IT'S FAIR TIME!
Welcome to the 140th annual Kane County Fair

The 140th annual Kane County Fair and Festival runs Wednesday, July 16, to Sunday, July 20, at the Kane County Fairgrounds in St. Charles. The fairgrounds are located along Randall Road south of Illinois 64 and north of Illinois 38.
• Courier video: Big Hat Rodeo
• Courier video: Megasaurus
• Photos: Fair fun
• Photos: Hoofing it to the fair
• Courier video: Opening day
• Photos: Fair opens
• What's on tap: Fair schedule, prices
• Entertainment: The lineup

Missing in Montgomery
Stolen goods waiting for owners
Montgomery police are trying to reconnect stolen goods believed taken from vehicles, garages or yards in the area. The items, mostly mundane goods such as toys, stuffed anumals, dishes and the like were found at a burglary suspect's home. Check out a photo gallery of some of the items and contact Montgomery police at (630) 897-8707 if you recognize anything or discover items are missing from your home.
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Where are they?

America's forgotten children, you are not forgotten. The pictures in the accompanying Photo Gallery are a few of the slew of homeless kids whose paths crossed mine at Hesed House. Kids who landed on our steps because their steps were gone. Kids I went to bat for, and cried over, laughed with and shushed to sleep.

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