Harry Hitzeman
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Officials: Teen likely mistaken for a rival gang memberNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Jeffrey T. Signorelli just wanted to hang out with some friends after work. Instead, police say, a case of being mistaken as a gangbanger led to his death. More than fiv...
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Sugar Grove's 'Cold Case'Nov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - It sounds like a plot from a TV crime drama: A key witness is targeted on the eve of a murder trial. But he's not home and his mother is gunned down instead. The boy and...
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Police say two responsible for Larkin senior's deathNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - It was a Saturday night in 1999, and Hector Roman's two nephews and a niece were visiting at the second floor Elgin apartment he shared with his mom and sister. It was f...
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Funding, time and staffing limit real cold case detectivesNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Time can be an enemy for any detective working to solve a crime. Memories fade, people move on and it's difficult to carve out time to search for suspects from five or 1...
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No witnesses, no weapon in mother's slayingNov 18, 2007 10:00 pm - Monique F. Love's children probably don't know their father. They certainly don't remember their mother. On April 13, 1999, the single mother of two was found strangled ...
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Congressman's son faces misconduct chargesNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - For four years, Jeffrey M. Rush served as chief of security for an Illinois Department of Corrections facility in Aurora. If convicted of misconduct, the 41-year-old Lak...
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Libel suit filed in response to blogNov 16, 2007 10:00 pm - A court reporting firm with offices in Aurora and Chicago is suing for libel and seeking $3.4 million in damages after a subcontracted court reporter started a blog afte...
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Judge OKs more lenient bond termsNov 15, 2007 10:00 pm - A judge Thursday eased a bond restriction for a 23-year-old Aurora man accused of killing his two passengers in a drunken-driving accident. Thomas Ofenloch Jr. faces up ...
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Coroner's jury declares fight death a homicideNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Relatives of Troy Simms, a 42-year-old who died Oct. 1 after a fight in an Elgin apartment, say they hope a Kane County coroner's jury ruling will lead to justice for hi...
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Elgin truck crash death ruled accidentalNov 14, 2007 10:00 pm - Shortly before 6 a.m. Sept. 26, a dump truck driver turned south onto Shales Parkway from Route 20 in Elgin, triggering a crash that killed Luis Ramirez. A Kane County c...