Festivals and Fairs
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Should Island Lake cancel summer events? More trustees say 'yes'May 29, 2020 5:30 am - A growing number of Island Lake trustees want to cancel an upcoming fireworks show and other planned summertime events because of the COVID-19 crisis - but a decision is...
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60th annual Algonquin Founders' Days canceledMay 28, 2020 11:00 pm - The Algonquin Founders' Day Committee Inc. announces the cancellation of the 2020 Algonquin Founders' Days festival. The committee members have spent the last couple of ...
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McHenry County garden walk on July 11 to feature 9 gardensMay 27, 2020 11:00 pm - Join the University of Illinois Extension McHenry County Master Gardeners for Garden Walk 2020 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Saturday, July 11, starting at the outdoor Demonstra...
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Arlington Heights 'Walk in the Park' art show canceledMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - The 49th annual A Walk in the Park Fine Art Show scheduled for Aug. 30 in Arlington Heights has been canceled because of restrictions related to the COVID-19 pandemic, o...
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Glendale Heights Fest canceledMay 27, 2020 1:00 am - The village of Glendale Heights and the Glendale Heights Founders Day Committee have announced Glendale Heights Fest 2020 will be canceled due to COVID-19. Glendale Heig...
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Adler Festival of the Arts in Libertyville canceledMay 26, 2020 1:00 am - The annual Adler Center's Festival of the Arts scheduled for August has been canceled for the first time in its long history due to the risks associated with COVID-19 ex...
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You can still honor fallen heroes at home today with candles at dusk, virtual ceremoniesMay 24, 2020 11:00 pm - In a message released by James W. “Bill” Oxford, National Commander of the American Legion, he asks Americans to celebrate Memorial Day in a different way this year. “I'...
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How to re-create your favorite suburban summer experiences at homeMay 23, 2020 7:30 am - Summer previews are normally filled with tidbits about festivals, outdoor concerts and the like. Not this year. Reopening guidelines unveiled earlier this month by Gov. ...
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Glendale Heights holding virtual Memorial Day ceremonyMay 22, 2020 1:00 am - Glendale Heights will air a virtual Memorial Day Ceremony all day on the cable access channel GHTV and social media channels (@VOGHNews). It is a prerecorded, scaled-ba...
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Suburban residents can honor fallen heroes from home as Memorial Day ceremonies go virtualMay 21, 2020 1:00 pm - In a message released by James W. “Bill” Oxford, National Commander of the American Legion, he asks Americans to celebrate Memorial Day in a different way this year. “I'...