Festivals and Fairs
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Party on! 'Wayne's World' anniversary celebration wraps up this summerJun 19, 2017 1:00 am - Aurora will conclude its six-month celebration of the 25th anniversary of "Wayne's World" - the "Saturday Night Live" movie set in the city - with events in June and Jul...
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Wauconda Fest offers rides, music, water fightsJun 18, 2017 11:00 pm - The Wauconda Park District will host Wauconda Fest 2017 Thursday through Sunday, June 22-25 at Cook Park, 600 N. Main St., Wauconda. Admission is $3 for a Fest Button go...
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'Spirit of St. Louis' model to fly at Aero Club showJun 18, 2017 11:00 pm - Ninety years ago this May, a 25-year-old adventurer named Charles Lindbergh turned himself into the most famous celebrity of the modern era by becoming the first man to ...
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Anonapalooza returns July 16Jun 18, 2017 11:00 pm - A Man in Recovery Foundation and Hope Outreach Foundation will co-host the ninth annual Anonapalooza Family Summer Fest on Sunday, July 16. The festival will be held fr...
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Art in Bloom returns to Cantigny ParkJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - If there's one constant this summer at Cantigny Park in Wheaton, it's change. On one side of the park, crews are working to renovate the First Division Museum to place ...
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Competitive eaters in training down watermelon in LibertyvilleJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - The next Joey "Jaws" Chestnut could have been among the dozens of suburban kids who lined up Sunday for the Kiwanis Club's annual watermelon-eating contest at Libertyvil...
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Scandinavian heritage celebrated at Swedish Day in GenevaJun 18, 2017 1:00 am - For more than a century, Chicago-area families of Scandinavian descent have traveled to Geneva every mid-June to celebrate their shared heritage. They were back Sunday f...
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Midwest travel: World's Largest Block Party is 'Bringing It Back' to ChicagoJun 17, 2017 7:29 am - Chicago Flock to the block The theme of the 33rd Annual Old St. Pat's World's Largest Block Party is "Bringing It Back to The Block" as it returns to its original locati...
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Libertyville Days parade hits the streetJun 17, 2017 1:00 am - The Libertyville Days festival kicked into high gear Saturday with one of its highlight events - the annual parade. People of all ages lined Milwaukee Avenue as the par...
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Music, food, contests also part of Art on the Fox in AlgonquinJun 17, 2017 1:00 am - The Algonquin Public Arts Commission's 10th annual Art on the Fox juried art show opened Friday and continues from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday, June 18, in Riverfront Park,...