![Nature Nearby: 'Don't Get Your Hands Dirty?' Are You Kidding Me?](https://i0.wp.com/retired.kanecountyconnects.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Nature_Blaine_-Ben-H-ED-Fitchie-Cr-2014.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
Valerie Blaine is the nature programs manager for the Forest Preserve District of Kane County. Her “Nature Nearby” column appears on Kane County Connects on…
![Italian Prime Minister Comes to Kane County to See Fermilab Firsthand](https://i0.wp.com/retired.kanecountyconnects.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Fermilab_Prime_Minister.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
A lot of people are looking forward to seeing Tom Skilling come to Fermilab this weekend, but the folks at Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory hosted…
![Geneva, St. Charles Police Ask Residents to Be Vigilant Following Daytime Burglary Spree](https://i0.wp.com/retired.kanecountyconnects.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/09/stop-crime-fight-crime-Depositphotos.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
Geneva police are requesting residents to be mindful of suspicious behavior in their neighborhood following a residential burglary reported at 12:50 p.m. March 28 in…
![Kane County Guide to Fire Hydrant Flushing! When Will They Go Off in YOUR Neighborhood?](https://i0.wp.com/retired.kanecountyconnects.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Fire_Hydrant_Flushing_Depositphotos.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
Rusty water running through your faucets, maybe some discolored clothes — those are some of the things that happen when there’s fire hydrant flushing in…
![85-Year-Old Pedestrian Hit by Vehicle Near Geneva Shopping Center](https://i0.wp.com/retired.kanecountyconnects.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/06/police-lights-daytime.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
An 85-year-old Geneva woman has been hospitalized after being struck by a car at 7:22 a.m. March 29 in the 2500 block of Miller Road….
![One Ramp Reopens at I-90's Route 31 Interchange; 7 Ramp Closures Coming in April](https://i0.wp.com/retired.kanecountyconnects.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Screen-Shot-2016-03-29-at-8.42.09-AM.png?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
The ramp carrying traffic from the westbound Jane Addams Memorial Tollway (I-90) to southbound Illinois Route 31 in Elgin reopened to traffic Monday, March 28….
![Are You Addicted? April 1-3 Is Alcohol-Free Weekend](https://i0.wp.com/retired.kanecountyconnects.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Alcohol_Addiction_Awareness_Depositphotos.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
April is Alcohol Awareness Month, and Renz Addiction Counseling Center in Elgin is encouraging residents to participate in a communitywide three day Alcohol-Free Weekend, April…
![ASK JAKE: So, What the Heck Are 'e-Benefits' for Veterans?](https://i0.wp.com/retired.kanecountyconnects.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Screen-Shot-2016-03-22-at-11.15.21-AM.png?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
Editor’s Note: Kane County is the home to 24,787 veterans, the seventh-largest county by veteran population in the state of Illinois. “Ask Jake” is a…
![About 300 Elgin Residents Affected by Boil Advisory](https://i0.wp.com/retired.kanecountyconnects.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Water-Brain-Break.jpg?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
UDATED 3:30PM WEDNESDAY, MARCH 23, 2016 The city of Elgin alerted residents in the area of South McLean Boulevard on Monday to boil their water…
![6 Awesome Easter Events for Kids This Weekend in Kane County](https://i0.wp.com/retired.kanecountyconnects.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/03/Screen-Shot-2016-03-22-at-9.35.20-AM.png?resize=470%2C140&ssl=1)
There’s all kinds of Easter-related activities going on this weekend in Kane County, perfect for kids and their families. Here are just a few. Batavia…