• MAP grant money arriving for last year’s Waubonsee students

  By Susan Sarkauskas Waubonsee Community College has finally received student scholarship money from the state that was supposed to help students in fall 2016.
  Last Updated Jul 20, 2017 8:54 AM

• Burlington murder trial focuses on cluttered home; experts coming next

  Updated Jul 19, 2017 8:12 PM

  The trial of Daniel Rak, accused of killing his father in his Burlington Township home in February 2016, focused Wednesday on the dirty, cluttered conditions in the home and medications present in the elder Rak’s bedroom.

• Cable TV upstart wants to bring fiber optic service to Kane County

  Updated Jul 18, 2017 8:09 PM

  Residents in some parts of unincorporated Kane County may soon have a fiber optic alternative to their cable/internet/phone options.

• Attorney: Light ‘bop’ from son didn’t kill Burlington Township man

  Updated Jul 18, 2017 5:49 PM

  Did a facial blow kill a Burlington Township man, or did he die from one of many medical issues he suffered? The trial of Daniel Rak, charged with murdering his father, Jeffrey, began Tuesday.

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• Kane chairman, coroner relationship may be improving

  Updated Jul 17, 2017 4:54 PM

  A thaw in political relations means Kane County officials will begin exploring a new facility for the coroner, an office embroiled in controversy for several years now.

• Flood outlook varies town-to-town as more officials promise help

  Updated Jul 15, 2017 7:39 PM

  The National Weather Service expects several area rivers will crest within the next one to three days. Meanwhile, officials are surveying damage as the northern suburbs continue to battle flooded waterways following Wednesday’s downpour.

• CASA Kane County needs bilingual volunteers to help children

  Updated Jul 15, 2017 6:53 PM

  The nonprofit CASA Kane County needs more Spanish-speaking volunteers to advocate for children who’ve been abuse or neglected.

• Kane County not eager to give Durbin election security info

  Updated Jul 14, 2017 7:25 PM

  Kane County election officials say requests for information about local election security endanger the system. And same-day voter registration is a big security risk.

• Fox River flooding closes forest preserves, trail; Lauzen declares disaster

  Updated Jul 14, 2017 6:45 PM

  Towns in Kane and McHenry counties keep a wary eye on the rising Fox River, expected to crest next week. Kane County issues disaster declaration.

• Rauner declares Lake, McHenry, Kane counties state disaster areas
• Probation for man who sold LSD in Kane County
• Cougars fall to Lake County Captains
• St. Charles electric shop has connection to Buckingham Fountain
• Learn the basics of rowing in St. Charles
• No immediate federal help expected for flood victims
• Kane County Fair roars back into town with Bengal tiger show
• Strong pitching lifts Kane County Cougars again
• Fundraiser in Algonquin will help Children’s Advocacy Center
• Suburban county fairs mix new attractions with returning favorites
• Strong pitching lifts Kane County Cougars
• Visiting home runs sink Cougars in series opener
• Why some plants are considered weeds

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