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Policy allows Hampshire residents to file claim after hitting potholes

May 10, 2019 at 3:46 a.m.

The winter storms that come and go every year inevitably leave a sea of potholes in their wake. After a Huntley resident came before the Hampshire Village Board in November...

Hampshire library launches winter reading challenge

May 10, 2019 at 3:45 a.m.

A crowd of 125 area residents recently gathered at Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library, 109 S. State St. in Hampshire, for the library's annual winter reading open house. "It was...

District 301 alert system aids communication with first responders

May 10, 2019 at 3:45 a.m.

Every year, the Illinois School Safety Drill Act requires each school to conduct a minimum of three fire drills, one bus evacuation drill, one severe weather/shelter-in-place drill, and two lockdown...

Hampshire Police Explorer Post 4100 members role play as officers during a fake felony traffic stop.

Former Elgin Explorer teaching police work at Hampshire post

May 10, 2019 at 3:44 a.m.

Police Explorer programs in Fox Lake and Elgin have faced trouble in light of recent allegations of mishandling of funds. Hampshire police Officer Ryan Edwardson said he would like to...

Donna Proffitt, Hampshire VFW Auxiliary president (from left), and Hampshire auxiliary members Arlene Reiser and Jerrilynne Partlo near the Hampshire VFW Auxiliary charter that was recently draped in memory of longtime member Doris Klock.

Hampshire VFW Auxiliary mourns loss of longtime member

May 10, 2019 at 3:44 a.m.

Hampshire Auxiliary to the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 8043 draped the charter this week in memory of former member Doris Mae Klock. She died unexpectedly at her Hampshire home...

The enclosed overhang porch was added to the diner this year.

Allen’s Corner Diner celebrates anniversary, end of road construction

May 9, 2019 at 2:25 p.m.

Although Kristi and Jake Castaneda celebrated the first year of their ownership of Allen's Corner Diner, on Dec. 15, Kristi's ties to the restaurant stretch back to her great-grandma, Christine...

The Hampshire village board approved a program that would allow residents to ride along with one of the village snow plow drivers during a winter storm.

Hampshire approves snowplow ride-along program

May 10, 2019 at 3:43 a.m.

The Hampshire Village Board this week unanimously approved a program that would allow residents 18 and older to ride along with one of the village snowplow drivers during a winter...

Rookie Cookie Crew Baking Company president Jessi Blakley works on his Chromebook.

Central Middle School students raise dough for the hungry

May 9, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

Members of the Rookie Cookie Crew Baking Co., Burlington Central Middle School students Jessi Blakley, Mia Wiltsie and Jasmine Zayed recently baked and sold 71 trays of cookies and treats...

District 301’s 1:1 program matches all students with technology

May 10, 2019 at 3:42 a.m.

This past year, Central Community Unit School District 301 incorporated 4,000 electronic devices into all of its classrooms — from kindergarten to high school. "I am very pleased with all...

Vince's The Pizza People is in the Starks Crossing mall in Pingree Grove.

Vince’s The Pizza People opens in Pingree Grove

May 9, 2019 at 2:24 p.m.

Vince's The Pizza People, 2401 West Illinois 20, opened recently in the Starks Crossing mall in Pingree Grove near the intersection of Routes 20 and 47. "Our specialties are pizza,...

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