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  • Judge David Mare looks at Laurenden Bunny, a Himalayan owned by Tom Baugh of Rochester, N.Y., during the 52nd annual Lincoln State Cat Club Allbreed Cat Show at Harper College in Palatine. This year’s show is Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16-17, and features entries from around the country.

    Celebrate all things feline at Harper cat show Feb 13, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Lincoln State Cat Show is set for Saturday and Sunday, Feb. 16-17, at Harper College. Cat lovers of all ages are welcome to watch the judging of purebred and household pet cats, browse vendor booths for pet-related products, and maybe even purchase or adopt a kitten of their own. “This is one of the largest cat shows in the Midwest,” said Marci Baturin of Carpentersville, the show manager.

     
  • Jorgen Poulsen of Sandwich takes a break from working on a cottonwood bark carving to talk with a visitor at his display at a previous Winter Wood Wonders Festival.

    Winter Wood Wonders Festival comes to Kane fairgrounds Feb 12, 2013 12:00 AM
    Many people stop by the Winter Wood Wonders carving show at the Kane County Fairgrounds just looking for something different to do indoors on a cold winter day. "They're not expecting much," carver Bob Mau said. "A lot of people come in and they're bored. Then they wander around and they're just shocked at what they see. "They say to me, Wow, this is good stuff and it's really neat. I had no idea.'"

     
  • Despite lukewarm reviews of last year’s show, Hoffman Estates officials moved closer Monday to awarding the fireworks contract for this year’s Northwest Fourth Fest to the same company. In recognition of last year’s failures, the company is promising the village a $45,000 show for $39,000 this year.

    Hoffman Estates closer to choosing fireworks provider Feb 12, 2013 12:00 AM
    Despite one village trustee's push to re-examine four fireworks bids for this year's Northwest Fourth Fest, the village board's Finance Committee moved forward Monday with a plan to award the contract to the same firm that put on last year's often criticized show. The contract, which will go to the village board for possible approval next week, would give the 30-minute show to Melrose Pyrotechnics, Inc.

     

  • Artist applications available for Bartlett art fest Feb 7, 2013 12:00 AM
    The 11th annual Arts Festival, produced by Arts in Bartlett, will be held from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, June 29 and 30, in Bartlett Park. The deadline for artist applications is April 1.

     

  • Northwest Fourth Fest fireworks still up in the air Feb 5, 2013 12:00 AM
    Despite a second discussion Monday, the Hoffman Estates village board couldn't decide which company to hire for this year's Northwest Fourth Fest fireworks show. The board was asked to award a $39,000 contract to Melrose Pyrotechnics Inc. for a 30-minute fireworks show at the festival. But too many unanswered questions resulted in the matter being sent back to a committee.

     
  • Animal handler Mark Szafarn of Chicago holds Woodstock Willie at last year's Groundhog Day prognostication in the Woodstock Square.

    City celebrates 20th anniversary of 'Groundhog Day'Jan 31, 2013 12:00 AM
    It's been more than 20 years since the movie "Groundhog Day" was filmed in Woodstock, but the town hasn't forgotten. The 20th anniversary of the 1993 film will be celebrated in the city where much of it was shot. Woodstock's Groundhog Days festival continues through Sunday with a dinner dance, prognostication on the square, chili cook-off, storytelling, tour of filming sites, and more.

     

  • Palatine’s Street Fest hopes to engage young adults Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
    To better engage the young adults who tend to congregate and hang out, this summer's Downtown Palatine Street Fest might have a second, smaller stage with a DJ playing dance music.

     
  • From left, re-enactors John Sauter of Paddock Lake, Wi., Al Potyen of Glen Ellyn and Bill Hess of Janesville, Wi., chat at a Valley Forge scene at last year's Military History Fest at Pheasant Run, St. Charles.

    Immerse yourself in antiquity at Military History Fest Jan 30, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Military History Fest in St. Charles this weekend is about more than just war and weaponry. It's likely to appeal to anyone with an interest in history. This family-friendly event features hundreds of vendor tables, live demonstrations of historical military and cultural activities every day, musical performances, seminars and lectures on a variety of topics, and a Re-enactor's Ball.

     
  • The Hoffman Estates village board didn't accept any bid Monday night for a fireworks vendor for this year's Northwest Fourth Fest at the Sears Centre Arena, as a result of complaints about last year's show.

    Hoffman Estates fussier about Fourth Fest fireworks this time Jan 28, 2013 12:00 AM
    One of four bids for this year's fireworks display at the Northwest Fourth Fest was $6,000 less than the others, but the Hoffman Estates village board agreed to move the measure forward without recommending any of them. Board members expressed concerns about the number of shells that each of the four bidders proposed to fire off at the festival. “I've heard nothing but grief about (last year's show),” one trustee said.

     
  • Penwille Chen, 10, of Woodridge performs Shaolin Kung Fu on Sunday during North Central College’s 17th annual International Festival in the Naperville college’s Merner Field House Naperville.

    Annual International Festival showcases cultures in Naperville Jan 27, 2013 12:00 AM
    People danced, made samurai helmets out of newspaper and learned about Naperville-area foreign-exchange programs at the 17th annual "Around the Corner, Around the World" International Festival Sunday at North Central College. The event drew dozens of participants and wowed spectators like Mayor George Pradel and Congressman Bill Foster.

     

  • Palatine Jaycees seek artists for September art fair Jan 25, 2013 12:00 AM
    The Palatine Jaycees organization announced it's accepting artist applications for the ninth annual juried art fair, An Art Affair Around the Square, which will take place Sept. 7-8 in Towne Square, Smith Street and Palatine Road, Palatine.

     

  • Entries sought for Palatine’s Paint the Town Green parade, market Jan 24, 2013 12:00 AM
    Organizers of the 3rd Annual Paint the Town Green St. Patrick's Day celebration in Palatine are seeking entries for the Saturday, March 16 parade and Irish market in the village's downtown. Applications are due Thursday, Jan. 31 and space in the market is limited.

     
  • Nicole DiSandro, 14, of Elburn won first place in the Junior Competition at the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fair talent contest on Jan. 19 in Springfield.

    Talented Elburn teen takes first in state competition Jan 21, 2013 12:00 AM
    Two Fox Valley teens did Kane County proud when they competed against other talent show winners in a state competition. The Kane County Fair announced that Nicole DiSandro, 14, of Elburn won first place in the Junior Competition at the Illinois Association of Agricultural Fair talent contest on Jan. 19 in Springfield.

     
  • Barbara Bradley of Wheaton browses in the Moose Bay Trading Company at a previous All-Canada Show at the Pheasant Run Mega Center in St. Charles. The show offers visitors opportunities to gather information and book vacations to Canada. The show runs Thursday, Jan. 10, to Sunday, Jan. 13.

    All-Canada Show comes to Pheasant Run in St. Charles Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
    When the winter doldrums start setting in, many dream of travel. Although warm destinations are popular, a show opening at Pheasant Run aims to draw those interested in heading north. The All-Canada Show runs Thursday, Jan. 10, to Sunday, Jan. 13.

     
  • Bandmates James Young, left, and Tommy Shaw return with STYX this summer to open Naperville’s Ribfest.

    STYX returning to Naperville’s Ribfest Jan 8, 2013 12:00 AM
    You can "Come Sail Away" with the Naperville Exchange Club this summer, but you'd better not bust out your "Mr. Roboto" dance with a handful of ribs. The Naperville Exchange Club on Tuesday announced Chicago's own STYX will return to Ribfest to headline the event's opening night on July 3.

     
  • Byron Saum, a member of the Rotary Club of Aurora and co-chairman of the Festival of Lights, tightens bulbs on the tunnel near the beginning of the festival’s circular milelong route. The sixth annual drive-through lights show runs until Dec. 26.

    ‘Bright, cheerful’ scene awaits at Aurora’s Festival of Lights Dec 12, 2012 12:00 AM
    Drive through Phillips Park in Aurora any night until the day after Christmas and a "very bright, very cheerful" scene awaits. The sixth annual Festival of Lights offers a milelong drive-through show featuring almost 50 holiday displays along a scenic, circular route.

     
  • The Quasquicentennial committee is honored at Monday’s board meeting by Mayor Arlene Mulder (with mic). From left: Lauree Harp; Mayor Arlene J. Mulder; Jim Glueckert; Robert Paddock Jr.; Deb Whisler; Cathy Sauer McQuillan; Tom O’Rourke; Haven McClung; Gary McClung; Krystle Seifert; Jim Platt; Mike Driskell and Gerry Souter. Members missing are Kristine Stabler and Michael O’Connell.

    How Quasquicentennial Committee planned year of celebration for Arlington Hts. Dec 7, 2012 12:00 AM
    As the 125th celebration in Arlington Heights draws to a close, Gerry Souter takes a look back at how the quaquicentennial committee pulled together with the community to make a celebration both meaningful and fun.

     
  • Rich Placko brewed strawberry beer in his home in Elgin. He wanted to serve it at a Elgin fundraiser but discovered it might be illegal.

    Should home-brewed beer be allowed at festivals? Dec 1, 2012 12:00 AM
    Last year, Rich Placko and the St. Charles Silverado Homebrew Club took some of its homemade beer to a local Elgin bar for a fundraiser, serving tastes for a flat fee to raise money for a children's charity. But when they tried again earlier this year, they were told doing so was likely illegal. State alcohol laws generally don't allow home brewers to distribute their beer except for "use of the maker, his family and his guests."

     
  • Sadie Bramlett, of the School of the Performing Arts Dance Ensemble, dances during Naperville’s Hometown Holiday Celebration on Saturday.

    Parade of Lights winds through NapervilleDec 1, 2012 12:00 AM
    Naperville officially ushered in the holiday Saturday with the Little Friends Parade of Lights, which for the first time wound through the heart of the city's downtown. "Right up Main Street," said Katie Wood, executive director of the Downtown Naperville Alliance, which co-sponsors the annual Hometown Holidays celebration. "Each year we try to add a new twist to make it bigger and better.

     
  • Kathy Baldyga plays a Spanish Dancer, as she, along with other dancers perform scenes in storefront windows from “The Nutcracker” during the Jinglebell Jubilee in Lombard. Julia Walli, 11, center, and Lauren Wilinski, 7, both of Lombard, watch from the sidewalk.

    Ballet dancers a delight for Lombard shoppers Dec 1, 2012 12:00 AM
    While shoppers expect to see animatronic holiday displays in storefront windows this time of year, they probably don't expect to see flesh and blood ballerinas performing pirouettes and plies. But that is exactly what folks strolling along in downtown Lombard experienced Saturday courtesy of dance students who performed snippets of Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker" at six downtown businesses as part of the village's annual Jinglebell Jubilee sponsored by Lombard Town Centre.

     
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