Festivals and Fairs
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Midwest travel: Get dancin' at Chicago Children's Museum's Snow Globe PartyDec 10, 2016 6:23 am - Chicago Dance in a snow globe Chicago Children's Museum invites families to experience the joys of winter indoors at a Snow Globe Party. Dance among snow flurries; throw...
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Preparations for Palatine's St. Patrick Day Celebration underwayDec 09, 2016 12:00 am - Christmas is still two weeks away, but organizers of the annual "Paint the Town Green" St. Patrick's Day celebration in Palatine are already signing up participants. App...
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Palatine St. Pat's parade seeking participantsDec 08, 2016 12:00 am - The organizers of Palatine's 7th annual Paint the Town Green St. Patrick's Day celebration are seeking sponsors as well as entrants for the Saturday, March 11 parade and...
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Thousands expected for Our Lady of Guadalupe celebration in Des PlainesDec 07, 2016 12:00 am - Rev. Esequiel Sanchez, the new rector for the Shrine of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines, predicts anxiety about national issues, particularly frustrations about imm...
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Guadalupe event organizers double security, plan for large crowdsDec 07, 2016 12:00 am - After record crowds joined in prayer and Masses to celebrate the feast day of Our Lady of Guadalupe in Des Plaines last year, organizers are doubling security and the po...
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8 new events join Naperville calendar for 2017Dec 07, 2016 12:00 am - Naperville will play host to eight new special events next year to complete a calendar packed with 38 major festivals, races and fundraisers. Two new 5Ks, a bike ride, ...
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Budget-friendly fun: Festival of Lights brightens Promenade BolingbrookDec 06, 2016 5:00 am - Free Festival of Lights See 250,000 LED lights dancing to the music (which changes hourly) at the annual Festival of Lights Holiday Tree Light Show at the Promenade Boli...
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Cantigny's Lego Train Show a surefire holiday hitDec 04, 2016 10:00 pm - A miniature version of the iconic clock tower in “Back to the Future” — you remember, the one that was struck by lightning and helped fuel Marty McFly's time travels — w...
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Lisle holiday celebration forges ahead with nod to the pastDec 04, 2016 12:00 am - The Museums at Lisle Station Park furnished the setting Sunday for a 19th century-style Christmas. Families stepped back in time and sampled the season as a suburban res...
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Santa takes news copter to SchaumburgDec 04, 2016 12:00 am - Santa's reindeer must have been extra busy with holiday preparations over the weekend, because the jolly old elf skipped his usual mode of air transportation Sunday and ...