Festivals and Fairs
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Illinois State Fair to reopen with new attractions, indoor mask mandate
Aug 06, 2021 1:00 am - SPRINGFIELD - After a one-year interruption last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Illinois State Fair in Springfield is set to reopen Thursday with some new att...
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DuPage County Fairgrounds slowly returns to hosting large-crowd events indoors and outAug 06, 2021 1:00 am - After a long hiatus owing to the COVID-19 pandemic, the DuPage County Fairgrounds in Wheaton is slowly but surely getting back to the business of holding entertainment e...
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Warrenville Summer Daze is back for fun Aug. 6-7Aug 05, 2021 11:00 pm - The streets of downtown Warrenville will come alive with fun, food and music Friday and Saturday, Aug. 6-7. The 43rd annual Summer Daze of Warrenville offers a car show...
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Old Town Block Party in Bloomingdale set for SaturdayAug 05, 2021 1:00 am - A group of Bloomingdale's Old Town residents are hosting a block party at Old Town Estates on Saturday to lift the community's spirits. Families from across the communit...
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Festivals Aug. 6-12: McHenry County Fair, Northbrook Days and moreAug 04, 2021 6:00 am - This weekend McHenry County Fair: Noon to 10 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 3, and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday to Saturday, Aug. 4 to 7, and 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 8, ...
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Northbrook Days ready to rock its new siteAug 04, 2021 1:00 am - The 97th Northbrook Days Festival is back and intact. The fest, which kicked off Wednesday, runs through Sunday, Aug. 8, at the West Metra commuter parking lot, 1401 She...
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Hyde Park Summer Fest called off
Aug 04, 2021 1:00 am - Rising COVID-19 cases have prompted organizers of another Chicago festival to cancel their plans for 2021. In June, Jonathan Swain, Hyde Park Summer Fest co-organizer, h...
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Aurora Downtown to host Back to School Block Jam Aug. 14Aug 03, 2021 11:00 pm - Aurora Downtown is hosting its first ever Back to School Block Jam from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday, Aug. 14. The event welcomes all ages to celebrate going back to school. ...
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Schaumburg, Rolling Meadows celebrate National Night OutAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - After a pandemic hiatus, National Night Out events returned throughout the Northwest suburbs Tuesday night with picnics, barbecues, police dog demonstrations and free CO...
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National Night Out draws big crowd in ElginAug 03, 2021 1:00 am - Elgin Police Department Resident Officer Edwin Alva really knows how to throw a party. About a thousand people turned out for the National Night Out event held Tuesday ...