Harry Hitzeman
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Evaluation ordered in elderly landlord ax chaseJul 28, 2013 10:32 am - A judge has ordered a fitness evaluation for a Carpentersville man accused of chasing his elderly landlord with an ax. Christopher A. Pederson, 60, is under order to hav...
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Guilty plea in downtown Elgin cellphone store burglaryJul 26, 2013 4:58 pm - An Elgin man pleaded guilty Friday to a May 7 smash-and-grab burglary of an downtown cellphone store. He was sentenced to 90 days in jail and 30 months of probation. Lac...
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Police: Elgin man forced way into apartment, beat man with brickJul 26, 2013 4:42 pm - A 24-year-old Elgin man is accused of forcing his way into an Elgin apartment, beating a man with a landscape brick and threatening others with a gun while trying to fin...
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Judge: Accused W. Dundee youth pastor may travelJul 25, 2013 2:31 pm - A West Dundee church youth director accused of having sex with a minor made his first court appearance Thursday and was granted permission from a judge to travel to Mass...
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Cop in fatal Kane shooting back on duty; probe continuesJul 24, 2013 2:15 pm - The Kane County Sheriff’s Department sergeant involved in the fatal shooting of an armed Batavia Township man on July 8 is back on duty, officials said. The sergeant was...
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Firms deny liability in $13 million St. Charles green roof collapseJul 24, 2013 10:08 am - Defendants in a $13 million lawsuit filed after the partial collapse of a green roof in February 2011 at St. Charles-based Aquascape argue they are not liable because th...
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Elgin man arrested after storage unit search turns up marijuanaJul 23, 2013 3:37 pm - A 31-year-old man faces felony charges after nearly two pounds of marijuana were found in a storage locker in Elgin in August 2012, according to police and court records...
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North Aurora couple refile hidden camera lawsuitJul 22, 2013 5:26 pm - Anxiety, depression, embarrassment, shortened tempers, panic attacks and a need to see therapists. These are some of the aftereffects listed in a lawsuit filed by North...
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Police: Elgin man planned to sell cocaine near parkJul 22, 2013 11:43 am - An Elgin man faces felony drug charges after authorities search his apartment Sunday and found cocaine in 20 individual packages, according to Elgin police and court rec...
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Lawsuit against Aurora hospital hits a snagJul 21, 2013 12:03 pm - Lawsuits often drag on for years before a resolution is reached. Such is the case for a negligence lawsuit filed by a then 78-year-old woman who was attacked by a menta...