Frontier Days off to a rockin' start in Arlington Heights
Arlington Heights' big Fourth of July festival, Frontier Days, opened Friday night and continues through Wednesday, featuring popular bands, a carnival, food, an arts and crafts fair, family entertainment, and games and competitions each day for all ages.
New this year is the all-you-can-eat wings contest taking place at 1 p.m. Saturday. The BoDeans will take the stage at 8 p.m. Saturday.
The festival, where admission and entertainment are free, runs from noon to midnight Saturday, noon to 11 p.m. Sunday, 5 to 11 p.m. Monday (carnival only), 5 p.m. to midnight Tuesday and noon to 10 p.m. Wednesday at Recreation Park, 500 E. Miner St. Details are at www.frontierdays.org.
Dolce the goldendoodle and his owner, Rusty Planert of Buffalo Grove, won third place in the dog Frisbee contest Friday at Frontier Days in Arlington Heights
Mark Welsh/mwelsh@dailyherald.com