Hampshire

The Hampshire Area Chamber of Commerce will host its inaugural Heart of Hampshire Ice Sculpture & Cocoa Crawl from noon to 5 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, in downtown Hampshire.

Band students from all five Community School District 300 middle schools will perform the world premiere of “Magical Forest,” an original composition by Nubia Jamie-Donjuan.

Marengo coach Elisa Hanson believes her team can reach a higher level as the Indians vie for a Kishwaukee River Conference championship. Plus info on Alden-Hebron and a key FVC battle between Huntley and Hampshire in this week's girls basketball notebook.

Despite eight objections filed against McHenry County school board hopefuls, no candidates were kicked off the ballot after a hearing on Friday.

Martina Smith, the Algonquin-based Community School District 300's assistant superintendent of Title I schools, will step into the district's lead position when Superintendent Susan Harkin retires at the end of the 2023-24 school year.

Candidates for the Community School District 300 school board should no longer file petitions at the Kane County Clerk’s Office, but instead in McHenry County, the Kane County clerk said this week.

Lexi Gilbert, who lost her mother and best friend within nine months of each other, found what she needed to help grieve in One Million Monarchs, a program that helps both grieving teens and their families with the healing process.

The woman who drove the wrong way on I-90, causing a crash that killed seven other people, was drunk at the time, the coroner said.

A number of ceremonies and events will be held across McHenry County to mark Veterans Day, some on the holiday itself but others on Thursday through the weekend.

Woodstock North co-op took second at the Class 3A Auburn Boys Golf Regional by one stroke. And more in Wednesday's prep sports roundup.

A Prairie Ridge High School student will play Fiona in the Illinois Theatre Association’s musical production of “Shrek” this January, joined by students from across McHenry County who earned roles on the cast, crew and orchestra.

The opening of Big Timber Elementary School was marked last week with a celebration. The new elementary school will serve kids primarily from Hampshire and Pingree Grove.

Prescription drug drop off events are set for Tuesday in Hampshire and Thursday in Campton Hills.

A longtime Carpentersville resident, former village trustee and counselor at Dundee-Crown High School is being remembered for his love of family and dedication to the community.

A Hampshire man who authorities say was driving a semitrailer truck that struck and killed a bicyclist in Elk Grove Village last week faces a charge of failing to report an accident causing a death.