Festivals and Fairs
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By the numbers: Checking in at four county fairsJul 17, 2018 6:00 am - It's county fair season, with four of the local festivals starting in July, offering animal exhibits, rides, vendors, food, music and much more. Most of the fairs offer...
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Kane County Fair adds wine-tasting, gambling to offeringsJul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Corrected "June" to "July" in lede and caption The 150th annual, consecutive Kane County Fair opens Wednesday, July 18. But just because it is old doesn't mean it i...
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Her cat blog has more than 1 million followers. Now she's starting a cat convention in Rosemont.Jul 16, 2018 11:00 pm - Palatine blogger's Meow Meetup Chicago comes to Rosemont this weekend
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Billy Joel's band, Maddie & Tae, 7th heaven to play Schaumburg's SeptemberfestJul 16, 2018 1:00 am - Members of Billy Joel's band, country music stars Maddie & Tae and local band 7th heaven will be the headlining acts at Schaumburg's 48th annual Septemberfest, over Labo...
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Cool finish for Batavia's Windmill City FestivalJul 15, 2018 1:00 am - Live music, "Chuck the Duck" races and a huge ice cream eating contest rounded out the fun Sunday during the final day of the Windmill City Festival at the Riverwalk in ...
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Parade helps close West Chicago's Railroad Days celebrationJul 15, 2018 1:00 am - More than 50 marching entries took to the streets of West Chicago Sunday afternoon to celebrate the city's "One West Chicago" spirit of diversity and inclusion, along wi...
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Rodeo brings bit of Wild West to WaucondaJul 15, 2018 1:00 am - Wauconda and Wild West went hand in hand - or maybe foot-in-stirrup - this weekend as the village played host to the 55th annual IPRA Championship Wauconda Rodeo at the ...
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Round Lake Beach festival continues through SundayJul 14, 2018 1:00 am - BeachFest continued Saturday continued at the Cultural & Civic Center. The four-day festival in the village of Round Lake Beach wraps up from 1 to 9 p.m. Sunday. Admissi...
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Glendale Heights celebrates at annual festJul 14, 2018 1:00 am - Glendale Heights knows how to throw a party. Anybody who has ever visited the Glendale Heights Fest grounds in Camera Park along Fullerton Avenue knows that. The five-da...
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Fourth Fest on the Fox held in new location - Carpenter ParkJul 14, 2018 1:00 am - Fest on the Fox, held Saturday for the first time in the recently renovated Carpenter Park in Carpentersville, promoted local artists, businesses, bands and restaurants....