Rick West
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Valentine’s Day 2024: Grab a date and eat your heart out at these suburban spotsJan 31, 2024 7:22 pm - It’s nearly time for the biggest date night of the year. With a midweek Valentine’s Day, many restaurants are extending their specials before and beyond Wednesday, Feb. 14. Reservations are going fast, so don’t delay.
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Ugly Noodle owner says being gluten-free doesn’t mean you can’t enjoy good pastaJan 30, 2024 6:33 am - When Lauren McLaughlin found out she was allergic to gluten and roughly 30 other foods, she understood why gluten-free food got a bad rap. “A lot of it isn’t very good,...
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Relief in sight for Randall Road drivers in Kane County frustrated by freight trainsJan 29, 2024 2:30 pm - Things are looking up for motorists who suffer multiple daily delays waiting for slow-moving freight trains to cross Randall Road on the border of Elgin and South Elgin. ...
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‘Everybody knew Jerry’: Elgin barber a staple of city’s downtown for six decadesJan 26, 2024 4:38 pm - Elgin barber Jerry Newman is remembered by friends and customers as a fixture of the city’s downtown, quick with a smile and a wave for anyone who walked by his shop wind...
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‘I never lost hope’: Holocaust survivor honored for his resilience by veterans in Carol StreamJan 25, 2024 6:23 pm - George Mueller, a 93-year-old Holocaust survivor, isn’t one to get emotional, even as he recounts the horrors he saw as a child in Nazi concentration camps. “All the tim...
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‘Like a time capsule’: Change in ownership is about the only difference at Art & Alma’s Supper ClubJan 24, 2024 11:59 am - The new owners of Art & Alma’s Supper Club and Saloon hope you don’t see all the hard work they put in to reviving the longtime Burlington establishment. “We did a ton o...
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One man shot, another stabbed during Elgin traffic altercationJan 23, 2024 5:02 pm - One person was shot and another stabbed Tuesday in what Elgin police say was a traffic altercation. Officers responded at 2:42 p.m. to Sherman Hospital in Elgin when a ma...
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Chipotle with drive-through lane opens Friday in Rolling MeadowsJan 23, 2024 3:11 pm - Burrito lovers in Rolling Meadows can roll in to a new Chipotle Mexican Grill location Friday. The new restaurant at 1458 Golf Road is the concept’s first in Rolling Mea...
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Dining out: Rogue’s Corner closing, plus charity dinners, Madonna cocktails and moreJan 23, 2024 1:52 pm - Stop by Rogue’s Corner in downtown Elgin one last time before the steampunk-themed pizza and sandwich restaurant closes Sunday, Jan. 28. Plus, SixtyFour - Wine Bar & Kitc...
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Elgin Symphony Orchestra adds eight new musiciansJan 22, 2024 12:13 pm - For the first time since 2019, the Elgin Symphony Orchestra has added new musicians to its roster. Music Director Chad Goodman chose eight new orchestra members after a s...