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Best bets: It's not Thanksgiving without a parade

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A contingent from Case Construction tend to an oversize balloon of Fred Flintstone in a previous edition of the McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago.

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Festive equestrians are decked out in holiday gear for a previous edition of the McDonald's Thanksgiving Day Parade in Chicago.

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Comedian Drew Carey performs a special engagement at Zanies in Rosemont on Friday and Saturday, Nov. 16-17.

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The Golden Dragon Acrobats appear at the Raue Center for the Arts in Crystal Lake on Friday, Nov. 16.

Adam Barruch's world premiere piece "I Close My Eyes Until the End" is on the bill for River North Dance Chicago's fall engagement at Millennium Park's Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago.

Opera baritone and Libertyville resident Robert Orth performs with the Elgin Symphony Orchestra for the concert "A Patriotic Salute" on Saturday and Sunday, Nov. 17-18, at the Hemmens Cultural Center in Elgin.

Grammy Award-winning singer Mavis Staples performs at Elgin Community College on Saturday, Nov. 17.

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WWE celebrity CM Punk is the grand marshal of McDonald's Thanksgiving Parade, which also features marching bands, massive balloons and more in its 79th edition heading north along State Street between Congress Parkway and Randolph Street in Chicago. Drew Carey fans won't want to miss a special standup gig this weekend at Zanies Comedy Club in Rosemont. Or be wowed by the Golden Dragon Acrobats at the Raue Center in Crystal Lake.