Rick West
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Dining Out: Crawl-O-Ween, Fall-O-Ween, and other fall-iday happenings in the suburbsOct 17, 2023 11:00 pm - Lots of Halloween happenings and fall flavors around the suburbs. Trick or drink Rosemont's Parkway Bank Park entertainment district hosts its annual "Crawl-O-W...
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Dining out: Bar Louie adds a pumpkin spice cocktail, Nekter gives out free smoothies SundayOct 12, 2023 2:45 am - It is fall Pumpkin spice continues its quest for world flavor domination by coming for our cocktails. You can get your fall fill at Bar Louie () with their Fall Spi...
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Where to find tastes from around the world right here in the suburbsOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - There are worse dilemmas, but it's a dilemma nonetheless. You want to go out to dinner, but you're tired of the same old choices. You know you don't want Mexican again....
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Restaurant and lounge open inside The Matrix Club in NapervilleOct 11, 2023 11:00 pm - The restaurant and lounge inside The Matrix Club, a sprawling entertainment venue that opened in late summer in south Naperville, are now open. The Matrix Room res...
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Apartment building fire in Elgin displaces two families, kills cat.Oct 09, 2023 11:00 pm - Two families were displaced and a cat died in an apartment building fire Monday evening in Elgin. The Elgin Fire Department said in a news release that firefighters were...
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'A triumph of empathy and purpose': Long-planned supportive housing development opens in ElginOct 06, 2023 5:30 am - A long-planned supportive housing development that will serve people with disabilities, mental health issues or who are at risk of homelessness held its grand opening Th...
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Celebrate National Pizza Month at these 10 longtime suburban favoritesOct 04, 2023 11:00 pm - October is National Pizza Month, and pizza needs an entire month to be celebrated because it is the world's most versatile food. It can be vegan or loaded with meat. You...
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Dining out: Lou Malnati's & Portillo's Italian beef deep dish is backOct 03, 2023 11:00 pm - That's the Chicago way Two iconic local restaurant names known far beyond city limits are teaming up again for a very Chicago mash-up. The Lou Malnati's x Portillo'...
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Housing, parks prioritized in conceptual plans Elgin's North Grove redevelopment areaOct 02, 2023 1:00 am - A concept presented for Elgin's North Grove redevelopment area includes plenty of new residential development and public parks, with some limited commercial opportunitie...
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Chicago's iconic Signature Room abruptly announces closure ThursdaySep 28, 2023 1:00 am - The Signature Room, whose views of downtown Chicago from atop the building formerly known as the John Hancock Center attracted diners for 30 years, abruptly announced it...