Harry Hitzeman
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Elgin bikeway plan gaining momentumMar 12, 2008 11:00 pm - Elgin city leaders are on the cusp of giving the green light to a citywide bikeway plan. Wednesday night, a bikeway master plan, crafted through community meetings and a...
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Men honored for alerting family to fireMar 11, 2008 11:00 pm - On an October night in 2003, 19-year-olds Brett Safford and Joshua Arden could have kept driving after Safford thought he saw fire coming from a rooftop in Elgin's Valle...
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S. Elgin police to increase bike patrolsMar 10, 2008 11:00 pm - South Elgin residents can expect to see more police officers this year patrolling parks and riding through neighborhoods on bikes. Police Chief Chris Merritt said he pla...
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Profits down at Elgin's riverboat casinoMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - The state's smoking ban could be a bust for Elgin. For the second straight month, receipts from the Grand Victoria Casino were down nearly 20 percent. According to figur...
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Elgin woman remembered for community service effortsMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - It's been a tough couple of weeks for Elgin. The city lost influential Hispanic grocer "Jose" Luis Diaz and historian/genealogist/volunteer Rowena Swan. Now, Sherman Hos...
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Elgin ready to start new censusMar 08, 2008 10:00 pm - Let the knockin' begin so more cash from the state can roll in. Elgin city leaders are poised to begin a monthlong census of several new subdivisions March 24. When the ...
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Veterans approve of Elgin memorial design updateMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - A group of veterans has signed off on an updated design of the Elgin Veterans Memorial. "It isn't exactly what we wanted, but because of the two constraints of time and ...
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Elgin courts arts groupMar 06, 2008 10:00 pm - Elgin has a strong arts community, close proximity to transportation to Chicago and a proactive mayor and city council. These are three aspects working in the city's fav...
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Elgin could get a little ArtspaceMar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - As a technician at the year-old Elgin Art Showcase, Catie Early has seen firsthand how people can blossom if provided with resources. "There's so much art and so much th...
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Woman who really 'lived Elgin's history' dies at 98Mar 05, 2008 10:00 pm - Rowena Swan could tell you a thing or two about Elgin. When the Elgin native would make presentations at the local historical society, she frequently would exceed the on...