State Street lined with classic cars for Hampshire Chamber event
An array of 70 cars lined State Street in downtown Hampshire this weekend as part of the annual Hampshire Area Chamber of Commerce Car Show and Fun Fair. The event,...
Home > Reviews
All Stories
Municipal clerks meet at Eakin School House in Hampshire
Members of the Northwestern Illinois Municipal Clerks Association gathered on Wednesday, for a meeting and luncheon in the 1859 one-room Eakin School House of the Hampshire branch of Resource Bank,...
Sleepy Hollow Road resident fights to keep road as ‘piece of heaven’
Mona Abboud Auer, who has lived along Sleepy Hollow Road for 47 years, came before the Sleepy Hollow village board this week to talk about the road and present the...
Hockey game raises funds for St. Charles Borromeo School
The Knights of Columbus Hampshire Council 13034 hosted a men's hockey game between the SCB Saints and the Rockets of West Dundee last weekend at Leafs Ice Centre, 801 Weseman...
South Elgin man to compete in Ironman for Haitian children
By signing up to compete in the Ironman 70.3 on July 17, in Racine, Wisconsin, Jeff Howicz is raising money for the children of the non-profit i'mME foundation in Haiti....
Park renamed to honor Hampshire’s history
The 1.5-acre park south of Chick-n-Dip Restaurant, 995 South State Street in Hampshire, has been renamed Henpeck Park. The village recently ran a contest seeking a new name for the...
Drendel farm in Hampshire hosts dairy breakfast and farm tour
More than 2,000 people gathered at the Drendel farm along Walker Road in Hampshire on Saturday morning for the farm's dairy breakfast and farm tour. The event was hosted by...
Hampshire Park District reaches fundraising goal for new playground
The Hampshire Park District Foundation has announced that they exceeded their donation goal of $15,000 for the fire truck-themed playground equipment at Ralph Seyller Memorial Park, 400 East Jefferson Avenue...
Abboud Auer to present ‘Ballad of Sleepy Hollow Road’ to village board
Sleepy Hollow resident Mona Abboud Auer has worn many hats over the years. She sang the Christmas novelty classic, "The Pretty Little Dolly," on the Johnny Carson Show on Dec....
Vigil held at ECC for victims of mass shooting in Orlando
Around 60 people gathered Tuesday afternoon for a vigil at Elgin Community College to honor the memory of the 49 victims killed in Orlando, Fla., on Sunday. The shooting in...