Harry Hitzeman
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Pit bulls that attacked Elgin mayor declared dangerousAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Under Elgin's new animal ordinance, a dog can be declared dangerous and its owner fined $1,000, even if it doesn't bite a person or another animal. That was evident at t...
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U-46 snafu takes all-day kindergarten away from someAug 24, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin Area School District U-46's administration of a federal grant to help low-income kindergartners has left some parents and 33 kids feeling out in the cold. Katie Ho...
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Elgin man faces prison for having assault riflesAug 23, 2010 11:00 pm - A 28-year-old Elgin man with a long criminal record was convicted Monday of unlawfully possessing four assault rifles. Maurice D. Hill, of the 0-99 block of Peachtree Co...
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Elgin union to extend no raise, no layoff deal through 2011Aug 22, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin leaders are prepared to extend the fire department's "no raise, no layoff" contract, which expires Dec. 31, for another year. "What we'll do is just change the dat...
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Judson ranked 20th best regional college by magazineAug 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Judson University in Elgin is ranked 20th on a list of Best Regional Colleges in the Midwest by U.S. News and World Report, officials said. Judson, a private Christian u...
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Murder suspect charged in Gilberts slayingAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Gilberts police believe they have solved the village's first murder since 2007. Su Won Kil, 42, is accused of shooting Dae Hae Kwak to death Wednesday morning in Kil's t...
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Van Horne signing autographs at Gail Borden libraryAug 20, 2010 11:00 pm - Andrew Arciuch still wants Chicago Bears quarterback Jay Cutler to sign his prized football. But the 12-year-old from Elgin got an autograph from Keith Van Horne today a...
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Gilberts police rule out suicide in case of body found in townhouseAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Gilberts police are continuing their investigation into the death of a man found fatally shot in a townhouse Wednesday morning, but authorities have ruled out suicide, p...
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Carpentersville police nab wanted suspectAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - A 27-year-old Carpentersville man faces mandatory prison time after being arrested on a warrant for possessing and selling cocaine to undercover officers. Authorities ha...
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Elgin police catch home invasion suspectAug 19, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin police captured a recent parolee Thursday they believe responsible for a home invasion this week in which two mentally handicapped women were beaten. Police Lt. Gl...