Harry Hitzeman
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Elgin working to quiet noise at Roadhouse, Main EventApr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - If you see a large cherry picker outside the Roadhouse in Elgin Friday night, don't fret. The owners aren't trying to raise the roof at one of the city's newest downtown...
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Elgin to roll out black carpet for 'Nightmare on Elm Street' releaseApr 21, 2010 11:00 pm - Nearly 100 extras gathered at the Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin about a year ago to help film a scene for a remake of the 1984 horror movie "Nightmare on Elm Street." Now...
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Unity in the Community: Festival honors Elgin's cultural diversityApr 20, 2010 11:00 pm - So what's on your plate for this coming Sunday? The Unity in the Community Coalition hope you check out its first Unity in the Community Festival, held from 1 to 5 p.m. ...
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Cops seize pirated DVDs at E. Dundee flea marketApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - "Clash of the Titans" and "How to Train Your Dragon" both finished in the top five over the weekend for movie box office receipts, so it would make sense that they weren...
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Elgin already making plans for snow seasonApr 19, 2010 11:00 pm - With spring in full bloom, the last thing most people want to talk about is that four-letter word - snow. But Elgin public works leaders are planning for the inevitable,...
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Sherman agrees to lawsuit settlementApr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Sherman Hospital in Elgin will pay the majority of a $9.5 million settlement against it, a midwife and her sponsoring obstetrician, in a lawsuit filed after a baby was b...
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Elgin's new police chief 'one of us'Apr 16, 2010 11:00 pm - Saying it was a privilege and honor, Jeffrey A. Swoboda took the oath as Elgin's new chief of police Friday afternoon before an estimated 275 officers, city officials, f...
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Elgin debates tax exemption to spur growthApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - Some Elgin City Council members took exception Wednesday night to a possible property tax exemption of nearly $555,000 over a 10-year span for a business that threatened...
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Swoboda replaces Womack as new Elgin police chiefApr 14, 2010 11:00 pm - A new era has begun at the Elgin Police Department. City officials Thursday morning announced that Jeffrey A. Swoboda will be sworn in Friday as Elgin's new police chief...
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With FoxFireFest canceled, Elgin focusing on neighborhood celebrationsApr 13, 2010 11:00 pm - Elgin's FoxFireFest was to be entering its fourth year this summer. Instead the festival, which leaders hoped would become the city's signature event, is being canceled ...