Harry Hitzeman
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Family turns good deed into win-winDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - It's not an easy situation when someone offers you money for doing something that was kind and right. But five Elgin siblings, who regularly shovel for two elderly ladie...
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Elgin thinks outside the box for 'sustainable' developmentDec 19, 2008 10:00 pm - Americans have embraced replacing their incandescent lightbulbs with compact, energy efficient fluorescents. And the Toyota Prius is here to stay, while vehicles like th...
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Elgin finds prosecution one way to deter illegal immigrantsDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Since March 1, Elgin police have arrested 20 illegal immigrants who will be deported if they are convicted of the felony drug charges, gang activity or sex crimes they a...
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Budget woes kill Elgin's DARE programDec 17, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin's budget crunch has already resulted in city layoffs and increased fees for residents, but it can claim another casualty: the Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or D...
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Elginites, your ballot is almost doneDec 16, 2008 10:00 pm - The ballot is set for the April 7 Elgin City Council election. Well, sort of. Elgin City Clerk Diane Robertson held a lottery Tuesday to determine who would be first on ...
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Late filings set up primary for Elgin council seatDec 15, 2008 10:00 pm - After virtually a week of no activity, a flurry of 10 new candidates put their names in Monday to run for one of four Elgin City Council seats in April. Of those hopeful...
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Elgin parks programs goes onlineDec 14, 2008 10:00 pm - Remember how, four times a year, the Elgin Parks and Recreation Department seasonal brochure would appear on your front stoop or driveway or be attached to your doorknob...
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Elgin business leaders see silver liningDec 13, 2008 10:00 pm - Journalists are notorious for being bad at math. Ask five reporters why they chose to write and at least one response will be "because I can't do math." I can actually ...
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NIU chief shares campus shootings' lessons with Hampshire studentsDec 12, 2008 10:00 pm - What did Northern Illinois University police learn from the massacre at Virginia Tech University in April 17, 2007? The deadliest school shooting in U.S. history reinfor...
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Not all bad news for businessDec 10, 2008 10:00 pm - The economic news may be gloom and doom, but for some Elgin businesses it's a comparative boom. Manufacturing and other sectors in the city are doing well despite the re...