Rick West
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Dining out: Giordano’s adds tavern-style pizza to its menuOct 21, 2025 1:23 pm - Giordano’s is adding tavern-style pizza to its menu starting this week. Plus, Halloween-themed dining events are haunting the suburbs and Truluck’s in Rosemont is celebrating Florida stone crab season.
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Villa Park woman charged with DUI after head-on crash WednesdayOct 16, 2025 3:04 pm - A Villa Park woman is facing a drunken driving charge in connection with a head-on crash that injured two people.
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Elgin asks residents to weigh in on potential plastic shopping bag banOct 16, 2025 11:02 am - Elgin is asking residents to provide feedback on a potential citywide ban on the distribution of single-use plastic checkout bags.
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Brother Chimp Brewing expands to St. Charles with new taproomOct 15, 2025 5:20 pm - Brother Chimp Brewing will open a taproom Friday in St. Charles, taking the space formerly occupied by D and G Brewing. The North Aurora brewery last year took top honors at the prestigious World Beer Cup in the Vienna lager category.
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Dining out: BOGO Rainbow Cone for Sweetest Day, fall cocktails, Wicked dinner and moreOct 14, 2025 1:50 pm - Saturday is Sweetest Day and you can grab a BOGO sliced cone from The Original Rainbow Cone locations in the suburbs. We also have a pair of Orin Swift wine dinners, fall cocktails in Oak Brook, a Wicked-cocktail dinner at Bonefish Grill and more.
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Ink and drink: Martini Room in Elgin hosts first flash tattoo eventOct 13, 2025 3:29 pm - Martini Room in Elgin held an unusual event last week. It hosted three local tattoo artists who gave flash tattoos to customers.
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Elgin receives $3 million grant to help hire nine new firefightersOct 10, 2025 1:01 pm - A $3 million federal grant will help Elgin offset the cost of hiring nine new firefighters to man a sixth ambulance for the city.
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$20 scratcher purchased in Elgin wins lottery player $2MOct 10, 2025 12:04 pm - A $20 scratch-off lottery ticket purchased in Elgin paid off to the tune of $2 million for one lucky lottery player.
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New Larkin High School stadium gets nod from Elgin City CouncilOct 09, 2025 3:57 pm - Larkin High School’s play for a new stadium is nearing the goal line after gaining approval from the Elgin City Council Wednesday.
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Make it a Detroit-style pizza for National Pizza MonthOct 08, 2025 10:43 am - “I think when you give them a great product, once they have that first bite they’re like, ‘that’s pizza and it’s delicious,’” says Squares Pizza Pub owner Lawrence Colburn, whose new restaurant in Bartlett is among several Detroit-style pizza places in the suburbs serving up the thicker, rectangular pan pies.