DEPUTIES HONORED FOR DUI ARRESTS
Two Kane County sheriff's deputies were honored recently for their work in arresting drunken drivers in 1998. Patty Schelsky, president-elect of the Kane County chapter of Mothers Against Drunk Driving,...
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DATES SET TO DROP OFF MOTOR OIL
County residents can mark a half dozen dates on their calendar when they can drop off used motor oil for recycling. Empty oil containers of any size and old oil...
FOREST DISTRICT TO RESTORE PLANTS
Threatening legal action against a railroad line whose train cars derailed last year in a South Elgin forest preserve, the Kane County Forest Preserve District this week agreed to pay...
SUBURB VOTERS FIND IT’S EASY VOTING GREEN
For years, Illinois has languished in 48th place, ahead of only Connecticut and Rhode Island, in the amount of per-capita public open land. But after Lake, Kane and Will County...
4 DUPAGE MAYORS SAVOR BIG VICTORIES
Mayors ruled the day in DuPage County Tuesday in the busiest election day ever staged in Illinois. Four incumbents--Naperville's George Pradel, Oak Brook's Karen Bushy, Wayne's Eileen Phipps and Wood...
COUPLE FOUND DEAD IN APPARENT MURDER-SUICIDE
A couple found shot to death Wednesday in a remote part of Kendall County were the victims of an apparent murder-suicide, police said Thursday. The bodies of William C. VanBusKirk,...
TRUSTEE WILL NOT FACE CHARGES
No criminal charges will be filed against a Campton Township trustee whose 1997 campaign drew the wrath of the Illinois State Board of Elections. Last year, election officials charged that...
RELAY FOR LIFE LAUNCHES 2ND YEAR
After a successful inaugural event last year, organizers of the Kane County Relay for Life plan to kick off a second fundraiser with a meeting Thursday at the Eagle Brook...
FORMER MAYOR LEADS OPEN-SPACE GROUP
Former St. Charles Mayor Fred Norris has been named a leader of the all-volunteer Kane County Neighbors for Open Space, Clean Water and Clean Air. The committee will seek support...
POLICE TASK FORCE ACCEPTING RESUMES FOR COMMANDER JOB
The county's Major Crimes Task Force is looking for a commander. The law-enforcement group approved the position last week and is seeking a police veteran with administrative experience to guide...