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News Coverage of Virgil Development

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Virgil Forest Preserve

Chicago Tribune - 8/1/06 - 1,000 acres in Kane saved for open space
Aurora Beacon-News - 7/30/06 - Kane Makes Biggest Forest Land Buy Ever
Daily Herald - 7/29/06 - Forest district secures Virgil preserve

Chicago Tribune - 1/17/06 - Massive Forest Purchase Plan Approved by Tiny Kane Town of Virgil

Founders Creek Development and Virgil Growth

Kane County Chronicle - 11/17/05 - Virgil proposal draws mixed reviews
Daily Herald - 11/16/05 -
Virgil residents hope to retain small-town feeling
Kane County Chronicle - 11/03/05 -
Virgil to hold hearing on land plan
Daily Herald - 11/3/05 -
Virgil aims to be Kane County's Mayberry
Chicago Tribune - 3/29/05 -
Suburban ballots focus on growth
Daily Herald - 1/15/2005 -
Voters in tiny Virgil to have their say on growth
Daily Herald - 12/20/2004 -
Sprawl or nothing?

Growth Issues in Neighboring Areas

Daily Chronicle - 11/2/05- Broker: Route 47 could be next Randall
Kane County Chronicle - 3/18/05 -
Kaneville seeks an identity
Daily Herald - 3/18/05 -
Kane planners OK La Fox concept
Daily Herald - 2/1/05 -
Group set for another fight
Daily Herald - 2/1/05 -
Campaigns for top jobs focus on growth issues
Aurora Beacon-News - 2/1/05 -
Kane might turn to consultant for land-buying aid
Chicago Tribune - 1/24/05 -
Big land conflict develops in Kane

Impacts and Costs of Growth in Area

Aurora Beacon-News - 1/23/05 - Sugar Grove developers rip plans for more fees
Chicago Tribune - 12/23/04 -
District 302 eyes tax hike or cuts
Northwest Herald - 5/26/04 -
Pingree deal fails children

From the Archives of the Chicago Tribune

Chicago Tribune - 7/16/96 - Real Estate Section Profile: Virgil
Chicago Tribune - 8/30/87 -
Suburbia Near, But Virgil Remains Rustic