Festivals and Fairs
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Nightmare on Chicago Street draws 15,500 visitors to downtown ElginOct 25, 2016 1:00 am - Nightmare on Chicago Street, Elgin's signature event, set an attendance record Saturday with an estimated 15,500 people flooding downtown. And that's with stiff competit...
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Elgin debuts kid-friendly Art Harvest festivalOct 24, 2016 11:00 pm - Last weekend, downtown Elgin was converted to a place of grown-up scariness and gore as thousands came to the annual Nightmare on Chicago Street. This Saturday, Oct. 29,...
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Midwest travel: Step into the dark at Chicago Athletic Association's Halloween partyOct 22, 2016 7:23 am - Chicago Stylish scares If the election season isn't scary enough, the Chicago Athletic Association Hotel invites adults to its annual Halloween party. Guests can make th...
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Antioch celebrates Halloween with treats, costumes and a pumpkin rollOct 22, 2016 1:00 am - Children donned Halloween costumes and enjoyed two hours of treat collecting Saturday during Antioch's Treat the Streets event. Local businesses provided treats in a sa...
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Kids get a jump on Halloween at Grayslake Pumpkin FestOct 20, 2016 1:00 am - Children dressed as superheroes, princesses and monsters excitedly trekked through the Trick or Treat Path to greet cartoon characters like Winnie the Pooh and Bert and ...
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Join Diwali celebration this Saturday in AuroraOct 19, 2016 11:00 pm - The Indian American Community Outreach Advisory Board of Aurora will celebrate its annual Diwali Festival from 5:30 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 22, at Waubonsie Valley High...
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Haunted Quarry, BatFest add fun to Batavia this SaturdayOct 18, 2016 11:00 pm - If you have ever been at the Hall Quarry Beach at night, it's pretty scary. Add some ghosts and goblins and you have a really frightening night. Haunted Quarry is a...
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West Dundee Halloween party features 'trunk-or-treating'Oct 18, 2016 11:00 pm - Halloween parties usually don't need to be advertised. By word-of-mouth, the fun, the candy and the costumes speak for themselves. If the party is an annual event, then ...
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Fairs & fests: Halloween happenings across the suburbsOct 18, 2016 3:00 pm - This weekend Morton Arboretum's Fall Color Festival: 7 a.m. to sunset daily through Monday, Oct. 31, at the Morton Arboretum, 4100 Route 53, Lisle. Scarecrow Trail and s...
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Short films for 'Nightmare' to benefit South Elgin animal shelterOct 18, 2016 1:00 am - Besides zombies and scary stuff, this week's Nightmare on Chicago Street in Elgin will give visitors a chance to benefit a good cause. The short films "The Devil Cat" an...