Harry Hitzeman
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Batavia CROP walk sparks old, new family traditionsOct 16, 2011 12:00 am - The first time Rebecca Riani of Geneva participated in the CROP Hunger Walk, she was in a stroller. Sunday, on the eve of her 8th birthday, she walked the 5K route in B...
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Batavia's Hubbard's to shutter after 101 yearsOct 15, 2011 12:00 am - Hubbard's Ethan Allen Gallery, which at 101 years is Batavia's oldest downtown business, will close before the end of the year because its owner is retiring. “It was a v...
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Plato Twp. DUI sentencing delayedOct 14, 2011 1:00 am - A sentencing for a former South Elgin man who drove drunk and injured an elderly Hampshire couple was delayed until Oct. 28 because prosecutors want to introduce jailhou...
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Batavia man facing 14 child porn chargesOct 14, 2011 1:00 am - A 63-year-old Batavia man faces child pornography charges after authorities searched his home Thursday and seized computers and hundreds of DVDs and CDs, police said tod...
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Woodstock’s ‘Angel of Death’ admits overmedicating patientOct 14, 2011 12:00 am - A former nurse accused of overmedicating patients with morphine at a Woodstock nursing home has pleaded guilty to a felony charge of criminal neglect. Marty Himebaugh, 6...
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Police: St. Charles couple had 2 pounds of marijuanaOct 13, 2011 1:00 am - Authorities have arrested a St. Charles couple and accused them of possession of more than 2 pounds of marijuana with intent to deliver it. Joy M. Hauschild, 50, and Ala...
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AU settles breach of contract suit from former studentOct 12, 2011 1:00 am - Aurora University has reached an undisclosed settlement in a lawsuit filed by a former student for breach of contract and defamation. The suit, filed by Andrea Kleppe th...
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15 years, hefty fine for Elgin cocaine dealOct 12, 2011 12:00 am - A former Palatine man was sentenced to 15 years in prison and fined nearly $97,000 for his role in a 2009 cocaine deal in Elgin. Kane County Judge Karen Simpson sentence...
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Guilty plea, probation, in suburban tinfoil heistOct 11, 2011 1:00 am - A man accused of using aluminum foil to scramble the credit card hardware at gas stations in East Dundee and Carpentersville in fall 2009 pleaded guilty on the eve of tr...
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Kane prosecutors start mentoring programOct 11, 2011 1:00 am - Lawyers often face the unexpected while trying a case — a witness gives a surprise answer while on the stand, or a key piece of evidence is not allowed in court. These a...