Harry Hitzeman
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Elgin could double towing fees in bid to help balance sheetSep 21, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin leaders are considering doubling the police department's fee when a vehicle is towed - a move that could raise an estimated $1.5 million a year as the city looks t...
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Edification instead of frights aim of Elgin Cemetery WalkSep 20, 2009 11:00 pm - The annual Elgin Cemetery Walk is just around the corner. But if you're looking for it to scare you or otherwise put you in the Halloween mood, try a haunted house inste...
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Elgin to audit more for illegal city workersSep 19, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin leaders recently conducted their first full-blown audit of a city-hired temporary agency to ensure it was not hiring illegal workers. The inquiry of 44 people who ...
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Shop and dine by bike in ElginSep 17, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin leaders want more people to shop downtown and now there's a little extra incentive this month to do it by bike instead of by car, truck or bus. If you make 10 purc...
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Elgin Crisis Center still threatenedSep 15, 2009 11:00 pm - In May, the Community Crisis Center in Elgin had its own emergency: a loss of state funding, combined with a sharp dip in private contributions, threatened to close its ...
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Influential former Elgin police chief diesSep 14, 2009 11:00 pm - When Paul McCurtain finished his training to become Elgin police officer in 1976, the chief called him into his office and personally handed him his badge. Elgin Chief R...
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'Bike and Dine' requires two wheels instead of fourSep 13, 2009 11:00 pm - The Downtown Neighborhood Association is putting a new spin on the proverbial progressive dinner. The Elgin "Bike and Dine" will be held from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday,...
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Elgin's Fiesta Salsa canceledSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - The sagging economy has claimed another Elgin festival. Organizers of Fiesta Salsa have pulled the plug on this year's event because of lagging sponsorships and a schedu...
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Ex-Elgin minister gets 8 years for scuffle with copsSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - An Elgin man and former minister at the Second Baptist Church was sentenced to eight years in prison Thursday for fighting with police officers in August 2008. Phillip S...
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Council still at odds over odd-even parkingSep 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Although it is only in two areas so far, the odd-even parking experiment continues to divide the Elgin City Council. In a rather perfunctory vote this week, Elgin counci...