Articles filed under Campton Township
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ComEd, Openlands award $10,000 to Campton Twp. for protecting green spaceOct 27, 2013 11:00 pm - ComEd and Openlands awarded $125,000 in Green Region grants to 17 municipalities and nonprofits throughout northern Illinois to support their continuing efforts to conse...
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Decision looms on senior buses in Grafton, Rutland townshipsOct 05, 2013 11:00 pm - Rutland Township never had to shuttle their senior and disabled residents around because Grafton Township always did it for them — for free. But after six years, budget...
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Campton Hills museum tracks down relatives of 1835 farm settlersSep 19, 2013 8:04 am - It’s a little like an episode of “Who Do You Think You Are?” on The Learning Channel. But instead of a one-hour TV journey into a celebrity’s past, uncovering the early...
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Campton Prairie Fest aims for old fashioned funSep 18, 2013 5:30 am - Campton Township officials will host their 7th annual Prairie Fest Saturday at Corron Farm in Campton Hills. The fest, which will run from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. rain or shine...
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Campton Hills festival aims to unite, exciteSep 03, 2013 4:00 am - Three years ago, the Congregational United Church of Christ in Campton Hill organized the inaugural United Fall Festival as a way of bringing the village together after ...
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Tri-Cities police reportsAug 28, 2013 9:02 am - Kane County Ÿ A man reported being hit in the back of the head with a beer bottle and at least two times in the face at about 4 a.m. Sunday at a home near the inter...
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Fox Valley police reportsAug 28, 2013 9:02 am - Elgin Ÿ Manuel Nunez, of the 2000 block of Glendale Terrace, Hanover Park, was charged Tuesday with theft, according to court records. Police responded to a report ...
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Leaf peepers: Clues to help identify white oaksAug 19, 2013 6:00 am - “There were many splendid oaks,” wrote John S. Wilcox in 1906, describing Kane County at the time of European settlement. “Massive boles would square over two feet, whi...
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Find out why oaks are endangered and how to help preserve themJul 29, 2013 6:00 am - The oak tree was once hailed as king of the forest. People called it magnificent, majestic and mighty. But that was then. Now, the oak no longer reigns supreme. As a gr...
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Tigers, bull riding and pig races? Must be the Kane County FairJul 15, 2013 6:00 am - When Larry Breon was growing up, he went to the Kane County Fair to show off his family’s cattle as part of the 4-H exhibition. “It was something you looked forward to a...