Festivals and Fairs
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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...
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Dogs rule, and jump, in LibertyvilleJul 07, 2018 1:00 am - One of the highlights of Libertyville's 10th annual Dog Days of Summer is the DockDogs Big Air dog jumping competition at Cook Park. The competition includes local and n...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsJul 06, 2018 10:00 am - While fests such as Crystal Lake's Lakeside Fest and Naperville's Ribfest still provide lots of fun this weekend, here are some other ideas for the weekend ahead. For ot...
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Northwest Fourth-Fest continues through SundayJul 06, 2018 1:00 am - Attendees at the Northwest Fourth-Fest at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates could bask in nearly perfect summer weather on Friday, as heat, humidity and storms m...