Festivals and Fairs
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Bring the kids to Dairy Day June 25 at Carol Stream's Historic FarmhouseJun 14, 2022 11:00 pm - June is National Dairy month and it's time for Dairy Day at the Farmhouse. The Carol Stream Historical Society and the DuPage County Farm Bureau invite the community to...
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Festivals June 17-23: Ribfest, Scottish Fest, Libertyville Days are backJun 14, 2022 11:00 pm - Friday, June 17 Windy City Cluster Dog Show: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June 17-19, at the Lake County Fairgrounds, 1060 E. Peterson Road, Grayslake. P...
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Best Bets: Buddy Guy leads return of Aurora's Blues on the Fox festJun 14, 2022 6:00 am - Top pick Riverside blues Buddy Guy, Shemekia Copeland and Kenny Wayne Shepherd are just a few of the featured headliners playing the Blues on the Fox music festival at R...
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Palatine Jaycees' Hometown Fest has grown over 65 yearsJun 13, 2022 11:00 pm - The Palatine Jaycees are excited for this summer's Fourth of July Hometown Fest, which is scheduled from Thursday, June 30, to Monday, July 4, with fireworks on Sunday, ...
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Toby Keith cancellation forces Ribfest organizers to scramble for replacementJun 13, 2022 1:00 am - Ribfest was on track to make a tasty return Friday following a two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic. But on Sunday, Ribfest organizers received news of country ...
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Toby Keith discloses stomach cancer, won't play Ribfest
Jun 12, 2022 1:00 am - Country music star Toby Keith announced Sunday that he has been undergoing treatment for stomach cancer since last fall. The multi-platinum-selling singer said on Twitte...
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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...