Festivals and Fairs
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'Positivity on display': After week of uncertainty, Aurora Pride parade a hitJun 12, 2022 1:00 am - Despite some eleventh-hour uncertainty and even intermittent morning showers, the Aurora Pride parade made a triumphant post-pandemic return Sunday. An enthusiastic crow...
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Aurora joyfully raises Pride flag for the first timeJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - Aurora raised an LGBTQ pride flag for the first time Friday in a ceremony attended by city workers, politicians, police officers and others. Martin Luna, Jose Espinoza a...
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Frontier Days seeks volunteersJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - Frontier Days organizers are seeking volunteers to assist with the return of the Fourth of July weekend festival in Arlington Heights after its two-year pandemic absence...
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Summer sculptures are back in downtown NapervilleJun 10, 2022 1:00 am - The Downtown Naperville Alliance's annual Summer Sculptures series is back, and the 2022 theme is "Cruising into Summer." That's why there are 16 colorful miniature pick...
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Craft Beer Festival on Saturday in MundeleinJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - Mundelein's ninth annual Craft Beer Festival is set for Saturday. Presented by Mundelein Community Connection and Tighthead Brewing Co., activities will run from 1 to 5 ...
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Aurora Pride parade is back on — city gets enough cops by offering more payJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - The Aurora Pride parade scheduled for Sunday is back on after Aurora announced late Thursday afternoon that it had lined up enough police officers to provide security. O...
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Blues and BBQ will take center stage in East Dundee this weekendJun 09, 2022 1:00 am - Blues and barbecue will take center stage in East Dundee during Duke's Blues-N-BBQ Fest. The two-day music and food festival, organized by Duke Seaward, owner of Duke's ...
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Retired village manager to be Hoffman Estates' 4th of July parade marshalJun 08, 2022 11:00 pm - As Hoffman Estates' 4th of July Parade returns for the first time since 2019, the town will take the opportunity honor its longest-serving village manager, Jim Norris, w...
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Swedish Days Festival returns to Geneva as big as ever June 22-26Jun 08, 2022 6:00 am - A long-standing and beloved Geneva tradition is celebrating 72 years this summer. Swedish Days Festival supported by Northwestern Medicine returns to Geneva June 22-26, ...
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Festivals June 10-16: Blues & Brews Fest, Libertyville Days, cruise nights & moreJun 08, 2022 6:00 am - Friday “Grads & Grease” Carnival: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June 10-12, in the Highwood Metra Station Parking Lot, 317 Green Bay Road, Highwood. “Grea...