Rick West
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The lengths to which I’ll go for a story: I drank cicada-infused Malört so you didn’t have toJun 30, 2024 5:27 pm - When a lombard brewery started serving cicada-infused Malört, there was really only one way to properly tell the story: try it.
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Cars, coffee draw a crowd to South BarringtonJun 30, 2024 2:13 pm - Auto aficionados enjoyed some coffee with their cars Sunday morning in South Barrington. The Calibre Coffee Car Show at The Arboretum of South Barrington featured more than 100 cars, from a 50s-era Studebaker to a current Tesla and every decade in between.
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Cookie shop catering to your late-night sweet tooth coming to Naperville this summerJun 27, 2024 12:41 pm - Insomnia Cookies is slated to open this summer in Naperville along Chicago Avenue, near North Central College.
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Cheers! 18 suburban restaurants honored with Wine Spectator awardsJun 27, 2024 11:03 am - Eighteen suburban eateries were recently honored with 2024 Wine Spectator Restaurant Awards.
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Suburban restaurants have you covered for July 4Jun 25, 2024 4:39 pm - Enjoy brunch, lunch or dinner at these suburban restaurants before, or in some cases during, the Fourth of July fireworks.
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Nearly 80 years later, daughter of an Aurora man killed in World War II receives his medalsJun 25, 2024 4:34 pm - The last time 83-year-old Anna Green Showerman of Batavia was with her father, he held the then 3-year-old girl in his arms before heading out to fight and ultimately die...
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Dining out: Dinner and a show, hot chicken, craft beer crawl and moreJun 25, 2024 3:02 pm - You can enjoy dinner and a show a couple of different ways in the suburbs this week, or you can stay home and watch a show about people making dinner. Also, don’t miss the Downtown Wheaton Craft Beer Crawl Saturday.
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‘Let the professionals handle it’: Elgin police reminding residents that fireworks are dangerous and prohibitedJun 20, 2024 3:07 pm - With the Fourth of July holiday on the horizon, Elgin police are ramping up their annual education and enforcement efforts to curb the use of illegal fireworks. “We’re tr...
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Kane County deputy seriously injured in two-vehicle crashJun 19, 2024 1:45 pm - A Kane County sheriff’s deputy was seriously injured Tuesday morning in a two-vehicle crash in Aurora.
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‘I was flabbergasted’: North Aurora brewery wins gold in World Beer CupJun 19, 2024 1:31 pm - North Aurora’s Brother Chimp Brewing recently won a gold medal in the World Beer Cup for their Vienna-style lager Ludwig.