Festivals and Fairs
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McHenry County Fair marks 70 yearsJul 26, 2018 11:00 pm - The McHenry County Fair turns 70, offering a traditional staple of livestock shows, rodeo, demolition derby, carnival rides and food. The fair will run from noon to 10 p...
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Lumberjacks a splash hit at the Lake County FairJul 26, 2018 1:00 am - Two lumberjacks squared off Thursday, standing on a log in a pool of water and racing to knock each other off during the Timberwork's Lumberjack Show on the second day o...
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Festivals: County fairs, Sugar Grove Corn Boil, free Bret Michaels concert & moreJul 25, 2018 12:00 pm - This weekend DuPage County Fair: 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday, July 27-29, at the DuPage County Fairgrounds, 2015 Manchester Road, Wheaton. Animal and 4-H exh...
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Antique tractors get Lake County Fair off to fast startJul 25, 2018 1:00 am - Six-year-old Abram Krygowski's eyes brightened as he sat high in the driver's seat of a 1941 John Deere tractor Wednesday with the help of Joe Lasser. The two drove arou...
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Pig races are a reason to squeal at the DuPage County Fair in WheatonJul 25, 2018 1:00 am - Here's the truth about pigs at the DuPage County Fair, and you can take it to the piggy bank: Racing porkers are vastly superior to the prizewinning swine. The latter sp...
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsJul 24, 2018 6:00 am - Super folk Relive the brief time when Bob Dylan, George Harrison, Jeff Lynne, Roy Orbison and Tom Petty formed a supergroup in the late 1980s with "Unraveling The ...
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Animals arrive as DuPage County Fair prepares for openingJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - In the heart of Wheaton, in the heart of DuPage County, in the heart of the suburbs, tens of thousands of people will gather over the next five days to enter a world tha...
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Excitement abounds for the Lake County FairJul 24, 2018 1:00 am - The Lake County Fairgrounds in Grayslake was alive and frenzied Tuesday as people bustled around preparing for the opening of the fair on Wednesday. Amy Herchenbach of G...
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Geneva Arts Fair to feature work of 155 artistsJul 23, 2018 11:00 pm - The 2018 Geneva Arts Fair will provide a venue for more than 155 talented artisans to sell their original works of art to thousands of art enthusiasts, while offering pa...
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Hampshire fights pancreatic cancer Aug. 2 with '70s Disco NightJul 23, 2018 11:00 pm - In tribute to a longtime Hampshire resident who passed away from pancreatic cancer, The Shagadelics, a 1970s disco tribute cover band, will take to the stage during Hamp...