Festivals and Fairs
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New Long Grove fest mixes strawberries, carnival, tunesJun 19, 2016 11:00 pm - True to form, historic downtown Long Grove is bringing back its annual homage to strawberries, however, now with a wider mix of summertime thrills. Debuting Friday, Jun...
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Serious pilots behind radio-controlled planes coming to St. CharlesJun 18, 2016 7:30 am - These aren't your granddaddy's model airplanes. They fly on their own power up to 400 feet up. They have wingspans of five to 20 feet. Some of them go 200 mph. And the ...
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Midwest travel: Taste the goods at Chicago Food Truck festJun 18, 2016 7:00 am - Chicago Keep on truckin' Cupcakes, pizza, doughnuts, fried chicken, pierogies, tamales, heck, there's even lobster at the Chicago Food Truck Festival. Don't miss the san...
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Couples celebrate 60th anniversaries at Elk Grove Village paradeJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - Couples who have been married for 60 years served as grand marshals of Elk Grove Village's annual Hometown Parade Saturday, as the village celebrates its 60th anniversar...
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Libertyville Days parade draws thousands to streetsJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - Thousands of parade lovers lined Milwaukee Avenue in Libertyville on Saturday to watch marching bands, clowns, horses, helium balloon characters and Medinah Shriner grou...
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Improvements planned for Grayslake arts festJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - With attendance down due to a number of factors, organizers of Grayslake's 21st annual Arts Festival on Saturday were already looking ahead to 2017. "There's two other ...
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Villa Park wraps up Summerfest with food, music, funJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - For the 11th year in a row, the Villa Park community got together for Summerfest, where they listened to music from local bands, played games and enjoyed food from local...
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Painted chairs, classic cars on display in downtown NapervilleJun 18, 2016 1:00 am - Hundreds of people converged on downtown Naperville Saturday morning to check out an eclectic mix of classic cars, take a seat on the village's newest sculptures, and ev...
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5 ideas for this weekend in the suburbsJun 17, 2016 11:00 am - Marcia Ball plays the blues at Aurora's Blues on the Fox, amazing Lego creations take over Brickworld Chicago in Schaumburg and Ravinia hosts a special Father's Day jazz...
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Festival goers taste the start of summer in Des PlainesJun 17, 2016 1:00 am - Festival goers at the Taste of Des Plaines sampled food and sipped beverages to kick off the weekend Friday night. The annual event near the downtown Metra station inclu...