Festivals and Fairs
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Food meets craft beers at Mother Truckin' Beer FestDec 06, 2017 5:00 am - The Mother Truckin' Beer Fest returns with its showcase of craft beers and food trucks for the holiday season from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 9, at the Sears Centre ...
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Festivals: Local light shows illuminate the holidaysDec 05, 2017 5:00 am - Ongoing Holiday Flower Show: 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. daily through December and 8 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. in January, now through Jan. 7 at Wilder Park Conservatory, 225 S. Prospect ...
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Lisle celebrates Once Upon A ChristmasDec 03, 2017 12:00 am - The weather outside was hardly frightful Sunday as Lisle residents celebrated the second and final day of their Once Upon A Christmas festival that proved ideal for visi...
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Downtown Elgin becomes a holiday wonderlandDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - The 19th annual Winter Wonderland spread holiday cheer around downtown Elgin on Saturday with family-friendly holiday entertainment, carriage rides, reindeer, pictures w...
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East, West Dundees again give holidays the DickensDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - The streets of East and West Dundee came alive Friday and Saturday with revelers, painted storefront windows, the tree-lighting ceremonies, music and Santa. The current ...
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Barrington devotes day to holiday merrimentDec 02, 2017 12:00 am - Barrington buzzed with activity Saturday for the annual Home for the Holidays celebration. Santa Claus kept plenty busy at Home for the Holidays, which spread across the...
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Holiday season arrives with a bang in MundeleinDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - The Christmas season in Mundelein officially began Friday night with the village's annual tree-lighting ceremony. People gathered around the gazebo in Kracklauer Park a...
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Holiday walk in Wauconda on SaturdayDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - Wauconda's annual holiday walk on Main Street and Christmas tree-lighting ceremony will be Saturday. Activities will run from 2 to 8 p.m. on Main Street between Route 17...
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5 things to do this weekend in the suburbsDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - Holiday happenings abound this weekend in the suburbs, from a Second City sendup in Aurora to a spectacle-filled concert in Rosemont. Here are five ideas. For others, go...
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Tree ceremonies light up the Northwest suburbsDec 01, 2017 12:00 am - Friday was another big evening for tree-lighting ceremonies in the Northwest suburbs, with events held in Bartlett, Des Plaines, Hanover Park and Streamwood. Barrington...