Harry Hitzeman
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'The Judge' was an Elgin, Kane institutionJun 06, 2011 1:00 am - Years ago, if you wanted to run for countywide office in Kane County, you'd first have to see “The Judge.” But it didn't mean going to the courthouse. It meant visiting ...
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St. Charles Riverfest sued for fallJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - A former candidate for Kane County Board chairman who recently lost a lawsuit challenging recent raises given to 14 county employees is back in court. Elburn resident Ja...
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Campton Hills causes $450,000 damageJun 06, 2011 12:00 am - A fire at a Campton Hills home over the weekend caused $450,000 damage, but no one was injured and the fire does not appear to be suspicious, fire officials said Monday....
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St. Edward sued for student fallJun 05, 2011 12:00 am - A former St. Edward Central Catholic High School student is suing the Elgin school and the Rockford Diocese for injuries she sustained in a fall in 2006. Alyssa DiGilio ...
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Judge upholds Bianchi charges, clears co-defendantJun 03, 2011 1:00 am - A judge Friday refused to dismiss misconduct charges against McHenry County State’s Attorney Louis Bianchi, but threw out a misconduct charge against Bianchi’s lead inve...
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Man faces 120 years after Elgin rape convictionJun 03, 2011 1:00 am - A Chicago man faces up to 120 years in prison after being convicted of breaking into the apartment of an elderly Elgin woman in spring 2010 and raping and beating her. A...
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Proposal splits 16th judicial circuitJun 03, 2011 1:00 am - A bill passed by the Illinois General Assembly would remove Kendall and DeKalb counties from the 16th Judicial Circuit by December 2012, leaving only Kane County. “Absol...
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Kane’s new public defender coming ‘home’Jun 02, 2011 12:00 am - Kane County’s new public defender will not have a difficult time finding her way around the courthouse. Kelli Childress, who was chosen by the judges of the 16th Judicia...
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Prosecutor: DNA, fingerprints tie suspect to Elgin rapeMay 31, 2011 12:00 am - At 12:05 a.m. May 24, 2010, an Elgin emergency dispatcher received a call from an elderly woman in the Buena Vista apartment complex who said she’d just been raped and b...
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A different graduating class in KaneMay 30, 2011 12:00 am - This past weekend, more than 1,000 St. Charles High School students walked across the stage at the Sears Centre to receive diplomas. But earlier this month a different k...