Festivals and Fairs
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5 things to do for $5 (or less) this week in the suburbsJul 10, 2018 6:00 am - Rinks revisited Learn about 20th-century skating crazes in the new exhibit "Chicago Rink Rats: The Golden Age of Roller Skating" at the Elmhurst History Museum, 120 E. P...
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Cheap Trick, Lucky Boys Confusion to perform at Last Fling in NapervilleJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee Cheap Trick and DuPage County-native punk rockers Lucky Boys Confusion will be the Sept. 2 headliners at Naperville's Last Fling. Th...
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Annual Railroad Days festival to kick off in West ChicagoJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - Summer fun will really start chugging along this weekend in West Chicago as the city celebrates Railroad Days. The four-day festival opens from 5:30 to 10 p.m. Thursday...
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Buffalo Grove, Woodman's strike deal for festival sponsorshipsJul 10, 2018 1:00 am - Buffalo Grove officials on Tuesday announced a new a public-private partnership with Woodman's Food Markets, Inc. to sponsor several events and help local nonprofit orga...
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Tour 6 St. Charles gardens on 'Pleasures of the Garden' walk July 14Jul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - The Pottawatomie Garden Club will host its biennial garden walk Saturday, July 14. "Pleasures of the Garden" will be from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Participants can tour six priv...
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Ribs, rock and rap on the menu at Lake in the Hills Rockin' RibfestJul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - Lake in the Hills Rockin' Ribfest, the signature fundraising event for the Lake in the Hills Rotary Club, is all about barbecue and live music. The four-day festiva...
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Family games, contests fill the Riverwalk at Batavia's Windmill City FestivalJul 09, 2018 11:00 pm - Windmill City Festival, held in the heart of downtown Batavia at the Riverwalk, features a variety of activities over the course of two and a half days. Visitors ca...
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Fireworks to light sky at Glendale Heights FestJul 09, 2018 1:00 am - With the flash and bang of the Fourth of July barely behind us, Glendale Heights Fest will serve up another round of sky-high pyrotechnics this week. The five-day celeb...
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Taste of Chicago reveals record number of new vendors, launch of Taste OasisJul 08, 2018 7:00 am - More than a million people endure the scorching July heat each summer to attend the Taste of Chicago, but this year those looking to escape the sun can pay $50 for a sea...
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It's not too late to celebrate Independence Day in BartlettJul 08, 2018 1:00 am - Sunday was July 8, not July 4, but that was no reason to stop celebrating the country's independence for the thousands of Bartlett residents and their neighbors from sur...