Harry Hitzeman
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Elgin primed for second skate parkMay 11, 2009 11:00 pm - If the next Tony Hawk lives in Elgin's east side, he won't have far to go to skate by July. Elgin city leaders Wednesday are expected to sign off on spending $100,000 fo...
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South Elgin convenience store's opening cause for celebrationMay 10, 2009 11:00 pm - Normally, a ribbon-cutting for a new convenience store wouldn't be that big of a deal. But the opening of RC Convenient Spirit in South Elgin last week was noteworthy fo...
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Hollywood comes to Elgin as 'Nightmare' crews hit cemeteryMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - A Hollywood crew took over Bluff City Cemetery in Elgin today to shoot scenes for the remake of the 1984 horror film, "A Nightmare on Elm Street." Officials at New Line ...
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Elgin holds court on national handball tournamentMay 08, 2009 11:00 pm - Cindy Walker got hooked on team handball while watching the Summer Olympics last August. The St. Louis woman even traveled to Denmark in October to watch a tournament. O...
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Elgin murder fugitive nabbed in MexicoMay 07, 2009 11:00 pm - On April 9, 2000, 19-year-old Matthew Kimble was shot and killed as he tried to break up a fight at a house party on Elgin's east side. Nine years later, justice may fin...
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Elgin's Cinco de Mayo celebration still onMay 06, 2009 11:00 pm - The H1N1 scare has canceled classes, shelved sports and torpedoed Chicago's Cinco de Mayo celebration at Navy Pier. But Elgin leaders had absolutely no intention of call...
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Elgin-area golf course purchase goes to courtMay 05, 2009 11:00 pm - A judge likely will decide how much it will cost the Forest Preserve District of Cook County to buy a golf course just east of Elgin once slated to be developed with hou...
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Man shot in Elgin drive-byMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - Elgin police are investigating a drive-by shooting early Sunday that stemmed from an argument at a west-side club. At about 1:16 a.m., authorities were called to the 600...
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What to do with the Hemmens still on minds of leadersMay 03, 2009 11:00 pm - What a difference a year makes. In May 2008, Elgin city leaders signed off on a $291,000 study to look at the future of the Hemmens Cultural Center and whether it could ...
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Judson, students celebrate 60th commencementMay 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Judson University in Elgin had 167 graduates in their spring 2009 class on Saturday. But school officials actually awarded 184 degrees. Sixteen graduates from the Evange...