Hampshire NewsLocal news for Hampshire, IL continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.Weekly Journals cease publication- June 30, 2008 After serving their respective communities for hundreds of combined years, the Weekly Journals in Huntley, Hampshire, Genoa and Sycamore ceased publication this month.http://www.topix.net/city/hampshire-il/2008/06/weekly-journals-cease-publication?fromrss=1 Carpentersville-based District 300 board OKs student-growth option- June 28, 2008 Board members in a Carpentersville-based school district decided Monday to go with the least costly option for accommodating an unexpected influx of schoolchildren, particularly kindergartners, on the east ...http://www.topix.net/city/hampshire-il/2008/06/carpentersville-based-district-300-board-ok... Switch track suspect in IC&E derailment- June 26, 2008 Rail crossings along a four-mile strip of railroad tracks were damaged when an Iowa, Chicago & Eastern Railroad train derailed in Hampshire Township around 4 a.m. Tuesday.http://www.topix.net/city/hampshire-il/2008/06/switch-track-suspect-in-ic-e-derailment?fro... Suburban Rail Crossings Damaged When Train Derails- June 24, 2008 Several train crossings have reopened Tuesday morning after the last car of a freight train derailed and was dragged about four miles, damaging the northwest suburban crossings in the process. The Kane County Sheriff's office received a call about 4 a.m. about a damaged rail crossing at Brier Hill in Hampshire Township. According to a sheriff's release, investigators determined the last car of an IC&E train derailed at a switch behind 38-W-238 Highland Ave. The train continued about four...http://www.topix.net/city/hampshire-il/2008/06/suburban-rail-crossings-damaged-when-train-... Genoa artist captures Hampshire-area life- June 24, 2008 When the 2008 Hampshire Area Guide is mailed to every address in Hampshire, Burlington and Pingree Grove on Wednesday, it will be decorated with four watercolor artworks painted by Genoa artist David Zoberis to ...http://www.topix.net/city/hampshire-il/2008/06/genoa-artist-captures-hampshire-area-life?f... Carpentersville schools grow, but not as expected- June 22, 2008 Unexpected growth in older parts of Carpentersville is forcing a school district to divert resources away from areas where enrollment from new subdivisions has turned out to be much lower than expected.http://www.topix.net/city/hampshire-il/2008/06/carpentersville-schools-grow-but-not-as-exp... Flood worries persist near Fox- June 20, 2008 Severe thunderstorms wind-whipped portions of the area late Thursday and early Friday, knocking down trees in several towns, shutting down power and, in one case, blowing the roof off the home of a sleeping ...http://www.topix.net/city/hampshire-il/2008/06/flood-worries-persist-near-fox?fromrss=1 Wild night around Valley- June 18, 2008 Severe thunderstorms wind-whipped portions of the area early Friday morning, knocking down trees in several towns.http://www.topix.net/city/hampshire-il/2008/06/wild-night-around-valley?fromrss=1 Pressure prompts order to boil water- June 15, 2008 A boil order for the Hampshire Hills subdivision could be lifted as soon as today.http://www.topix.net/city/hampshire-il/2008/06/pressure-prompts-order-to-boil-water?fromrs... End of an era- June 13, 2008 Friday marked the end of an era as the last graduating class of Hampshire High School's State Street campus crossed the dais and the halls echoed with the slamming of the last senior locker.http://www.topix.net/city/hampshire-il/2008/06/end-of-an-era?fromrss=1 |