Elgin Police Department begins Walk and Talk season Monday
The Elgin Police Department will hold its first Walk and Talk event of the season from 1 to 2 p.m. Monday, May 5, starting at the corner of Cimarron Court and Chaparral Circle.
Walk and Talks have been held annually for more than 10 years. Police officers go into different neighborhoods weekly in the warmer months to speak with residents and discuss neighborhood concerns.
These walks are planned for this month:
- Tuesday, May 6, 1 to 2 p.m., starting at the Highland House Apartments, 717-721 Highland Ave.;
- Thursday, May 8, 1 to 2 p.m., starting on Pioneer Park Place in the Garden Crescent Apartment complex;
- Thursday, May 8, 8 to 9 p.m., starting at the intersection of Goodfield Landing and Gallant Fox Drive in the Highland Woods subdivision;
- Tuesday, May 13, 11 a.m. to noon, starting at the corner of Watch Court and Watch Street;
- Thursday, May 15, 1 to 2 p.m., starting in the 1300 to 1400 block of Creekside Court;
- Tuesday, May 27, 9 to 10 a.m., starting on Adams Street between Mosely and Gertrude streets.
For more information, call 847-289-2700.
First installment of Kane County property tax bill in the mail
The first installment of the 2024 Kane County real estate tax bill will be in the mail this week and is due June 2, according to a news release from county Treasurer Chris Lauzen.
Taxpayers can pay online at Treasurer.KaneCountyIL.gov, and doing so with an e-check is free, the release said.
Payments can also be made by mailing a check to the Kane County Treasurer’s Office using the payment coupon and envelopes provided with the tax bill or placing the payment coupon and check in the county’s drive-up drop box behind Building A at the Kane County Government Center, 719 S. Batavia Ave., Geneva, the release said.
In-person payments can be made at the county clerk’s branch office at 5 E. Downer Place, Suite F, Aurora (only personal checks or money orders accepted), or at the Kane County Treasurer’s Office in the Geneva government center during regular business hours.
Many Kane County banks will accept on-time payments at their drive-up facilities, if accompanied with a payment coupon.
The second installment of the bill is due Sept. 2.
Kane County Fair Board awards 4-H scholarships to local students
Samuel Haviland, of Elgin, and Autumn Kriegel, of Hampshire, have been awarded college scholarships by the Kane County Fair Board of Directors.
Both high school students has been active members of a local 4-H Club and will receive $750 annually for four years, a news release said.
Haviland is to graduate in May from Burlington Central High School. He is on the leadership team for Future Farmers of America; club treasurer for the A-Bit-More 4-H Club; secretary of the Kane County 4-H ambassadors; and a section leader in band and chorale. He plans to study agribusiness at Illinois State University, the release said.
Kriegel, who graduates in May from Hampshire High School, is a member of the National Honor Society and an Illinois State Scholar. She has been awarded the National Rural and Small Town Recognition Award, and belongs to the Fellowship of Christian Athletes, serves as a student class council member, and is the captain of the girls basketball team. She wants to major in accounting at Iowa State University.
Kane Forest Preserve District offering free wood chips Sunday
The Forest Preserve District of Kane County is offering free wood chips to the public from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday, May 4, at Burnidge Forest Preserve in Elgin and Big Rock Forest Preserve in Big Rock.
Forest preserve district staff will be on hand to help load chips with a tractor at both sites, according to a news release. Using non-district machinery for loading is not permitted.
Residents should bring their own shovels and containers, officials said. The public is welcome to take as many chips as they can haul away while supplies last. The chips are from hardwood trees removed throughout the county because of storm damage or clearing efforts.
Burnidge Forest Preserve is at 14N035 Coombs Road in Elgin. Big Rock Forest Preserve is at 46W072 Jericho Road in Big Rock. Signs at both preserves will direct people to the wood chip pile location.
For more information, call 630-232-5980 or go to www.kaneforest.com.
Kane Specialty Courts Foundation fundraiser set for May 15
The third annual spring fundraiser to benefit the Kane County Specialty Courts Foundation will be held from 5:30 to 8 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at the Kane County Judicial Building, 37W777 Route 38 in St. Charles.
Hosted by Kane County Sheriff Ron Hain and Undersheriff Amy Johnson, the event will include a silent auction, 50/50 raffle tickets to purchase and live music, organizers said. Appetizers, dinner and dessert prepared by Chef Porfirio and the Kane County Adult Justice Center’s Inn Recovery student chefs will be served.
All proceeds will go to the foundation, which provides incentives and support for participants in Kane County’s Adult Drug Court, DUI Court, Veterans Court and Treatment Alternative Court.
Tickets are $75 and available on Eventbrite. A 30% discount is offered with the purchase of two tickets.
For more information, go to bit.ly/KCSCFundraiser2025.
