Rick West
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Dining Out: New restaurants and a little romanceAug 07, 2024 8:42 am - We’ve got a couple of new restaurants opening and another reopening around the suburbs this week. Plus, for reasons unknown, August is National Romance Awareness Month, so of course there is an associated dining special.
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Police: Drunk driver hit house with his carAug 06, 2024 8:04 pm - An Aurora man has been charged with driving under the influence of drugs after hitting a house with his car in Batavia early Monday morning.
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‘We will energize downtown’: Light-and-sound based outdoor exhibit coming to AuroraAug 05, 2024 11:11 am - Aurora will host a monthlong art installation in October called “Lumenaura,” a light-and-sound-based outdoor exhibit, that will include interactive street art, live entertainment, futuristic projection mapping and more.
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Dining out: Three new suburban restaurants, ‘Bachelorette’ viewing party and moreJul 24, 2024 9:22 am - Several new restaurants are opening soon in the suburbs, while others are offering promotions like viewing parties for “The Bachelorette,” Olympics promotions and discounted drinks.
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Summer sippers: Suburban eateries keep the good vibes going with seasonal cocktailsJul 23, 2024 5:08 pm - Summer isn’t going to last forever, which means now is the time to savor some warm-weather sippers. And several suburban restaurants have created cool concoctions to match the season.
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Aurora woman scratches off $1 million-winning lottery ticketJul 23, 2024 11:23 am - An Aurora woman recently scratched her way to a $1 million prize in the Illinois Lottery. Antoinette ‘Toni’ Green won the top prize on a $10 Monopoly 50X scratch-off tic...
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Ready for a night out? Elgin’s Movies on the Lawn series starts SaturdayJul 19, 2024 11:18 am - Elgin’s free ”Movies on the Lawn“ series starts Saturday on the south side of the Hemmens Cultural Center with a showing of ”Zombieland“ on a 30-foot-wide screen.
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Elgin gets nearly $1 million in federal funding to replace lead service linesJul 17, 2024 4:39 pm - Congressman Raja Krishnamoorthi visited the Leo Nelson Riverside Water Treatment Plant in Elgin Wednesday to present nearly $1 million in federal funding for the city’s lead service line replacement project.
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Beer and Big Wheels: Emmett’s Brewing celebrates 25 years in West DundeeJul 17, 2024 2:28 pm - Emmett’s Brewing Co. is celebrating 25 years in downtown West Dundee with a Brewfest Saturday, July 20, featuring live music, food, beer and, wait for it ... adult Big Wheel races.
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Nando’s offering free chicken and a chance to help underserved studentsJul 16, 2024 4:36 pm - Nando’s PERi-PERi will honor its South African roots on Thursday by celebrating International Mandela Day with free chicken for customers who bring back-to-school supplies for underserved area youth.