Festivals and Fairs
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Fireworks will open, close Glendale Heights FestJun 30, 2017 1:00 am - Fireworks will open, close Glendale Heights Fest
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Festivals ready to launch in Arlington Heights and elsewhereJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - The Fourth of July marks the apex of the summer festival season for the Northwest suburbs, and on Thursday workers were setting the stage for the holiday weekend's big e...
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30th annual fest offers 100 percent chance of ribs in NapervilleJun 29, 2017 1:00 am - The forecast for the Fourth of July weekend might be a 50/50 mix of rain and sun, but festival lovers in Naperville know there's a 100 percent chance of pork. That's be...
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Warrenville to celebrate 50 years this Fourth of JulyJun 28, 2017 11:00 pm - Afraid her "little space in the world" would be "swallowed up" by Naperville and Wheaton, Fay Johnson dedicated her life in the mid-1960s to Warrenville's 1967 incorpora...
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35th annual Hampshire parade to offer prize awards for the first timeJun 28, 2017 11:00 pm - Applications are now being accepted for the Hampshire Coon Creek Country Days Parade that steps off at noon Sunday, Aug. 6. The four-day festival will run Aug. 3-6 in do...
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Fairs & festivals: Eyes to the Skies, Ribfest, fireworks and moreJun 28, 2017 6:00 am - This weekend Eyes to the Skies Festival: Balloon launches at 5:30 a.m., fest is open until 11 p.m. Friday through Sunday, June 30-July 2, at Community Park, 1825 Short S...
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Wheaton parade to salute family of fallen soldierJun 28, 2017 1:00 am - It's easy to lose sight of why we come together on a busy summer day filled with spectacle, barbecues and parties. But anyone searching for meaning on our nation's holid...
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Weather threat changes plans for Ribfest TV coverageJun 28, 2017 1:00 am - The threat of severe weather has forced the ABC 7 Eyewitness Morning News team to scrap plans to broadcast live Friday morning from Naperville's Ribfest celebration in K...
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Elk Grove Village Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series kicks off July 4Jun 28, 2017 1:00 am - Elk Grove Village's Mid-Summer Classics Concert Series launches Tuesday, July 4, with a special "4 on the 4th" Independence Day event featuring The Guess Who, Mitch Ryde...
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50-plus places to catch fireworks in the suburbsJun 27, 2017 11:00 pm - Fireworks will light up suburban skies in the coming days in honor of Independence Day. Here is our guide to local fireworks shows: Antioch 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, July 4, at...