Harry Hitzeman
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Kane teams up with Kendall, DeKalb to investigate elder abuseJun 22, 2011 1:00 am - Kane County officials Wednesday announced they were expanding their team that reviews suspicious senior deaths and cases of possible elder abuse and exploitation to incl...
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Doctor: N. Aurora toddler's burns don't match defense's storyJun 21, 2011 1:00 am - An emergency room doctor testified Tuesday it was impossible for a 19-month-old toddler to be scalded from his feet up to his buttocks simply by standing in a bathroom s...
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Elgin arson trial testimony: Fiancee's letter started fireJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - Angry that his fiancee and mother of his six children had cheated on him, James R. Beavers got drunk and began burning her clothes and underwear in a firepit behind his ...
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Split verdict in 2009 Elgin arson caseJun 21, 2011 12:00 am - A judge Tuesday acquitted a 33-year-old Elgin man of intentionally setting fire to his parents’ home in November 2009 while his then-2-year-old son was inside. But Judge...
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Probation, community service for rural sign shootersJun 19, 2011 12:00 am - Two Sugar Grove men avoided prison after a shooting spree in June 2010 in which road signs and construction equipment were the targets. Gabriel M. Carpenter, 25, of the ...
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Aurora man gets 17 years for lighting toddler on fireJun 17, 2011 1:00 am - An Aurora man was sentenced to 17 years in prison Friday after pleading guilty to spraying his toddler niece with lighter fluid and setting her on fire in October 2009. ...
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Elgin man guilty of attacking Fox River joggersJun 17, 2011 12:00 am - A 21-year-old Elgin man was found guilty Friday of attacking two women on the Fox River bike trail in Elgin in September and December 2009. Judge Allen Anderson took les...
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2 teens charged with impersonating police in South ElginJun 16, 2011 1:00 am - Two 19-year-olds are in hot water after pretending to be cops and telling people via loudspeaker on Randall Road in South Elgin to pull over, police said. Jeffrey S. Sto...
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LITH woman gets prison term for 6th DUIJun 16, 2011 12:00 am - A 56-year-old Lake in the Hills woman was sentenced to six years in prison Thursday by a McHenry County judge after pleading guilty to her fifth and sixth driving under ...
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Geneva man facing child porn chargesJun 15, 2011 1:00 am - A judge set bail at $150,000 Wednesday for a Geneva man accused of possession of child pornography. Gary J. Reschke, 56, of the 3100 block of Larrabee Drive, was been ch...