Festivals and Fairs
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Streamwood Summer Celebration continues SundayJul 28, 2018 1:00 am - The 24th annual Streamwood Summer Celebration continues noon to 8 p.m. Sunday at Hoosier Grove Park, 700 W. Irving Park Road, with music, food, children's entertainment,...
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Lots happening at the Lake County FairJul 28, 2018 1:00 am - Barnyard races, a lumberjack show and an antique tractor parade were among the events that entertained folks at the Lake County Fair on Saturday. Martial arts demonstrat...
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Algonquin Founders' Day parade draws a crowdJul 28, 2018 1:00 am - The Algonquin Founders' Days 58th parade was held Saturday morning and the four-day festival will wrap up Sunday, blessed so far with gorgeous summer weather a year afte...
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Mount Prospect Downtown Block Party turns 20Jul 27, 2018 1:00 am - The 20th annual Mount Prospect Downtown Block Party got underway at 4 p.m. Friday at Emerson Street and Busse Avenue with music, food and drink and free admission. The f...
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County fair helps celebrate DuPage's agricultural rootsJul 27, 2018 1:00 am - DuPage's agricultural roots are on full display this weekend, perhaps no more so than in the Ag-Ventureland section of the fairgrounds along Manchester Road in Wheaton. ...
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5 ideas for this weekend in the suburbsJul 27, 2018 1:00 am - With summer edging toward August, take the chance to get out this weekend with fairs, festivals, dragon boat racing and more. Here are five ideas; for others, go to dail...
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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...