Harry Hitzeman
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Road House closes in downtown ElginJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - The Road House in Elgin is no more. The beleaguered bar and grill and fight club that has occupied one of the most prominent - and snake bit - locations in the downtown,...
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Elgin may finally ink Walmart superstore dealJul 12, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin leaders are prepared to offer up to $8 million in incentives for a new Walmart superstore and Sam's Club to be built along Randall and Bowes roads on the city's fa...
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South Elgin hopes to revitalize watch programsJul 08, 2010 11:00 pm - By all accounts, South Elgin has low crime and is a safe community. But village leaders aren't taking anything for granted as they hope to revitalize their Neighborhood ...
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Kaptain says he wants to be Elgin mayorJul 07, 2010 11:00 pm - In the mid-1980s, David Kaptain read about a woman in his neighborhood who was afraid to let her kids play outside past 5 p.m. Instead of dismissing the problem as someo...
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'Conversations' will let residents have a say about Elgin's futureJul 07, 2010 11:00 pm - Got a suggestion on how to make Elgin better? Want to have a say in Elgin's future? City leaders are inviting residents to a series of "Community Conversations" beginnin...
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Firefighter hurt, 29 residents displaced in Elgin apartment fireJul 06, 2010 11:00 pm - A maintenance crew installing a hot water heater sparked a fire at an Elgin apartment complex Tuesday afternoon, injuring one firefighter and displacing at least 29 peop...
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Kane Co. voters set against red light camerasJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - Kane County officials are reviewing their policies for red light cameras. You know, those little devices at certain intersections that send motorists tickets if they run...
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Groups join forces to match people with jobsJul 04, 2010 11:00 pm - The Elgin Area Chamber of Commerce has launched program in which it, along with Elgin Community College, the Illinois Department of Employment Security and Elgin United ...
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New law to keep lawn chemicals out of rivers, lakesJul 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Gov. Quinn signed a new law Saturday that aims to keep Illinois waterways free from commercial lawn chemical runoff. "It's the duty of everyone to provide and maintain a...
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Two injured, four arrested in fight along Elgin paradeJul 03, 2010 11:00 pm - Four people were arrested and two were injured Saturday morning in Elgin after a fight broke out among neighbors along the city's Fourth of July parade route, authoritie...