Harry Hitzeman
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Mom admits to ramming son's rival with her carAug 09, 2011 12:00 am - A judge on Thursday will decide whether a Streamwood mom who tearfully admitted Tuesday that she used her car in November 2009 to hit a teenager who was bullying her son...
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Trial begins in Elgin car ramming murderAug 08, 2011 12:00 am - About 4 p.m. Nov. 8, 2009, Vetedia James was standing on her porch in Elgin when she heard a loud crash near the three-story apartment complex on the 200 block of Center...
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Streamwood mom accused of killing son's enemyAug 07, 2011 12:00 am - Most parents would die for their kids. A Streamwood mom is accused of killing for hers. Timera Branch, 35, is accused of using her car to crush 17-year-old John W. Keyes...
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Lawsuit: Batavia Wendy's served contaminated bunsAug 05, 2011 1:00 am - A Hinckley man has sued the Wendy's in Batavia, claiming he got sick after he was served a hamburger bun that was contaminated by chemicals from a fire at a different We...
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Elgin widower's lawsuit: wife wrongly crematedAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - The husband of an Elgin woman who was killed by a truck last year has filed a suit against a funeral home and crematorium, saying he was uninformed about her death and t...
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15 years for ‘early release’ convict in Elgin crimeAug 05, 2011 12:00 am - A Rockford man who was on parole for burglary conviction was sentenced to 15 years in prison Friday for the home invasion, robbery and attempted rape of two mentally han...
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3 years for abduction attempt outside Aurora grocery storeAug 04, 2011 1:00 am - An Aurora man was sentenced Thursday to three years in prison for trying to lure an 8-year-old boy into his car outside a grocery store on Dec. 26, 2009. Stephen P. Swei...
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Same questions remain after second Bianchi acquittalAug 03, 2011 1:00 am - There was some similarity to the movie “Groundhog Day” this week in Woodstock when McHenry County State’s Attorney Louis Bianchi was acquitted halfway through a trial wi...
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Charges against Bianchi thrown out againAug 02, 2011 12:00 am - If the first corruption trial in March against McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi ended with a fizzle, then his misconduct trial this week ended with a whimpe...
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Defense: 2nd Bianchi case is ‘fairy-tale’Aug 01, 2011 12:00 am - The defense attorney for McHenry County State’s Attorney Louis Bianchi on Monday said charges that Bianchi gave special treatment to political donors and the distant rel...