Harry Hitzeman
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Elgin cuts to hit agencies, museumNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - Remember this summer when Elgin area service agencies rallied against millions of dollars of funding cuts by Springfield lawmakers? Elgin's 2010 budget - which council m...
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Elgin cops: Machete-wielding robber stole tacosNov 16, 2009 10:00 pm - A machete-wielding man on Sunday robbed a man in Elgin of his taco dinner, police said. The victim was walking back to his vehicle near Villa and Fulton streets at abou...
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Money for downtown Elgin work is from TIF districtNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - As tough choices near for Elgin's 2010 budget near, Elgin City Council members could find themselves fighting each other over who gets what in the $277 million spending ...
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One man's fight to uphold our nation's constitutionNov 15, 2009 10:00 pm - Dan Kairis won the battle - but lost the war. A Kane County judge threw out the South Elgin man's $50 parking ticket from Elgin's even-odd parking ban but didn't buy int...
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Elgin firefighter's son goes back to site of dad's heroismNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - Thirty-five years is a long time. So is 20. Chris Whalen finally got a chance Friday to visit a memorial recognizing his father's heroism and to share memories with tho...
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Elgin attorney accused of cheating clientsNov 13, 2009 10:00 pm - A longtime Elgin attorney faces prison time after being accused of stealing more than $140,000 from clients. Elgin Police arrested William C. Chesbrough this week at his...
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Sherman Hospital staff takes day-long test run of new buildingNov 12, 2009 10:00 pm - Deb Gallo had severe abdominal pains on Thursday, so she and her husband, Rich, went to the emergency room at the new Sherman Hospital in Elgin. Soon she was being whisk...
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Tough decisions loom ahead for Elgin's 2010 budgetNov 11, 2009 10:00 pm - If Elgin's budget talks are a dance - as some city leaders have suggested - then the time is now to size up potential partners. And at 5 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 18, those a...
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Elgin honors veterans in harm's way here and abroadNov 10, 2009 10:00 pm - Honoring veterans should always important. But for the hundreds assembled at the Veterans Memorial Park in Elgin and across the country Wednesday it took on even more me...
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New plans emerge for former Elgin eateryNov 09, 2009 10:00 pm - A seasoned entrepreneur is poised to breathe new life into downtown Elgin's shuttered Prairie Rock Brewing Co., which closed in February. Ed Mascari, a Crystal Lake man ...