Harry Hitzeman
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Man uses stick to rob bank in South ElginAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - Perhaps a 51-year-old Lake in the Hills man took the term "stick up" too literally. Joseph G. Dolgach, of the 0-99 block of Westminster Drive, was charged Thursday with ...
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Interest up in Elgin fat-burning effortAug 26, 2009 11:00 pm - As politicians talk about health care reform, organizers of Activate Elgin - an initiative spearheaded by the YMCA - say you don't need a total lifestyle overhaul to be ...
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Online petition drive on to save Elgin's Lords Park ZooAug 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin residents are mobilizing in an effort to save the elk, bison and deer at the Lords Park Zoo. "I never thought it would be conceivable, what they are doing," said l...
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Elgin might expand odd-even parking to another neighborhoodAug 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Another Elgin neighborhood - the Eagle Heights subdivision on the city's west side - might become the third city area designated for odd-even parking. But before city co...
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Plenty of blame to share in Mongo incidentAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - In America, we're always looking for someone to blame. That sure was the case at South Elgin's Riverfest Express last weekend. As a fundraiser it went kaput because of b...
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Safety improving at one of Kane Co.'s most dangerous intersectionsAug 23, 2009 11:00 pm - One of Kane County's most dangerous intersections has seen a double-digit percentage decrease in accidents since state officials installed improved left-turn signals. La...
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Elgin Community College fall enrollment soarsAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - The halls might feel a little tighter when classes resume at Elgin Community College on Monday. The college's fall enrollment is up by more than 20 percent compared to f...
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Cardboard boating a hit for United Way at Aurora's Phillips ParkAug 22, 2009 11:00 pm - Phillips Park in a Aurora has a zoo where people can see eagles, wolves, otters, llamas and other animals. But not too many people would expect to see humans dressed as ...
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ECC plans to shutter Fountain Square campusAug 21, 2009 11:00 pm - It's only a matter of time before the Elgin Community College closes its Fountain Square Campus in downtown Elgin. At an orientation meeting on Wednesday, about 100 staf...
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St. Charles woman killed in Minn. crashAug 20, 2009 11:00 pm - A 62-year-old St. Charles woman who died after a crash in Minnesota this week was on her way back to the suburbs after being the executor of her mother's estate. Gloria ...