Rick West
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15 Elgin-area arts groups awarded grantsFeb 20, 2024 8:12 pm - Fifteen Elgin-area not-for-profit arts organizations have received grants to help produce programs, including adult and children’s theater, visual art and musical concert...
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Dive in: Suburban restaurants plating plenty of dining specials for Lenten seasonFeb 20, 2024 5:08 pm - We’re over a week into the Lenten season, and there are a range of meatless options available at suburban restaurants.
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Elgin to seek bids for sports complex expansion that includes new synthetic fields, entrance from Route 31Feb 16, 2024 7:15 pm - Elgin is ready to seek price quotes for a planned expansion of the Elgin Sports Complex that will add new synthetic turf fields and more concessions, restrooms and parkin...
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Salvation Army thanks organizations, local businesses for help with holiday campaignFeb 15, 2024 12:47 pm - Maria Cervantes of Elgin said without the Salvation Army, her family wouldn’t have had a Christmas in December after she lost her husband the week of Thanksgiving. She s...
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Elgin couple turns home-based side business into retail cupcake shopFeb 15, 2024 10:57 am - After years of “baking in the shadows,” a hobby that turned into a side hustle for Wendy Medina of Elgin has become a brick-and-mortar reality with the opening of Sunshin...
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Don’t be intimidated by the sommelier, wine is funFeb 14, 2024 10:15 am - “A lot of people think of sommeliers as stuffy, with the white cloth draped over their arm, trying to upsell you a $1,000 bottle of wine,” sommelier Marsha Wright said. “That’s not what it’s about. We like to have conversations, find out what you like. I make it fun.”
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Dining out: National Margarita Day is hereFeb 14, 2024 9:29 am - Today is National Margarita Day. Here are some of the local restaurants touting specials.
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Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestras open house SundayFeb 13, 2024 6:38 am - Music students and their families can get a behind-the-scenes look at Elgin Youth Symphony Orchestras rehearsals and learn more about the audition process during an open ...
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New mobile command unit brings Elgin’s Emergency Operations Center directly to the sceneFeb 13, 2024 6:00 am - Elgin Fire Chief Robb Cagann says the city’s new mobile emergency operations vehicle makes the city more prepared to deal with a crisis when it happens. It also provides flexibility most communities don’t have.
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Blind travel adviser brings unique perspective to planning your vacationFeb 12, 2024 9:17 am - It might be hard to believe, but the fact that Elgin travel adviser Brandon Yaniz is the fifth-generation of his family to own a business on the 100 block of East Chicago Street is the second-most interesting part of his story. Yaniz, the owner of The Adept Traveler, also is legally blind.