Fox Valley briefs

No charges in Hampshire crash

No criminal charges will be filed in a July 10 crash south of Burlington that killed a 35-year-old Hampshire man, the Kane County sheriff's office said Monday. Police said they have closed an investigation into the death of Tim Hasse after it was determined he had a blood-alcohol concentration of 0.127 percent and was driving in excess of 75 mph at the time of the crash. Hasse died after his southbound Chevy Suburban went off the road in the 11N000 block of Peplow Road and rolled several times about 9:30 p.m. Police said Hasse was not wearing a seat belt. Although Hasse's vehicle did not make contact with any others, he did swerve to avoid hitting a car parked in the southbound lane. Jean Prestidge, 56, of Hampshire, was ticketed for parking her car in the roadway while she retrieved her mail.

Foster to speak on small business

Congressman Bill Foster will talk about small business to a special Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce Wednesday morning. Networking is from 8 to 8:30 a.m. and Foster will begin speaking at 8:30. The meeting will be held in the Heritage Ballroom at The Centre of Elgin, 100 Symphony Way. Any business person from the area is welcome to attend. RSVP by calling the chamber office at (847) 741-5660.

Taxes unraveled at NWNA meeting

Thursday evening's meeting of the Near West Neighborhood Association of Elgin will feature Elgin Township Assessor Steve Surnicki and State Sen. Michael Noland. Surnicki will explain how property taxes are determined, and how you can appeal your assessment. Then Noland will talk about his proposal to fundamentally restructure Illinois' tax system and provide property tax relief. The meeting will be held in the Cellar Pub at Oak Crest, 204 S. State St., Elgin. All are invited, whether residents of the neighborhood or not. The meeting runs from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Call or e-mail Chuck Keysor with questions at (847) 622-1835 or chuck.keysor@sbcglobal.net.