Harry Hitzeman
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Segway, bikes are latest 'weapons' in S. Elgin policing strategySep 29, 2008 11:00 pm - You probably saw it at last month's Riverfest, perhaps sometime this summer and you might even see it at this weekend's Harvest Hustle. In an effort to get out of their ...
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Elgin selling commemorative bricks for Veterans MemorialSep 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Work on Elgin's long-awaited Veterans Memorial is moving at a steady clip, and residents who want to leave their mark on the project now have an outlet. The city is sell...
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Area tragedies share common threadSep 27, 2008 11:00 pm - Anniversaries are big for married couples - and us journalists. Married couples mark their anniversaries and celebrate them -if the husband doesn't forget. They look bac...
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Buy a brick for Elgin's Veterans ParkSep 26, 2008 11:00 pm - Work on Elgin's long-awaited Veterans Memorial is moving at a steady clip, and residents who want to leave their mark on the project now have an outlet. The city is sell...
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Elgin parking bans have mixed results, so farSep 25, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin residents are taking a while to warm up to an even-odd day trial parking schedule, but a ban on large commercial vehicles parking overnight in residential areas se...
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Elgin moves forward on business sign planSep 24, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin leaders are prepared to up the ante to help downtown businesses improve their visibility by installing signs that hang off front building facades. City leaders We...
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Elgin weighs downtown sign incentive planSep 23, 2008 11:00 pm - Recession or not, visibility is king for any business. To that end, Elgin leaders have proposed a new program that could give the city's downtown businesses the royal tr...
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Recalling flooding and a 1983 weddingSep 20, 2008 11:00 pm - It was the coldest shower of my life, on one of the hottest days of the year no less. I was in my Aunt Nancy's wedding and had to figure out how to get into this gray tu...
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When economy rebounds, Elgin will be readySep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - The economy and housing market are faltering, but when they rebound, Elgin officials believe, the city will be in position to really take off. In the past four years, th...
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New Elgin deputy police chief makes historySep 19, 2008 11:00 pm - Growing up in Chicago, Cecil Smith was told always to do his best and be better than the next person. That mantra helped the 20-year Elgin Police Department veteran earn...