Festivals and Fairs
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Algonquin Commons to hold Touch a Truck eventMay 29, 2017 1:00 am - Children and children at heart will get a chance to get hands on with supersized vehicles this month along the Randall Road corridor. The Algonquin Commons mall is hosti...
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Frontier Days lineup includes Jefferson Starship, Gin Blossoms, Rick SpringfieldMay 28, 2017 1:00 am - Jefferson Starship, the Gin Blossoms and Rick Springfield will headline the first three nights of Frontier Days in Arlington Heights, organizers have announced. They wil...
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Midwest travel: Welcome summer at Maifest Chicago, Harvard Milk DaysMay 27, 2017 7:29 am - Chicago Strudel, steins and sausage You thought you had to wait until September for a gigantic stein of beer, a string of brats and vibrant oompah music. Not if you take...
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Five ideas for your long Memorial Day weekendMay 26, 2017 1:00 am - Art fairs in Barrington, Schaumburg and St. Charles offer the chance to browse and buy to your heart's content. Here are five ideas for the weekend ahead. For others, go...
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Eyes to the Skies releases musical lineupMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - Rockabilly band The Reverend Horton Heat, British rockers Foghat and country/pop artist Cassadee Pope will be the musical headliners when Lisle's Eyes to the Skies festi...
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Barenaked Ladies to play Naperville's Last FlingMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - The Canadian rock band behind the theme song to "The Big Bang Theory" is coming to Naperville, as Barenaked Ladies is set to take the stage Sunday, Sept. 3, during the L...
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Schaumburg holds 30th Annual Prairie Arts FestivalMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - The 30th Annual Prairie Arts Festival Fine Art & Fine Craft Exhibition and Sale will be held from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday and Sunday outdoors on the grounds of the Ro...
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Naperville's Ribfest to host qualifier for Nathan's hot dog eating contestMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - For its 30th year, Ribfest in Naperville will play host to an official Nathan's Famous hot dog eating contest, a corn-on-the-cob eating contest and an unusual truck obst...
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Sears holds wreath-laying ceremony for Gold Star familiesMay 25, 2017 1:00 am - With Memorial Day approaching, Hoffman Estates-based Sears Holdings held a wreath-laying ceremony with Gold Star families Thursday at its headquarters, where it also car...
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117 artists to show, sell work at St. Charles Fine Art ShowMay 24, 2017 11:00 pm - St. Charles is set to host artists from near and far during the 19th annual St. Charles Fine Art Show taking place this weekend in the city's downtown. The show takes pl...