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The body of Corporal Alex Martinez, a 2009 graduate of Larkin High School, returned home to Elgin on Friday. He was killed in Afghanistan last week, becoming the first Elginite to die in combat in the War on Terror.

Jurors today found Donald Rattanavong not guilty of involuntary manslaughter in the July 4th, 2011 shooting death of Guillermo Pineda. He was found guilty of reckless discharge of a firearm, a Class 4 felony. Under the Illinois penal code, a Class 4 felony is punishable by 1-3 years in prison and/or a fine of up to $25,000.

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In the 2012 primary election held Tuesday, Tom Hartwell decisively defeated Catherine Hurlbut and Karin Herwick in a three way race for the GOP nomination for Kane County Circuit Clerk, winning nearly twice as many votes as Ms. Hurlbut who finished second. Ms. Herwick was not far behind Ms. Hurlbut with about 19% of the vote. State Senator Michael Noland (D-Elgin) easily fended off a challenge from Tim Elenz, beating the radio show host by a margin of about 2 to 1.