Harry Hitzeman
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Elgin crisis center in crisis due to budget impasseJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - Faced with a massive cut in funding because of the budget impasse in Springfield, Elgin-based Community Crisis Center is thinking of creative ways to raise $250,000 to h...
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Drug arrest near Carpentersville schoolJun 18, 2009 11:00 pm - An Algonquin man faces prison time after being caught selling marijuana near a Carpentersville school, according to court documents. Josue Balleno, 20, of the 1300 block...
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South Elgin leaders want more open spaceJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - South Elgin leaders are looking for more open space for community parks and "passive recreation," such as interpretive trails and nature preserves. The push is just one ...
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S. Elgin considers apartment planJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - South Elgin trustees appear ready to sign off on a 347-unit apartment complex that would be built on the village's west side behind the Jewel on Randall Road. Trustees M...
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Bomber tour honors Greatest GenerationJun 15, 2009 11:00 pm - Glenn Simms took one look at the B-17 Flying Fortress "Liberty Belle" on the landing strip at the Aurora Municipal Airport Monday and the memories from World War II came...
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Nun's trial raises questionsJun 14, 2009 11:00 pm - Verdicts in court cases are always a sensitive thing to cover. One side wins, another loses. Someone could walk free or a grieving family could finally see justice. And...
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Brotherhood of the traveling jeans launching 'world tour'Jun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Most parents have probably complained to their teenagers for wearing the same pair of jeans for a week straight or more. But what about wearing the same pair for a whole...
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Elgin's Harvest Market gets off to cloudy startJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - With renewed momentum from the city's sustainability movement, Elgin's Harvest Market kicked off the season even though the sun refused to cooperate. The market is from ...
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New library branch named for Rakow familyJun 11, 2009 11:00 pm - Thanks to a substantial donation toward materials, the new branch of the Gail Borden Public Library on Elgin's west side has a name: the Rakow Branch. Library officials ...
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New U.S. citizens from Elgin area honored at council meetingJun 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Their path to citizenship began in an Elgin Community College classroom, wound around a four-part test, and culminated in a federal courtroom in Chicago for an oath of a...