Festivals and Fairs
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Lake County Fair organizers going 'Back to Our Roots' with scaled-down eventMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - A modified version of the annual Lake County Fair called "Back to Our Roots" will be held July 30-Aug. 1 at the fairgrounds in Grayslake. The outdoor-only event will be ...
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Uncertainty over COVID-19 regulations causes Ribfest cancellationMay 18, 2021 1:00 am - Uncertainty over the COVID-19 pandemic has prompted the cancellation of Ribfest for the second year in a row, organizers announced Tuesday, pointing to concerns over how...
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Riot Fest adds Nine Inch Nails to headliners; three-day passes sold outMay 14, 2021 1:00 pm - Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails just won an Oscar. Now he will headline Riot Fest. Fest organizers put the icing on the cake Friday when they announced the final headli...
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Vintage Rides car show cruising back into Wheaton in JuneMay 14, 2021 1:00 am - Ken Klein will recapture his youth and a summer tradition when he cruises into downtown Wheaton in his navy blue Oldsmobile convertible, top down. He was one of the orig...
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'We're going to have fun': Elk Grove mayor touts summer of celebration, return to normalcyMay 13, 2021 1:00 am - With bigger fireworks shows and mask-optional summer concerts and festivals, Elk Grove Village Mayor Craig Johnson said Thursday that the coming months will be the "summ...
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Fireworks, Music in the Park returning to BensenvilleMay 13, 2021 1:00 am - Bensenville announced this week that its Independence Day Celebration and the free summer concert series Music in the Park will return, but in slightly altered forms. "W...
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What you need to know about COVID-19 restrictions easing Friday in the 'Bridge Phase'May 13, 2021 1:00 am - Friday hearkens the arrival of Illinois' long-awaited “Bridge Phase” as part of the state's COVID-19 reopening plan. Guided by a decrease of hospitalizations and new cas...
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Where you can find fireworks displays in the suburbs this summerMay 12, 2021 5:30 am - Suburban skies were pretty quiet last summer with the pandemic-related cancellation of fireworks displays, but in many towns the bang will be back this year. Here's a lo...
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Inaugural Barrington car show expecting prestigious lineupMay 12, 2021 5:00 am - When Jim Steffen first saw the white 1975 Excalibur inside a pole barn in Crystal Lake, it looked, well, pretty awful. “It had six cats in it. It was in really rough sha...
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Crystal Lake American Legion to host Vets 4 Veterans' Families event June 26May 10, 2021 11:00 pm - Crystal Lake American Legion Post 171 is sponsoring a "Vets 4 Veterans' Families" event on Saturday, June 26, from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. at Immanuel Lutheran Church grounds,...