Harry Hitzeman
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Candidates file for Fox Valley electionsNov 27, 2011 11:00 pm - It looked a little like Black Friday outside the Kane and McHenry County Clerk’s offices Monday morning as dozens of candidates for the county board and countywide offic...
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7 years for Crystal Lake man who killed 4 friends in crashNov 27, 2011 11:00 pm - A judge Monday sentenced a 29-year-old Crystal Lake man to seven years in prison after he admitted to causing a crash that killed four of his friends in September 2007. ...
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Manslaughter charges dropped against Aurora momNov 26, 2011 11:00 pm - Kane County prosecutors recently dismissed charges against a 38-year-old Aurora woman who was accused of killing her 14-month-old daughter last summer. “The case is stil...
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Teacher wants text messages banned from abuse trialNov 24, 2011 12:00 am - Ex-Aurora teacher accused of sexual abuse
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Prison term possible for Crystal Lake man who killed 4 in crashNov 22, 2011 12:00 am - How long — if at all — should a man go to prison for crashing his car and killing four of his friends if he was neither drunk nor high? A Kane County judge will answer t...
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Police impersonation suspects might enter pretrial programNov 22, 2011 12:00 am - Two St. Charles men appear to be headed to a pretrial diversion program for nonviolent offenders after being arrested on felony charges they used a megaphone to pull ove...
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10-year sentence for 2000 Elgin murder upsets familyNov 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Matthew Kimble’s family waited more than 11 years for his killer to be brought to justice. Monday’s sentencing hearing for Roberto Vences fell woefully short of what the...
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Nine years for arson in Elgin, threatening girlfriendNov 20, 2011 11:00 pm - Last June, James R. Beavers was acquitted of charges that he intentionally set fire to his parents' Elgin home in November 2009 while his then 2-year-old son was inside ...
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Elgin man’s cocaine conviction, prison sentence overturnedNov 20, 2011 12:00 am - What constitutes possession of an illegal substance? Holding it for less than a minute but ultimately not buying it does not break the law, an appellate court recently r...
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7 years for St. Charles burglaryNov 17, 2011 11:00 pm - A 31-year-old St. Charles man was sentenced this week to seven years in prison for a 2010 burglary. Wayne M. Van De Carr, of the 1300 block of West Main Street, pleaded ...