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2 vehicles seriously damaged in crash in Hampshire Township, Illinois

By Adam Harrington, John Odenthal

May 14, 2025 / 6:23 PM CDT / CBS Chicago

Crash with injuries on Route 72 northwest of Chicago

Emergency crews were responding late Wednesday to a monumental crash in Hampshire Township, Illinois far northwest of Chicago.

The crash happened on Route 72 near Engel Road in an area dominated by cornfields west of the village of Hampshire.

Two vehicles appear to have been severely damaged in the crash.

As of early Wednesday evening, it was not known how many people were hurt.

Adam Harrington is a web producer at CBS Chicago, where he first arrived in January 2006.