Entertainment Stories from July 4, 2024 (Change date)
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Ron Onesti: The grand old flagJul 04, 2024 8:51 pm - An old flag on a metal microphone stand helped Ron Onesti create a preshow tradition that honors our country and its hard-fought freedoms.
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Suburbs celebrate Fourth of July, including return of parade in Highland ParkJul 04, 2024 5:23 pm - Thousands of revelers clad in red, white and blue lined dozens of Fourth of July parade routes throughout the suburbs Thursday. That included Highland Park, where a community parade returned to downtown streets two years after the mass shooting that left seven people dead and 48 others wounded.
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Opened during Prohibition, Kane County bar celebrates 100th anniversaryJul 04, 2024 2:10 pm - The year was 1924, during the Prohibition era in the United States. Even though consuming alcoholic beverages was illegal, it didn’t stop Flora and Albert Mott from opening a bar in western Kane County.
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Conflicting reports of injuries after malfunction halts Wheaton fireworks displayJul 04, 2024 7:50 am - Wheaton’s annual Independence Day fireworks display came to an abrupt and unexpected halt Wednesday night when the show’s operator experienced a malfunction, city officials reported.
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Where to watch fireworks in the suburbs this weekJul 04, 2024 7:00 am - With the Fourth of July upon us, communities are readying their fireworks displays. Here’s where you can see them.
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