Hampshire

Teen charged as adult in Hampshire Township crash that injured 4

One person was killed and another hospitalized following a two-car crash at Walker Road and Route 72 in Hampshire Township on Sunday, according to a Kane County Sheriff’s Office news release.

The accident happened around 5:30 Sunday, Sept. 3 near Hampshire. It's the third fatal crash in Kane County since Thursday.

Swatting - when someone calls in a false police report to bring a large law enforcement response - caused a lockdown Wednesday at Dundee-Crown High School, school district officials said.

A Pingree Grove man, previously convicted seven times for drunken driving, now faces a Class X felony for his eighth arrest on April 9.

A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges the week of May 1, 2023.

Two people were treated for breathing issues following an ammonia leak at a Hampshire butcher shop Wednesday evening that prompted a hazmat response from multiple agencies.

Hampshire, Huntley, Jacobs and Cary-Grove high school students were recognized last month by the Fox River Valley chapter of the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution at its annual Student Award Reception.

Hampshire’s Bria Riebel was locked in at the plate, homering in four consecutive games during the week of April 3. The Whip-Purs sophomore was voted the Northwest Herald Athlete of the Week by readers.

Didi Dowling, owner and executive director of Live, Learn and Lead, out of Hampshire, shows off some of their animals Friday. They offer many different programs at their farm as well as in the surrounding areas ranging from education to recreation.

A McHenry County grand jury indicted these people on the following charges the week of March 13, 2023.

A Huntley man died of blunt-force injuries after a truck hit his car Sunday.

Plans to annex and rezone 316 acres near I-90 in Hampshire Township are on hold after Hampshire’s planning and zoning commission unanimously recommended denial of the request.

Those charged with felonies the week of Feb. 5, 2023, by the Cary, Crystal Lake, Harvard, Huntley, Johnsburg, McHenry, Spring Grove and Woodstock police departments, as well as the McHenry County Sheriff's Office.

Four other teenagers – including two from Huntley, one from Elk Grove Village and another from Arlington Heights – who were in the car also remain hospitalized, according to a news release from the Kane County Sheriff’s Office.