Harry Hitzeman
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Sherman move shifts ambulance routesDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - The advent of a new Sherman Hospital on Elgin's west side means some changes when it comes to where patients are taken in emergencies on Elgin's east side. Emergencies o...
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Patients begin rolling over to new Sherman HospitalDec 15, 2009 10:00 pm - It was a day of firsts at the new Sherman Hospital in Elgin. Hospital staffers clapped, cried and cheered as the first patient, Bonnie Houck of Kingston, rolled through ...
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Elgin budget set for OK despite fire questionsDec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Elgin leaders on Wednesday are expected to OK their $277 million spending plan for 2010. On paper, it is balanced; but in reality, city leaders still must cut $1.5 milli...
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Key ECC roadway project delayedDec 14, 2009 10:00 pm - Better get used to that detour around Spartan Drive at Elgin Community College. The $2.3 million, 3,000-foot-long reconstruction of the main access road to the community...
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Cal's All-Star Angel toy drive kicks offDec 06, 2009 10:00 pm - In addition to dropping coins in the kettle this holiday season, you're probably considering donating some a toy or two to someone, somewhere. While all causes are worth...
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Resident slightly injured in S. Elgin house fireDec 05, 2009 10:00 pm - Investigators are looking into the cause and origin of a fire Friday night that rendered a house on South Elgin's northeast side uninhabitable. "We had visible flames co...
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Head Start program gets financial boostDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - The Two Rivers Head Start Agency has landed a nearly $1.7 million federal grant to open a new child-care center in Elgin by summer 2010, officials said. The grant is par...
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Downtown Elgin comes alive with holiday happeningsDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - A civil engineering firm isn't one of your usual suspects when it comes to a downtown window decorating contest. But the staff at the Elgin-based Hampton, Lenzini and Re...
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Firefighters carry on Santa traditionDec 03, 2009 10:00 pm - If you live in Gilberts, Sleepy Hollow or unincorporated Rutland and Dundee townships and you hear sirens wailing and a truck headed down your street this weekend or the...
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Elgin water, sewer rates to riseDec 02, 2009 10:00 pm - Elgin's water and sewer rates likely will increase every year from 2010 to 2014, but not as much as previously thought. Two weeks ago, city leaders held their noses when...