Harry Hitzeman
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Fox Valley 2009 newsmakersDec 27, 2009 10:00 pm - The past year saw familiar faces and those new to the scene made headlines. They care about their communities. They care about others. They have passion and perseverance...
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Elgin teen and his trumpet to march in Rose ParadeDec 25, 2009 10:00 pm - When Abraham Fuentes first picked up a trumpet six years ago, he didn't know of the magical places it would take him. But he'll be taking his trumpet to Disneyland and w...
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23 operations later, St. Charles man conquers Mt. EverestDec 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Life certainly has its peaks and valleys, and John Golden has seen the extremes of both. Five years ago, the 43-year-old St. Charles man and former health insurance exec...
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Former alderman, grocery manager loved St. CharlesDec 24, 2009 10:00 pm - Witold P. Pichik loved to work, loved his family and loved St. Charles. He was involved in a variety of activities in town - from serving as alderman to leading the VFW....
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Elgin puts plenty of projects on hold for nowDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - The Elgin City Council passed its budget last week, the largest item on their to-do list for 2009. What's next for 2010? The question might be, what's not? The council h...
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Protesters want action at Illinois Youth Center in St. CharlesDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - A small group of protesters on Monday vowed to keep pressuring the state to investigate and clean up the Illinois Youth Center in St. Charles, where a 16-year-old detain...
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Elgin Salvation Army robbed of toys, school suppliesDec 20, 2009 10:00 pm - Thirty backpacks filled with school supplies and about 20 black-and-white, 5-inch-wide TVs were stolen from a Salvation Army storage garage in Elgin last week, officials...
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Elgin Walmart plan advances ... finallyDec 18, 2009 10:00 pm - The cliché "better late than never" certainly applies to the Walmart and Sam's Club plan for Randall and Bowes roads in Elgin. Construction could conceivably begin in sp...
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Elgin's budget passed, but fire department still facing cutsDec 17, 2009 10:00 pm - After months of presentations and some discussion, Elgin's 2010 budget has been approved. City council members signed off on the $277 million spending plan this week, bu...
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Old Sherman hospital site has new use -- urgent careDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - With its new $325 million hospital opening up on Elgin's west side, Sherman isn't exactly abandoning the city's east side. The old campus at 934 Center St. on Wednesday ...