Harry Hitzeman
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Hynes: State needs to cut back government to '05 levelsSep 28, 2009 11:00 pm - If Illinois is going to balance its budget, leaders need to cut back state government to 2005 staffing levels. Corporate loopholes must be shut, political hires by disgr...
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Dad delivers baby girl in back seat on I-94Sep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A calm mother, a dad who was able to follow instructions and an aware dispatcher added up to one heck of a birthday story Sunday night. A woman delivered her second chil...
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Missing Hoffman Estates girl found safe; Amber Alert canceledSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - A 1-year-old from Hoffman Estates who had been the subject of an Amber Alert has been found safe and sound, police said. The baby and her mother were in police custody S...
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Elgin launches push for census participationSep 27, 2009 11:00 pm - Attention Elginites: The city wants you to stand up and be counted for the 2010 federal census. City leaders will host a kickoff event at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Gail Bord...
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Bartlett motorcyclist killed in Elgin crashSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - A 23-year-old Bartlett man was going at least 90 mph early this morning when his motorcycle slammed into a car on Route 20 in Elgin, leaving him dead from massive head t...
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Firefighter hospitalized in McHenry Co. fireSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - One firefighter was treated for heat exhaustion early Thursday afternoon responding to a house fire in Marengo, officials said. An elderly woman and her 4-year-old grand...
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No decision on Geneva-Batavia library land disputeSep 24, 2009 11:00 pm - After three years of legal wrangling, a dispute between the Geneva and Batavia Public Library districts over Batavia's annexation of 1,600 mostly undeveloped acres in we...
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Elgin to use federal money for 12 homes for the poorSep 23, 2009 11:00 pm - In a market flooded with foreclosures, Elgin leaders hope energy-efficient furnaces and appliances, along with tankless water heaters, will tip the balance in their favo...
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Wellness grant winners will be announced at Saturday walkSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - It's only a mile, but Elgin leaders hope it can be a new start toward a lifetime of fitness and healthy living habits for some. Activate Elgin, a YMCA-led coalition to h...
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South Elgin man accused of identity theftSep 22, 2009 11:00 pm - A South Elgin man in the United States illegally faces prison time after working 31/2 years with a Social Security number that belonged to a Chicago woman, authorities s...