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Forest Preserve District Protects the Core of Sugar Grove's Namesake Woods
GENEVA, IL — Kane County’s second-oldest forest preserve just grew in size, with a 33.09-acre addition to Bliss Woods Forest Preserve in Sugar Grove.The Forest Preserve District of Kane County closed on the property Oct. 7. Along Bliss Road, adjacent to the eastern section of the preserve, the addition features intact forest-floor wildflowers and massive oaks. It includes the core of the woods that gave Sugar Grove its name.The village was named after a 500-acre woodland in 1834. Protected from wildfires by
Comcast Business 2026 Cybersecurity Threat Report
A new Comcast Business Cybersecurity Threat Report found that artificial intelligence is accelerating the speed and scale of attacks across organizations and businesses of all sizes. Based on an analysis of 79.3 billion cybersecurity events, the report identified phishing and drive-by compromise attacks as the most common threats while highlighting the growing risks from stolen credentials, AI-driven attacks, and unmanaged devices connected to business networks. The findings underscore the importance of
Vanguard Gifted Academy Announces Participation in National ''Everyday Heroes'' Art Competition
Vanguard Gifted Academy is proud to announce its continued participation in the Junior Artists National Kids Art Competition, bringing student learning and creativity to a nationwide audience. Following a successful submission cycle last spring that resulted in a Vanguard student becoming a published artist, current students are now translating their classroom explorations of community roles into artistic submissions for this fall's "Everyday Heroes" contest. The academy’s journey with Junior Artists
Vanguard Gifted Academy Awarded 2026 AARP Community Challenge Grant, Celebrates completion of Intergenerational Community Space
Vanguard Gifted Academy is thrilled to announce that it has been selected to receive a 2026 AARP Community Challenge grant. This year, only 750 grantees were chosen from 5,100 applications from across all 50 states, Washington D.C., Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Virgin Islands. With this quick-action grant, Vanguard Gifted Academy has officially installed a new Little Free Library and an ADA-approved bench designed to bring the Batavia neighborhood together. To celebrate the project's completion, Geneva
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Rotary Club of Batavia Launches 38th Annual Charity Raffle
$50,000 Grand Prize and Early Bird Drawings Support Local Charities, Community Needs and Career EducationBATAVIA, Ill. — September 1, 2026 — The Rotary Club of Batavia has officially launched its 38th Annual Charity Raffle, continuing a longtime community tradition that gives participants the opportunity to win significant cash prizes while supporting organizations and programs serving the Tri-cities area and beyond.Raffle tickets are $100 each, with only 1,200 tickets available. Proceeds from the raffle
Tri-Cities Chambers Launch “Tri-Cities Canstruction”
A Large-Scale Design Competition Using Canned Food to Fight Hunger Open to the public, this event takes place at Waubonsee Community College’s Academic and Professional Center in Sugar Grove February 2027 BATAVIA, IL, GENEVA, IL, and ST. CHARLES, IL — The Batavia, Geneva, and St. Charles Chambers of Commerce are proud to announce the launch of the inaugural Tri-Cities Canstruction, a large-scale community design competition that combines creativity, engineering, architecture, and philanthropy to fight
