Harry Hitzeman
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State’s attorney’s office will staff election complaint hotlineApr 03, 2011 12:00 am - It’s not Chicago or North Korea or communist China, but problems can occur with suburban elections, particularly if you have 228 voting precincts in your county and a bu...
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Smith faces newcomer in Campton Hills president raceApr 01, 2011 12:00 am - Patsy Smith is the only president Campton Hills has had in its short history, and believes she is most qualified to lead the village the next four years. “The village is...
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McConnaughay calls for West to step downMar 31, 2011 2:00 am - A day after one of Kane County Coroner Chuck West’s subordinates accused him of retaliation after a misconduct investigation began in his office, the Kane County Board c...
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'Frightened, but confident' Exonerated state's attorney describes how he, staff dealt with chargesMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - A week ago, the corruption trial of McHenry County State's Attorney Louis Bianchi and his secretary, Joyce Synek, came to an abrupt and startling end when, before the de...
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Judge upholds charges against Kane County coronerMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - A judge Wednesday refused to throw out misconduct charges against Kane County Coroner Chuck West after his defense attorney argued prosecutors mislead the grand jury tha...
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4-year sentence for high-end St. Charles burglarMar 30, 2011 12:00 am - A 57-year-old man accused of a rash of high-end burglaries in St. Charles and Geneva in spring 2010 pleaded guilty Wednesday and was sentenced to four years in prison. A...
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9½ years for Elgin armed robberyMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - A Chicago man looking for some quick cash by robbing a man in Elgin who’d just been paid was sentenced to 9½ years in prison Monday. Andres Oquendo, 25, of the 4300 bloc...
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Chief Deputy Wagner sheriff’s office Employee of the YearMar 28, 2011 12:00 am - A 19-year veteran and second-generation deputy recently was awarded the Kane County Sheriff’s Department’s Employee of the Year for returning to work less than four mont...
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Postal Service closing Carol Stream district officeMar 27, 2011 11:00 pm - The U.S. Postal Service will eliminate 134 positions as it shutters its Northern Illinois District Office in Carol Stream, one of seven district office closures across t...
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Part of identity theft law unconstitutionalMar 27, 2011 12:00 am - When was the last time you went on the Internet to look up a person’s address and phone number? Or poked around to find out how much your neighbor paid in property taxe...