Rick West
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World War II veteran 'humbled' after drive-by parade for 98th birthdayMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - For a man who said he was at a loss for words, Bob Piper still came up with a few. "Humbled." "Totally surprised." "Can't believe this." The Naperville resident and Wor...
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Batavia costume shop is All Dressed Up with nowhere to goMay 14, 2020 1:00 am - Julane Sullivan's business is All Dressed Up, and right now it has nowhere to go. Literally, not figuratively. Sullivan has owned the Batavia costumery All Dressed Up ...
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Not a traditional graduation, but still a send-off to remember for Hoffman Estates seniorsMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - The day before they were scheduled to be striding across a stage, receiving diplomas and applause, Hoffman Estates High School seniors instead marked their graduation We...
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Images: Hoffman Estates High School senior send-off paradeMay 13, 2020 1:00 am - Hoffman Estates High School held a senior send-off parade for its Class of 2020 in the school's parking lot Wednesday on the eve of their scheduled graduation ceremony. ...
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Sugar Grove senior program holds drive-through lunchApr 28, 2020 1:00 am - Like the restaurant industry, the Sugar Grove Community House and senior citizen program had to adapt if it wanted to feed people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The grou...
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Parade in his honor is birthday first for 80-year-old Wheaton manApr 27, 2020 1:00 am - Even an 80-year-old can experience a birthday first. For Lou Addante of Wheaton, it was his first birthday during a stay-at-home pandemic and, on a brighter note, the f...
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Music teachers find silver lining in cloud of COVID-19Apr 27, 2020 1:00 am - If every cloud has a silver lining, then so must the cloud the COVID-19 pandemic has cast on all of us. Ben Westfall and Kristin Paxinos of Da Capo Music Studio are doi...
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Elgin school holds drive-through parade in parking lot for some face timeApr 17, 2020 1:00 am - FaceTime is nice, but sometimes nothing beats actual face-to-face time. With that in mind, St. Thomas More Catholic School held a "Miss You Carcade" Friday in its parki...
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From 400 employees to 8, a suburban restaurant group rides out the pandemicApr 11, 2020 5:00 am - When Bob Karas talks about his life's work, he isn't just talking about himself. He's talking about siblings, aunts and uncles, nieces and nephews. And he's talking ab...
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Chuck the Duck pulls bunny duty in BataviaApr 09, 2020 1:00 am - When hopes of holding their traditional Easter egg hunt were dashed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Batavia Park District staff members came up with another idea. In the spir...