Rick West
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Outdoor dining season is heating up. Here are some spots you can hit in the suburbsJul 10, 2024 2:23 pm - It’s outdoor dining season, and the suburbs are loaded with eateries where you can enjoy a meal outside.
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State’s attorney investigating deadly shooting involving off-duty Kane County deputyJul 09, 2024 8:43 pm - An off-duty Kane County sheriff’s deputy was involved in a Monday shooting in Elgin that left one person dead, officials confirmed on Tuesday.
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Geneva’s Viking ship gets VIP visitorJul 05, 2024 3:10 pm - Norway’s President of the Storting, or parliament, Masud Gharahkhani visited Geneva Friday as part of a tour of the Midwest. Gharahkhani, whose position is akin to the U.S. Speaker of the House, visited the Viking ship and library.
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Advocate Sherman Hospital celebrates 50 years of training paramedicsJul 03, 2024 9:19 pm - Advocate Sherman Hospital recently celebrated the 50th anniversary of its paramedic training program, with 20 graduates completing the 11-month long course.
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Yeah, booyyyeeee!!! Flavor Flav, Red Lobster have a dinner for youJul 03, 2024 2:15 pm - Flavor Flav and Red Lobster have teamed up for a meal collab. Flavor Flav’s Faves Signature Meal includes Maine lobster tail, snow crab legs, garlic shrimp scampi and bacon mac and cheese, all on one plate.
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Dining out: New restaurants, Make-A-Wish fundraiser and moreJul 02, 2024 2:09 pm - We’ve got a pair of new Mediterranean-inspired restaurants in the suburbs, as well as Maggiano’s annual fundraiser for Make-A-Wish and The Capital Grille’s summer wine event The Generous Pour.
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New fields, parking, amenities and an eastern entrance on deck for Elgin Sports ComplexJul 02, 2024 1:27 pm - New lighted, synthetic turf fields, concessions, parking and less traffic congestion are among the improvements on deck for the Elgin Sports Complex after the city council approved a $21 million bid last week to complete the project.
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Parades, music, fireworks set for Elgin’s July 4 celebrationJul 01, 2024 6:58 pm - Elgin’s annual Fourth of July celebration features parades, live music, a pie-eating contest and more before culminating with a fireworks display.
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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.