Harry Hitzeman
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Hemmens play to address cyberbullyingOct 20, 2010 11:00 pm - The Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin has seen A-list visitors like Bill Cosby in recent months. In addition to laughs, officials hope to provide a valuable lesson to stu...
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Big spending in Dist. 43 House raceOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - Two years ago, unions, political parties and individuals pumped more than $540,000 combined into the 43rd Illinois House District race between Republican Ruth Munson and...
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Elgin's Kimball Street bridge to close for a weekOct 18, 2010 11:00 pm - The Kimball Street bridge in downtown Elgin will be closed beginning Wednesday through Oct. 27 so Metra officials can replace railroad tracks on the west side of the bri...
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Early voting is convenient and easy for residentsOct 18, 2010 1:00 am - Last Tuesday, I did something that probably seven out of 10 folks won't do Nov. 2. It doesn't make me special or better than everyone else, though. All I did was vote. A...
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Fire burns Algonquin's Toastmaster buildingOct 17, 2010 11:00 pm - The abandoned Toastmaster factory in Algonquin slated for demolition to pave the way for a bypass around the village's downtown burned to the ground early this morning...
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Nursing school takes over old Elgin Cracker BarrelOct 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Like a physician healing a patient, a Crystal Lake-based nursing school is breathing new life into a shuttered restaurant on Elgin's north side. J"Reneé Career Facilitat...
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Big muzzle to fill as 'class act' retires from Elgin policeOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin police officer Travis Hooker says he had the best partner a cop could ever have. “He never called in sick. He never said he was too tired after a long shift. (He) ...
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Truth check: Farnham did lobby for U-46 funding fixOct 14, 2010 11:00 pm - State Rep. Keith Farnham has been playing his best card in his bid for another term in Springfield representing the 43rd District: a quantifiable change to help 41,000 s...
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ECC to build brighter entranceOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin Community College soon will have a greater presence to motorists traveling along McLean Boulevard and a new mechanism to communicate with students and the communit...
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Two charged in Elgin gang shootingOct 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin police say they have arrested two Elgin men and charged them with Monday night's gang-related shooting of a 15-year-old in the arm on the city's west side. Giovann...