Rick West
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One dead, two injured as train engine collides with landscaping truck in ElginOct 23, 2025 8:34 am - One person is dead and two others were injured Thursday morning when a freight train engine collided with a landscaping truck at the State Street crossing Elgin.
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‘A thoughtful restaurant’: Mockingbird in East Dundee embarks on an expansion while keeping the vibe intimateOct 21, 2025 5:25 pm - Mockingbird Bar + Garden in East Dundee is in the middle of an expansion that will see the footprint nearly triple. The restaurant specializes in shareables, small plates and pizzas all cooked in a wood-fired oven while offering a robust wine and cocktail program.
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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.