Festivals and Fairs
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Batavia VFW planning mini Fourth of July parade for kidsJun 23, 2020 1:00 am - The cancellation of Fourth of July festivities throughout the suburbs has prompted the Batavia Overseas VFW Post 1197 to host a mini parade that organizers say will allo...
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Carol Stream sponsors July 4 decorating contestJun 23, 2020 1:00 am - Carol Stream and its July 4th Parade Committee are sponsoring a decorating contest in which residents and businesses are being asked to decorate the exteriors of homes a...
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Naperville's India Day canceledJun 22, 2020 1:00 am - Naperville Indian Community Outreach has canceled its India Day 2020 parade and festival, which had been scheduled for Aug. 9. Organizers made the decision Monday after...
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Northbrook Days canceled for this year, but fundraising grand prize raffle will be heldJun 19, 2020 8:30 am - Although Northbrook Days was set to return to the village's downtown in late summer, what's in store for 2021 has yet to be determined in the wake of the cancellation of...
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'It's going to be a beautiful thing': Suburbs celebrate JuneteenthJun 19, 2020 5:30 am - Shirley Bassett's birthday coincides with Fourth of July, which might lead one to assume it's her favorite celebration of the year, fireworks and all. Not so, the Elgin ...
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Schaumburg cancels Septemberfest due to pandemic; making plans for 50th anniversary in 2021Jun 19, 2020 1:00 am - Expressing their regrets, Schaumburg officials announced Friday that what would have been its 50th annual Septemberfest celebration scheduled for Labor Day weekend is ca...
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New launch site for Naperville fireworks: Frontier Sports ComplexJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - Fireworks will light up the sky in Naperville this Fourth of July, but from a new location: Frontier Sports Complex. The city, the Naperville Park District and organizer...
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Long Grove plans free events for arrival of Phase 4 next weekendJun 19, 2020 1:00 am - Long Grove is planning a weekend of free outside events downtown to welcome the arrival of Phase 4 of Restore Illinois and help break the doldrums of the coronavirus pan...
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Warrenville's Summer Daze canceled; returns in August 2021Jun 18, 2020 11:00 pm - After careful review of the Restore Illinois guidelines for festivals and events set forth by the State of Illinois and the Illinois Department of Public Health, the War...
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Toronzo Cannon, Billy Branch perform as part of livestream Blues on the FoxJun 18, 2020 6:00 am - The annual Blues on the Fox festival goes virtual this weekend. Because festivals are not allowed under the current phase of the Restore Illinois plan, Blues on the Fox ...