Festivals and Fairs
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Holiday magic illuminates at Randall Oaks Zoo during WinterFestDec 08, 2019 10:00 pm - WinterFest is kicking off at Randall Oaks Zoo this weekend from noon to 7 p.m. For the next three weekends, families will enjoy touring the zoo to see countless twinkli...
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Santa takes kids on commute from Lisle to 'North Pole'Dec 08, 2019 12:00 am - At first glance, it appeared like a typical morning rush-hour crowd waiting for a commuter train Sunday at the Lisle Metra station. The giveaway was the large contingent...
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Geneva welcomes season with Christmas Walk and Holiday House TourDec 06, 2019 5:00 am - It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas as Geneva prepares for its 52nd Christmas Walk at 6 p.m. Friday, Dec. 6, and Holiday House Tour Friday and Saturday, Dec. 6-7...
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Weekend at play: Libertyville's Dickens of a Holiday; 'Puddles Pity Party' returns to the RaueDec 06, 2019 5:00 am - Libertyville's Dickens of a Holiday event returns, "Puddles Pity Party" celebrates sobs at Crystal Lake's Raue Center for the Arts, and Tower of Power brings soul to the...
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Mount Prospect Teddy Bear Walk Saturday to honor creator Dolores HaughDec 06, 2019 5:00 am - Mount Prospect Public Library's iconic Teddy Bear Walk returns Saturday, Dec. 7, which continues a tradition of drawing young children and their favorite stuffed animal ...
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Dragon boat races, festival may be returning to St. Charles next summerDec 06, 2019 5:00 am - When a community festival disappears — either to take a short hiatus or simply because its time had come and gone because of finances, manpower or lack of community inte...
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West Chicago to kick off the holidays with Frosty FestDec 06, 2019 5:00 am - West Chicago is ushering in the holiday season this Saturday with a sleigh full of fun during its annual Frosty Fest. The three-hour event in downtown will feature the c...
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A sea of Santas: Arlington Heights Rotary's Santa Run Saturday is its signature eventDec 05, 2019 11:05 am - What's red and white - and stretches more than a block in downtown Arlington Heights? The start of the annual Rotary Santa Run, that's what. This special holiday event i...
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Warrenville ready to welcome Santa — with bagpipesDec 05, 2019 5:00 am - Think about music for the holidays and your first thought usually doesn't drift toward bagpipes. Bells? Yes. Maybe some soft strings? Yep. But bagpipes? Well, yeah, at l...
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Dickens in Dundee welcomes holiday season with Victorian flairDec 05, 2019 5:00 am - Generations of West Dundee and East Dundee residents have memories of Christmases past when Dickens in Dundee helped define the holiday season. "It's been going on for a...