Harry Hitzeman
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Man found shot to death in townhouse in GilbertsAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - A man was found shot dead in a townhouse in Gilberts Wednesday morning and Gilberts police say they are questioning a "person of interest." Gilberts Police Chief Steven...
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Elgin candidate says he'll cut 'embarrassing' spendingAug 18, 2010 11:00 pm - The jockeying for four Elgin City Council seats up for election next spring has begun. First it was Councilman David Kaptain announcing he's running to unseat longtime M...
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Artist, survivor unveiling 9/11 piece in ElginAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Sept. 11, 2001 affected every American in different ways. Some wrote about their experiences, some volunteered to help others or some even joined the Army. George Kokine...
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Bikes and bison on tap for Saturday in ElginAug 17, 2010 11:00 pm - Like many lifelong Elginites, Bill Moring remembers his childhood days of visiting the Lords Park Zoo, which was once home to a bear and even a tiger. "They had everythi...
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Route 20 in Elgin back open after power lines removedAug 15, 2010 11:00 pm - Authorities have reopened a section of Route 20 that they closed today after a truck hauling a large crane struck overhead wires in Elgin. Police opened the road at abou...
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Elgin library branch celebrates a successful yearAug 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Steven Wleklinski visits the 24-hour, external DVD dispenser at the Rakow Branch of the Gail Borden Public Library about once a month. This week, it was to pick up a las...
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Elgin cops hope drivers getting message on loud musicAug 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin police have been handing out fewer tickets to motorists for violating the city's sound amplification ordinance, considered one of the harshest in the suburbs. As o...
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Three faint while waiting to register for class at South Elgin HighAug 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Three people waiting outside South Elgin High School during student registration this afternoon were overcome by the heat and were taken to Provena St. Joseph Hospital f...
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Elgin OKs home restorations but with reservationsAug 11, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin city leaders on Wednesday signed off on a plan to rehabilitate the first of 12 foreclosed homes using $281,000 federal stimulus money, but not without reservations...
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Blaze ravages home in North BarringtonAug 09, 2010 11:00 pm - A 4,900-square-foot home in a gated, affluent North Barrington neighborhood was rendered uninhabitable after an early morning fire Monday, officials said. Bill Hoover, a...