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December 14th, 2007

Heavy-metal heists hitting Elgin hard

“To steal cast iron, where they pay pennies on the pound—I guess it’s just easy”

There appears to be a bull market for scrap metal in Elgin. Over the past month, more than four dozen manhole covers have been stolen from city streets, primarily in the east-side Parkwood Subdivision. via Daily Herald



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