Rick West
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Elgin approves ordinance aimed at keeping panhandlers out of the middle of city streetsJan 23, 2025 3:17 pm - Elgin City Council members have given preliminary approval to an ordinance banning pedestrians from medians to address safety concerns and complaints about panhandlers and peddlers causing accidents.
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Enjoy special deals as Chicago and suburbs celebrate restaurant weeksJan 22, 2025 3:56 pm - Chicago and a number of suburbs are offering special dining deals during restaurant weeks now through early February.
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‘It hooks you in’: Recreational curling offers winter fun with food, drinks and friendsJan 22, 2025 10:29 am - Drinking and throwing stones is now a fun winter sport. Learn where you can go bar curling in the suburbs.
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Dining out: Alpine Fest, wine dinner, new lounge in Aurora and moreJan 21, 2025 3:45 pm - It’s Alpine Fest weekend at Long Grove’s Buffalo Creek Brewing. Plus, there’s a new lounge in downtown Aurora and new happy hour offerings at Violi in Oak Brook.
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Elgin program offers grants to restore historic properties, adds paint program in Watch DistrictJan 21, 2025 10:57 am - A grant program designed to help restore homes in Elgin's historic districts is back for its 30th year and has added a new painting program for residents of the Elgin National Watch Historic District.
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‘There’s such a need’: Gluten-free restaurant opens in GenevaJan 20, 2025 1:42 pm - Ugly Noodle, a new celiac-safe, gluten-free restaurant, has opened in downtown Geneva.
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‘We are connected’: Downers Grove gathering honors MLK’s legacy, urges recommitting to his dreamJan 19, 2025 5:50 pm - More than 100 parishioners gathered Sunday at First United Methodist Church in Downers Grove to both honor the legacy of Martin Luther King Jr. and remember that there is more work to be done to fulfill his dream.
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Elgin officials say new testing protocols cause more homes to test positive for elevated lead levelsJan 16, 2025 2:33 pm - Elgin officials attribute a spike in homes testing positive for elevated lead levels to a new federally-mandated water sampling protocol, not changes in water quality itself.
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Officials: Fires at Elgin homeless encampment were accidental and unrelatedJan 15, 2025 1:16 pm - Elgin fire officials say that three fires at the “Tent City” homeless encampment since early December were all accidental and unrelated, saying the use of heating equipment near combustible materials was a common factor in the three fires.
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Dining out: Aurora chef competes on ‘Chopped,’ National Pizza Week and moreJan 15, 2025 9:05 am - A chef from Aurora faced the mystery basket on an episode of “Chopped” Tuesday, and we’re deep (dish) into National Pizza week, which runs through Saturday, Jan. 18.