Festivals and Fairs
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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...
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Ugly-sweater display joins Bloomingdale's Festival of Lights funDec 05, 2019 12:00 am - Do you wear jingle bells on your shoes? Do felted snowmen and Christmas trees adorn your red sweater vest? You will be right at home at the Festival of Lights this weeke...
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Let the countdown begin: Tree-lighting Saturday at Frosty FestDec 04, 2019 10:00 pm - Lights, check. Ornaments, check. Butterflies, check. The official tree is ready to turn on the magic of Frosty Fest this Saturday, Dec. 7, immediately following the Fro...
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Students, businesses work together on storefront windows for West Chicago's Frosty FestDec 04, 2019 10:00 pm - Members of the West Chicago Community High School National Honor Society worked with seven downtown businesses or organizations to add holiday cheer to storefront window...