Festivals and Fairs
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Hoffman Estates, organizers happy with Spring Awakening festivalJun 11, 2019 5:30 am - Though a later analysis of the weekend's three-day Spring Awakening electronic music festival in Hoffman Estates will be much more detailed, both village officials and o...
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Elk Grove Rotary Fest ready to kick off summer festival seasonJun 11, 2019 1:00 am - Five days of food and fun get underway Wednesday, when Elk Grove Rotary Fest begins on the Elk Grove Village Rotary Green, 164 Lions Drive. The fest kicks off at 6 p.m. ...
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Barrington teen's Lego creations on display at Brickworld ChicagoJun 10, 2019 11:00 pm - At the wise old age of 16, Luke Horwath of Barrington is a veteran designer whose “builds” have attracted more than 900,000 views on his YouTube channel and more than 3,...
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Have a groovy time at annual Taste of Des PlainesJun 10, 2019 11:00 pm - The Taste of Des Plaines is returning to downtown Des Plaines this weekend. The Taste, held Friday and Saturday, June 14-15, is a free event with family-friendly activit...
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Best bets: Lionel Richie heads to RaviniaJun 10, 2019 6:00 am - Richie hits Grammy Award-winner Lionel Richie makes his Ravinia Festival debut with his “Hello Tour,” while the JC Brooks Band performs as the opening act. The concerts ...
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Naper Nights concerts rock out to celebrate 50 yearsJun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Hitting the half-century mark is as good a reason as any to throw a party — or a bunch of them. Which is exactly what Naper Settlement plans to do this summer to honor t...
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Itasca's Highland Games brings together all things ScottishJun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Two things are certain about bagpipes: you don't see them very often, and when you do, they are hard to ignore. So it is no surprise that the instruments will be a big —...
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Barrington Area Chamber of Commerce announces lineup for UncorkJun 09, 2019 11:00 pm - Tickets are now on sale for Uncork Barrington, a charitable wine-tasting event from 6 to 9:30 p.m. Friday, July 12, at the Barrington Metra Station-Tent Pavilion. Now i...
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Weekend picks: Civil War Experience in Elgin, Angela Ingersoll at MarriottJun 09, 2019 7:23 am - North vs. South Watch re-enactors recreate both civilian and military life during the 1860s with the third annual Elgin Civil War Experience on the property adjacen...
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Weekend picks: Bettye LaVette, packed lineup celebrate at Chicago Blues FestivalJun 08, 2019 7:23 am - Blues cues Bobby Rush, Bettye LaVette and Ruthie Foster are just a few of the headliners for the 36th annual Chicago Blues Festival this weekend at multiple stages ...