Harry Hitzeman
-
Event rolls over cancer research fundraising goalMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Sometimes, it takes a fund-raiser two or three years to gain traction. If that's the case for the first-ever Walk & Roll Elgin held last weekend at Festival Park in Elgi...
-
Help sought for Community Crisis CenterMay 16, 2008 11:00 pm - Since 1975, the Community Crisis Center in Elgin has helped victims of domestic or sexual abuse or folks who have fallen on hard times. Now, the center itself is seekin...
-
Good Samaritan tackles purse theft suspectMay 15, 2008 11:00 pm - A purse snatching on Elgin's west side Thursday afternoon was thwarted by at least two men who knocked the suspect to the ground and held him until police arrived. "I'm ...
-
Hearing for Villa Olivia proposal delayed until JulyMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin leaders will wait until July 23 to revisit the controversial Villa Olivia proposal while a builder settles some lingering issues at two other recent developments w...
-
Elgin OKs softball field upgrade costsMay 14, 2008 11:00 pm - Despite a final bill that was double the original -- albeit early -- estimate, Elgin city leaders Wednesday night approved $711,000 for stadium renovations for the Chica...
-
No injuries in Elgin house fireMay 13, 2008 11:00 pm - A house on Elgin's near west side was rendered uninhabitable by a fire Tuesday afternoon. Elgin Fire Marshal Richard Dunne said there were no injuries to residents or fi...
-
Elgin starting its own Amazin' RaceMay 11, 2008 11:00 pm - Since 2001, you've seen it on TV as pairs race around the world. And next month, you can do it in downtown Elgin. June 7 is the date of the first Elgin's Amazin' Race. T...
-
Golf outing to benefit cancer foundationMay 10, 2008 11:00 pm - Mark your calendars now, because next month you will have a chance to hit a birdie to help some angels. The second-annual golf outing, dinner and auction to benefit Cal'...
-
Two local youths shine in national video contestMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - A nationwide contest -- started up this spring by Elgin's Gail Borden Public Library -- could feature some local winners. An Elgin first-grader and a Hanover Park studen...
-
S. Elgin's new logo, slogan ready to goMay 09, 2008 11:00 pm - After a yearlong contest, South Elgin leaders have a new logo and slogan for the village. The earliest it will be revealed is at a June 2 village board meeting. "We've c...