Hampshire

Two firefighters were injured while responding to a structure fire at a vacant commercial building in Algonquin Friday night.

After almost 27 years of private practice in Huntley, attorney Michael J. Fleck will wind down his practice and take a new position with Resource Bank in DeKalb.

The village of Hampshire started nearly 100 years ago with 700 residents and one fire station. Today, it still has one fire station but 14 times the population to serve.

Two people were charged with felonies following a report of a road rage incident in Hampshire Township in which the suspects were accused of pointing firearms at other motorists.

The Winnebago County Coroner’s Office identified Roxanne Wieczorek, 55, of Bartlett, as the person killed Sunday in a rollover crash at Maple Street and West Coral Road outside Marengo.

A 56-year-old Bartlett woman died at after the pickup truck she was a passenger in collided with another pickup truck in unincorporated Marengo on Sunday afternoon, the McHenry County Sheriff’s office said Monday.

A self-taught artist, Adeshola Makinde will return to Hampshire High on Thursday to donate one of his pieces. The work will be displayed near the high school’s library, so a lot of students can see it as they walk by.

Former “SNL” cast member and standup comedian Joe Piscopo will perform Saturday in Woodstock. Also happening in and around McHenry County: garden walks, plant sales, meat raffles and the grand opening of a new park.

Chief Musician Colin Wise is coming home to Illinois while on tour with the U.S. Navy Concert Band.

A flashlight egg hunt in Algonquin, a new art exhibit in Crystal Lake and a St. Patrick's Day 5K in Hampshire are among the options in and around McHenry County.

Assurance Home Service in Hampshire earned accreditation from the National Home Watch Association for the sixth year, according to a news release.

Ask Leo Bonilla why he decided to help the D300 Food Pantry and the 8-year-old Algonquin boy offers a simple explanation: It was easy, and he knew it would help people.

Algonquin-based Community Unit School District 300, and Cary School District 26 have now joined several other districts across the area and will make masking recommended, but optional, in school buildings.

Hampshire High School students will participate in classes remotely Friday due to concerns for student and staff safety, a message from Community School District 300 officials said Thursday.

Days after a Sangamon County judge ruled to lift a statewide mask mandate in Illinois schools, parents rallied outside the district offices of Community School District 300 in Algonquin in an effort to sway the district to drop mandatory masking for students.