Harry Hitzeman
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Elgin to explore video gamblingSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - It could be more than a year before video poker machines begin to sprout in bars across Illinois. But Elgin officials want to study what effect video gaming could have o...
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United Way launches food driveSep 09, 2009 11:00 pm - Last year, volunteers at the United Way of Elgin helped package and sort some 2,000 moving boxes filled with food for local pantries as part of the agency's "Day of Cari...
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Eight homes featured in Elgin Historic House TourSep 08, 2009 11:00 pm - The 28th annual Elgin Historic House Tour is right around the corner. But for the first time in recent memory, Mary Ellen Barbezat will not be one of the volunteer docen...
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Team's design shatters record at Sunset festSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - Taking in his second Melon Propellin' contest Saturday at Lake in the Hills' Sunset Festival, Shawn Moorman offered an observation. "It's much more competitive (than 200...
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Farewell to summer, Asian style at Elgin's Festival ParkSep 05, 2009 11:00 pm - It was three red beans, four small black beans and 10 Cheerios to glory. And Estelle Cuevas of Elgin got them all into a plastic cup before anyone else. "That was really...
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Elgin man charged with pulling gun during argumentSep 02, 2009 11:00 pm - A 17-year-old Elgin man could face jail time after being accused of pulling a gun on Elgin's west side during an argument outside a pizza parlor. Jose L. Jungo-Godos, of...
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South Elgin trail ahead of scheduleSep 01, 2009 11:00 pm - A section of a South Elgin trail along the Fox River is proceeding ahead of schedule and will include some new amenities, such as a bike repair station. Village leaders ...
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Elgin wind plant is the green 'future'Aug 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Germany-based Siemens opened a $20 million plant in Elgin that will create "green collar" jobs making and testing gearboxes for turbines that harness wind energy. But, a...
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Gilberts festival will be reborn Friday as 'block party'Aug 27, 2009 11:00 pm - After years without a community festival, the folks in Gilberts are again giving it a whirl. But they don't want Gilberts Community Days to be something ginormous like N...
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Second chance for Elgin zooAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Supporters of the Lords Park Zoo in Elgin bought themselves a little more time Wednesday to find ways to help pay for and keep three bison, four elk and seven deer beyon...