Festivals and Fairs
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Enjoy a day at the farm May 5 in MontgomeryApr 14, 2019 11:00 pm - The Dickson-Murst Farm in Montgomery is a remnant of bygone times more than 150 years ago when life was hard, but a lot simpler, and also meant being outside in the fres...
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Glen Ellyn Park District selected as Fourth of July Parade grand marshalApr 14, 2019 11:00 pm - The Glen Ellyn Park District has been selected by organizers as the grand marshal for this year's Fourth of July Parade in honor of its 100th anniversary. The parade st...
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McHenry County Fair is taking heat for booking Ted Nugent, but it hasn't hurt salesApr 13, 2019 1:00 am - McHenry County Fair is taking heat for booking Ted Nugent, but tickets sure sold
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Conant helicopter egg drop wows young crowdApr 13, 2019 1:00 am - How to make hundreds of children giddy with excitement? Shower more than 2,000 colored plastic eggs from a helicopter onto a football field and just watch the ensuing fr...
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Looking for suburban egg hunts? Bunny visits? Check out our listApr 12, 2019 6:00 am - It's that time of year again when a candy-hiding rabbit hippety-hops into town, colors a bunch of eggs and makes more guest appearances than Tom Hanks promoting his late...
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Cost concerns scuttle Aurora's gay pride festival, paradeApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - Indivisible Aurora has canceled the Aurora Pride Festival, saying it can't afford it because the city has increased charges for services, such as police protection, on s...
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Bah, humbug: Christkindlmarket won't return to NapervilleApr 12, 2019 1:00 am - Christkindlmarket has served its last schnitzel in downtown Naperville. The popular German holiday market will not return to Naper Settlement after a three-year run at t...
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Bartlett issues traffic advisory for church eventApr 11, 2019 1:00 am - Bartlett police are issuing a traffic advisory for the Village Church's Egg-Stravaganza from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, April 20. Thousands of people are expected to...
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Scorched Earth Day Festival returns with craft beer, music and more April 26-27Apr 10, 2019 11:00 pm - Scorched Earth Brewing Company will be hosting the fourth annual Scorched Earth Day Festival, featuring craft beer, live music and entertainment, from 3 to 10 p.m. Frida...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbs, ChicagoApr 09, 2019 6:00 am - Folk histories Catch up with local folk musician Chris Vallillo at two concerts next week. "The Poetry of Carl Sandburg, Music of Chris Vallillo" celebrates the famed ...