Harry Hitzeman
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West Dundee man pleads guilty to bilking clientsMay 09, 2012 3:56 pm - A West Dundee man and former Elgin attorney pleaded guilty Wednesday to bilking two clients out of more than $130,000. William Chesbrough, 59, of the 1400 block of Grand...
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Sentencing moved to May 31 in felony dog abuse caseMay 09, 2012 11:00 am - The Thursday afternoon sentencing of Phillip Rinn, who pleaded guilty to breaking his dog's teeth, has been moved to May 31, according to court records. Rinn, 43, of th...
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Kane County drug program aims to help some first-time offendersMay 08, 2012 6:29 pm - Some low-level drug users will avoid felony convictions
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How to help Hampshire family devastated by DUIMay 07, 2012 2:00 pm - Hampshire family faces foreclosure after crash caused by drunken driver
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Quick ‘verdict’ means cameras could be coming to Kane courtroomsMay 06, 2012 6:34 pm - When a committee studying whether to move forward with cameras in 16th Judicial Circuit courtrooms retreated behind closed doors last week, it was a bit like a jury goin...
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No recourse for Hampshire family victimized by DUIMay 06, 2012 8:00 am - On the surface, Hampshire resident Francisco Valdez Sr. is a millionaire. He and his family were awarded $2.7 million for a Dec. 24, 2008, crash caused by a drunken driv...
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Woodstock man pleads guilty in $7.2M mail fraud schemeMay 03, 2012 5:00 pm - A Woodstock man faces up to 20 years in prison after pleading guilty to federal charges that he bilked $7.2 million from investors in a business that supposedly bought, ...
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Kane County committee says yes to cameras in courtsMay 03, 2012 3:15 pm - A new era could be coming for Kane County after a committee Thursday recommended the 16th Judicial Circuit apply to participate in a trial program to allow cameras in co...
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Woman, 84, not guilty of cutting Elgin cop’s finger in traffic stopMay 01, 2012 4:12 pm - An 84-year-old Elgin woman with a long history of drug arrests escaped a minimum six-year prison term Tuesday when a judge acquitted her of cutting an officer’s finger d...
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Murderer wants new trial for 1996 Aurora slayingMay 01, 2012 3:56 pm - A man convicted of the 1996 murder of 6-year-old Nicholas “Nico” Contreras of Aurora has appealed his case, saying his defense attorney failed to provide effective repre...