Festivals and Fairs
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Best Bets: Branford Marsalis at Ravinia, Bobcat Goldthwait headlines Zanies RosemontJul 20, 2021 6:00 am - New York jazz Get ready to swing when the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra featuring Branford Marsalis performs at the Ravinia Festival, 418 Sheridan Road, Highland Park...
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DuPage Symphony brings a little 'Christmas in July' this weekendJul 18, 2021 11:00 pm - The DuPage Symphony Orchestra is performing their first performance at Reed-Keppler Park in West Chicago as part of the "Christmas in July" festival. The festivities, s...
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Kane County Fair ends with a smashing successJul 18, 2021 1:00 am - The final day of the Kane County Fair was a smashing success. Literally. A pair of demolition derbies helped bring the annual fair to a crunching conclusion Sunday, as c...
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Bike races, Summerfest help Winfield celebrate 100th anniversaryJul 18, 2021 1:00 am - Winfield marked its 100th birthday in style Sunday, pairing its Summerfest celebration with the criterium bike races that have become a popular tradition in the communit...
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Patriotic light show among attractions of Antioch's Taste of SummerJul 17, 2021 1:00 am - Antioch's Taste of Summer, a four-day event that offers food selections from local restaurants, live music and carnival rides, is seeing a spike in attendance over previ...
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Winfield centennial celebration includes Intelligentsia CupJul 16, 2021 1:00 am - Residents in Winfield have two reasons to celebrate this weekend. Winfield has combined Summerfest and the Winfield Criterium into one Sunday event commemorating the vil...
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Montgomery Fest returns Aug. 13-15Jul 15, 2021 11:00 pm - In a year still riddled with pandemic cancellations and ever-changing guidelines, one community is returning to normal. The village of Montgomery recently announced that...
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Festivals: Kane County Fair, Naper Nights, Taste of Summer & moreJul 14, 2021 6:00 am - This weekend Kane County Fair: 3-11 p.m. Thursday, July 15; noon to midnight Friday and Saturday, July 16-17; and noon to 10 p.m. Sunday, July 18, at the Kane County Fai...
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Slipping and sliding: Kane County Fair opens up despite rain in St. CharlesJul 14, 2021 1:00 am - Amid the smell of giant corn dogs and funnel cakes, hundreds of people lined up to get their ride tickets on the first day of the Kane County Fair in St. Charles. Shortl...
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Best Bets: Cynthia Erivo performs with CSO at RaviniaJul 13, 2021 11:00 pm - Vocal prowess Tony Award winner Cynthia Erivo ("The Color Purple") joins with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and conductor Marin Alsop for the concert "Legendary Women's...