Rick West
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‘Smile a lot, it’s a good day’: Elgin Academy holds final official graduationJun 02, 2024 1:24 pm - Elgin Academy graduated their 185th and final senior class Saturday. The school will close after a special summer session following dwindling enrollment and budget shortfalls.
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‘Push positivity’: Elgin’s second Pride Parade and Festival kicks off Pride Month in suburbsMay 30, 2024 5:26 pm - After a successful inaugural event, bigger is the operative word for the second year of the Elgin Pride Parade and Festival on Saturday.
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Winnetka-based private equity firm wins auction to buy Oberweis DairyMay 30, 2024 12:07 pm - Hoffmann Family of Companies, a Winnetka-based private equity firm, has won the auction to acquire Oberweis Dairy Inc. and its assets following the dairy company’s recently announced Chapter 11 bankruptcy.
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Couple behind The Graceful Ordinary to open European-inspired cafe in AuroraMay 30, 2024 11:05 am - The husband and wife team that brought The Graceful Ordinary to St. Charles plans to open a European-inspired cafe and pasticceria in Aurora early next year.
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Dining out: New Indian restaurant opening soon, free steak for grads and moreMay 29, 2024 8:32 am - A much-anticipated restaurant in Highland Park is finally about to open, while a Naperville restaurant is cooking up something special for the class of 2024 graduates.
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Sun’s out, suds out: Summer means beer festivals are just around the cornerMay 29, 2024 8:21 am - It’s unofficially the start of summer, which means it’s officially the start of beer festival season. And beer fans will be able to find one or more most weekends in the suburbs between now and the end of August.
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With closure looming, Elgin Academy alumni, faculty and families celebrate its legacyMay 24, 2024 10:29 am - More than 800 Elgin Academy alumni, current and past faculty and family members will gather Saturday on the campus to say hello to old friends and goodbye to the school on the eve of its closure after 185 years.
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Former South Elgin firefighter who died after battling ALS to be honored SundayMay 23, 2024 4:14 pm - The community is invited to honor a former South Elgin firefighter who died last year following a battle with ALS.
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‘A little less nasty’: Lombard brewpub serving up cicada-infused Malört shotsMay 23, 2024 9:09 am - The worst part about drinking cicada-infused Malört is picking pieces of bug legs out of your teeth for the next hour. There’s a sentence you probably thought you’d never read. But thanks to Noon Whistle Brewing in Lombard, cicada-infused Malört is a thing.
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Tuesday is National Burger Day. We’ve got some reader faves for you to tryMay 23, 2024 5:45 am - Tuesday, May 28, is National Burger Day. And while there is a “national (fill in the blank) day” for just about every food, hamburgers stand out as part of the fabric of this country and deserve to be celebrated.