Harry Hitzeman
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South Elgin foundation keeps rolling alongNov 22, 2008 10:00 pm - It's the usual holiday drill. A kettle ringer here, requests for food pantries there. So one might think it would be easy for a group like Cal's All Star Angels to get l...
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Hampshire man critically injured in Huntley crashNov 21, 2008 10:00 pm - A 38-year-old Hampshire man was in critical condition Friday afternoon after his legs were crushed by a sport utility vehicle in Huntley. Marc A. Guttke was airlifted to...
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Shortages in Elgin area food pantries reaching crisis levelNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - If the faltering economy has a trickle-down effect, then Elgin area social service agencies must be wondering when the deluge will end. "Crisis" and "desperate" were two...
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Elgin cops lose overtime suitNov 20, 2008 10:00 pm - Some 142 rank-and-file Elgin police officers came out on the losing end of a federal lawsuit against the city seeking weekly overtime pay retroactive to 2005. Federal Ju...
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Fee change could aid Elgin parksNov 19, 2008 10:00 pm - A change in how Elgin spends impact fees from developers will hasten the development of one and possibly two parks on the city's southeast side. City leaders Wednesday f...
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RTA tells Elgin it can't make ends meetNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - Like many American households, the Regional Transit Authority is facing rising costs and lower income as it tries to make ends meet. Leanne Redden, RTA senior deputy exe...
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Thanksgiving dinner will go on in ElginNov 18, 2008 10:00 pm - An Elgin Thanksgiving tradition might be changing venues this year, but certainly not the spirit of helping others. This was to be the 25th year that St. Joseph Catholic...
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S. Elgin basks in budget healthNov 17, 2008 10:00 pm - While municipalities across the suburbs are sweating out their spending plans for next year, South Elgin's budget for 2008-09 is in relatively good shape. "There's certa...
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The good, the bad, the ugly -- Elgin styleNov 15, 2008 10:00 pm - One of my favorite actors and directors of all time is Clint Eastwood. He's one cool dude, plus he played one of my favorite movie characters, Inspector Harry Callahan, ...
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A smaller, balanced Elgin budgetNov 12, 2008 10:00 pm - In 2006, Elgin was living large while planning a budget that included 24 new positions for a population that was expected to hit 130,000 by 2010. Fast forward to Wednesd...