Barrington Lifestyle
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County fairs a mix of farm animals, fun and foodJul 06, 2009 11:00 pm - Summer is festival season, and there are few outdoor bashes bigger than county fairs. Whether you want to teach your family more about agriculture, listen to some live ...
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Food and fun, all in your own backyardJul 02, 2009 11:00 pm - Sure, Taste of Chicago and Milwaukee Summerfest are fun, but what have they got that we haven't got (besides sweaty crowds, pricey parking and expensive tickets)? This ...
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Your guide to the Fourth's fests, parades and fireworks in the suburbsJun 30, 2009 11:00 pm - Fireworks Addison: Dusk, July 4 at Community Park, 120 E. Oak St., preceded by 7:30 p.m. concert. (630) 833-0100 or addisonparkdistrict.org. Antioch: Dusk, July 4, Willi...
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How to capture fireworks with a point-and-shoot cameraJun 29, 2009 11:00 pm - Daily Herald photographer George LeClaire offers his tips on shooting vivid, colorful fireworks photos with your compact digital camera. Most compact and some SLR c...
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Slow bouncing balls help beginners learn tennis ... and fastJun 28, 2009 11:00 pm - Young baseball players start with t-ball, basketball players start with lower hoops and smaller basketballs, but new tennis players usually get thrown right into their s...
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Round Lake Beach is ideal for outdoor enthusiastsJun 25, 2009 11:00 pm - Round Lake Beach, which began with a scattering of summer resort cottages, is a thriving suburban community offering affordable housing, an excellent park district and r...
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More entertainment featured at Long Grove Strawberry FestivalJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - This year's Long Grove Strawberry Festival will feature more entertainment than past events, with musicians performing pretty much continuously on three stages and a Sat...
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Quick look at suburban festivalsJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Taste of Chicago won't be the only local festival drawing crowds with food and concerts over the Fourth of July weekend. Suburban festivals next week offer a mix of musi...
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Wauconda Fest back this weekendJun 24, 2009 11:00 pm - Wauconda Fest is back this weekend for its 30th year. Park District Director Nancy M. Burton tells us what you need to know about this event. Q. What makes this such a f...
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College radio stations are holding their own as world turns digitalJun 16, 2009 11:00 pm - Deep inside the studios of WONC 89.1 FM, the radio station of Naperville's North Central College, sits a device that might seem like a relic from the Jurassic Period: a ...