Festivals and Fairs
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Oktoberfest raises money for Palatine charitiesSep 18, 2021 1:00 am - Despite the rain, the annual Rotary Club of Palatine Foundation Oktoberfest filled a parking lot in downtown Palatine Friday night. Clad in lederhosen, Die Musikmeisters...
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West Dundee Heritage Fest is on, with a few pandemic modificationsSep 17, 2021 6:00 am - With warm weather predicted for the weekend, West Dundee officials are hoping for a good turnout at Heritage Fest, which returns for its 23rd year. The festival takes pl...
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After one-year hiatus, Palatine Business and Community Expo to returnSep 17, 2021 5:30 am - The Business and Community Expo in Palatine will be back this month, instead of November as usual, to take advantage of the weather and offer, for the first time, outdoo...
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6 suburban pumpkin patches that offer more than just your next jack-o'-lanternSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - There's so much more to do at popular suburban pumpkin patches than just picking a pumpkin to carve and eventually compost. Most locations offer kid-friendly activities ...
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How St. Charles-based rescue It's All About the Paws finds new homes for pets surrendered by their ownersSep 16, 2021 6:00 am - One of the few bright spots during the pandemic shutdown seemed to be that shelters were adopting out their animals faster than usual. Seems people stuck at home were lo...
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Roselle Sip & Stroll to return SaturdaySep 16, 2021 5:30 am - The Roselle Chamber of Commerce will host its annual Sip & Stroll event this Saturday, one year after missing out due to the pandemic. The tour through the Main Street C...
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St. Viator to kick off 60th anniversary with block partySep 16, 2021 1:00 am - St. Viator High School will begin a yearlong celebration recognizing the 60th anniversary of the school's opening with a Mass and block party Saturday, Sept. 18. All alu...
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8th annual Willow Springs Imperial Oak-toberfest returns Sept. 24-25Sep 15, 2021 11:00 pm - The eighth annual Willow Springs Imperial Oak-toberfest on Sept. 24-25 will feature the release of "Das Boot" the traditional Marzen style Oktoberfest bier which will be...
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Best Bets: Lyric Opera crowns a new 'Macbeth'Sep 15, 2021 7:30 am - Shakespearean tragedy Former St. Charles resident Sondra Radvanovsky makes her role debut as Lady Macbeth in Verdi's "Macbeth" at the Lyric Opera of Chicago. The new pro...
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Sound check: 'America's Got Talent' finalist Joey Kar plays LongShotSep 15, 2021 6:00 am - Joey Kar's Got Talent Manhattan, Illinois, native Joey Kar's Southern rock stylings brought him all the way to the finals in 2020's "America's Got Talent" competiti...