Too much Thanksgiving turkey? Tired of shopping? The Kane County Forest Preserve District has a great alternative. Come to LeRoy Oakes Forest Preserve for “Over…
With the 4 to 7 inches of snow we’re supposed to get over weekend, it just might be time to unpack the old snowmobile —…
UPDATE: 4 PM FRIDAY, NOV. 13, 2015 At around 9 a.m. Thursday, the Kane County Coroner’s Office staff responded to the Rush-Copley Medical Center in…
Editor’s Note: This article was written by Valerie Blaine, nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve of Kane County. She addresses one of the questions…
Editor’s Note: This article was written by Valerie Blaine, nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. You don’t even have to…
Thanks to a special donation of transportation by White Brothers Trucking of Wasco, IL, Garfield Farm Museum has saved from demolition a rare circa 1870s…
When is a fire a good thing? When it’s a carefully controlled, prescribed burn in your local Kane County forest preserves. Each fall and spring,…
It’s getting spooky out in the woods of Kane County. Crows are cawing, storytellers are preparing to tell spine-chilling, and goblins are emerging from tree…
On Oct. 13, the Kane County Board followed the lead of Gov. Bruce Rauner by proclaiming the month of October Oak Awareness Month. The resolution…
The southern part of Tyler Creek Forest Preserve has been closed through Nov. 20 for a construction project that will help restore the stream corridor…