Festivals and Fairs
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Thompson Square, Big Head Todd coming to Eyes to the SkiesMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - Country music duo Thompson Square and alt-rockers Big Head Todd & the Monsters will be the musical headliners at Lisle's 34th annual Eyes to the Skies festival that runs...
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Roselle mayor prepares for her last Rose ParadeMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - Roselle's 57th annual Rose Parade this weekend will be Mayor Gayle Smolinski's last. DuPage County's longest-serving mayor has decided not to seek re-election next April...
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Taste of Wheaton offers 'hometown feel,' fun for all agesMay 31, 2016 1:00 am - One of the best parts of Taste of Wheaton, Kerry O'Brien says, is the fact that the four-day fest has "a very hometown feel to it." "We're not trying to be too big," say...
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Bradbury Carnegie Center exhibits at Dandelion Wine Festival and Printers Row Lit FestMay 30, 2016 11:00 pm - Nostalgic wooden doors from the shuttered Waukegan Carnegie Library will be on view at the Bradbury Carnegie Center's booth on June 4 at Bowen Park in Waukegan during th...
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Arlington Heights honors its fallen soldiers, veteransMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - Memorial Day is a time to honor the sacrifices made by many in military service. In Arlington Heights, the remembrance included recognition of a group that, along with l...
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104-year-old veteran from Grayslake honored in SchaumburgMay 30, 2016 1:00 am - Chester Grzybowski, a 104-year-old World War II veteran from Grayslake, was a special guest at the combined Hoffman Estates/Schaumburg Memorial Day observance Monday mor...
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Midwest travel: American masters on display in new Art Institute exhibitMay 28, 2016 7:00 am - Chicago Free falling “America After the Fall: Painting in the 1930s,” a new exhibit opening at the Art Institute of Chicago, features 50 seminal works by Edward Hopper (...
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More than 100 artists showcase work at Barrington Art FestivalMay 28, 2016 1:00 am - Daily Herald report Art lovers descended on downtown Barrington Saturday for the annual Barrington Art Festival. The event, which features about 100 artists working in a...
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Scandal doesn't stop Fox Lake Fourth of July fireworks showMay 27, 2016 1:00 am - Fireworks will explode over Fox Lake this summer, thanks to funding for the show provided by the village and local businesses, officials said. Village Administrator Ann...
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Cirque Italia comes to Gurnee MillsMay 25, 2016 11:00 pm - Submitted by Gurnee Mills Cirque Italia, a one-of-a-kind European circus set on a 35,000-gallon water stage, will pitch its through Monday, May 30, in Gurnee Mills' park...