Rick West
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50 years and counting for the Village Squire in West DundeeMay 13, 2024 7:56 am - A community fixture in West Dundee is marking a half century of hospitality at the corner of Washington and Second Street downtown this month. The Village Squire is celebrating its 50th anniversary of being “a good place to be since 1974.”
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Small details make a difference, like finding out what time something startsMay 12, 2024 3:25 pm - I learned a valuable lesson recently about the importance of small details when I agreed to write a story about an all-ages swim club in Elgin. Always find out what time...
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Mother’s Day memories made at Heritage Farm SundayMay 12, 2024 3:24 pm - All it took was a little pipe cleaner, some beads, baking cups and straws to make lasting memories for moms on Mother’s Day at Spring Valley Heritage Farm in Schaumburg. ...
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Man accused of robbing Bensenville gas station at knife point denied pretrial releaseMay 10, 2024 3:27 pm - A DuPage County judge has ruled that a Chicago man accused of robbing a Bensenville gas station at knife point must remain in custody as he waits to stand trial. Willie W...
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Dining out: Make Art, Drink Beer Fest, Aurora Taco Crawl, Meet the Winemaker and moreMay 08, 2024 8:56 am - Mikerphone Brewing in Elk Grove Village will showcase its two favorite things, beer and music, during the Make Art, Drink Beer Fest Saturday, May 11.
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Woman accused of DUI, fleeing from police with child in car denied pretrial releaseMay 07, 2024 4:58 pm - A DuPage County judge has ruled that a DeKalb woman accused of drinking and driving and fleeing Wheaton police with her 12-year-old daughter in the car must remain in cus...
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‘Overwhelmed with gratitude’: Suburban teachers win Golden ApplesMay 06, 2024 4:26 pm - Overwhelmed was the word of the day for a pair of suburban educators who learned Monday that they’re among the winners of 2024 Golden Apple Award for Excellence in Teachi...
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South Elgin kindergarten teacher surprised with Golden Apple awardMay 06, 2024 4:17 pm - Fox Meadow Elementary teacher Aimee Legatzke got quite the surprise interruption during story time with her kindergarten class on Monday afternoon at the South Elgin scho...
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Happy hour will come early during Wheaton’s first Bloody Mary FestMay 06, 2024 12:19 pm - With a tagline of “10 a.m. is the new 10 p.m.,” Wheaton’s first Bloody Mary Fest on Saturday, May 18, is looking to make the morning hours happier.
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Hale Street Tents are back and so is outdoor summer dining in WheatonMay 02, 2024 9:30 am - In what has quickly become a rite of summer, the Hale Street Tents are back, providing an outdoor dining oasis in downtown Wheaton for a fifth season.