 7, 2023 11:08 AM - A 40-year-old man lost an arm after he was critically injured Friday afternoon when it became stuck in a cattle feeder device near Big Rock in unincorporated Kane County. -
Jail, probation for man who struggled with Kane deputy during burglary
Oct 23, 2018 5:41 PM - A 33-year-old man charged with a September 2017 burglary in Big Rock Towship, in which a Kane County deputy shot at him while they scuffled over the officer's gun, has been sentenced to four years of probation and eight months' time served in jail. -
Authorities: Inmate tried to stab officer with stolen pen
Oct 5, 2017 10:37 AM - Evaluation ordered for Hinckley man accused of burglary, trying to stab officer with pen. -
Sandwich, Ill., man killed in Big Rock car crashOct 7, 2014 7:19 PM - One person was killed Tuesday morning in a single-vehicle crash near Jericho and Granart roads near Big Rock, according to Kane County authorities.
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The sandhill crane: A restoraton success story
Sep 13, 2014 7:49 AM - It's a restoraton success story. Just 10 years ago, the sandhill crane was a rare sight in Kane County. But wetland restoration efforts have been a boon to this big bird, and sandhills are now a common sight throughout northern Illinois.
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Aurora man killed in ATV crashApr 7, 2014 6:04 PM - An Aurora man died Sunday after the ATV he was driving in an unincorporated area near Big Rock Township hit a culvert.
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Housing crash pushed bigger tax load onto seniors
Nov 13, 2013 9:03 AM - A property tax relief program intended to save Illinois senior citizens hundreds of dollars on their annual tax bills has had the opposite effect since property values began their steep nosedive since 2009. Because of the way the "senior freeze" is set up, the declining value of properties is actually making seniors pay more than ever before. "It's the law of unintended consequences," said Craig Dovel, DuPage County's supervisor of assessments. -
Kane forest panel OKs deer culling by hunting
Aug 31, 2012 5:01 AM - Kane County bow hunters could help reduce the deer population in two forest preserves this fall under a plan a committee approved Thursday. The preserve commission's utilization and planning committee agreed to allow such hunting, during the state's deer hunting season, at Freeman Kame and Brunner forest preserves in Gilberts and Dundee Township, respectively. -
Officials in 31 suburban townships get automatic raises
Aug 29, 2012 1:58 PM - While most American workers have spent the past four years getting by with stagnating wages, or making even less than in years before, a segment of government employees is doing just fine. Elected officials in 31 suburban townships combined to make $661,387 more this year than they did in 2009. In many cases, they gave themselves the raises -- and they're getting ready to do it again.
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Aurora pilot killed on homemade plane's maiden voyage
Aug 1, 2011 6:11 AM - An Aurora man who twice before walked away from crashes in small experimental aircraft was killed Sunday morning when the plane he was flying went down in a cornfield shortly after takeoff from Aurora Municipal Airport.
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