Festivals and Fairs
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Naperville, St. Charles deck out in green for paradesMar 12, 2016 12:00 am - Suburban residents who are Irish - or Irish at heart - got to celebrate St. Patrick's Day days early Saturday with several parades, from Lake Villa to Naperville. "Every...
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Lake Villa celebrates St. Patrick's Day with parade, luncheonMar 12, 2016 12:00 am - Lake Villa was colored green Saturday as the town celebrated St. Patrick's Day with its annual parade and corned beef and cabbage dinner. Nearly 60 parade entries steppe...
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Schaumburg Sugar Bush Fair continues SundayMar 12, 2016 12:00 am - The Schaumburg Park District held its 31st annual Sugar Bush Fair Saturday. The event continues from 9 a.m. to noon Sunday at Spring Valley Nature Center, 1111 E. Schaum...
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Northwest Celtic Fest returns March 19 in Hoffman EstatesMar 10, 2016 12:00 am - The fifth annual Northwest Celtic Fest will take place from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at the Sears Centre Arena in Hoffman Estates. The celebration of Celtic...
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Hoffman Estates drum corps invited to play London New Year's Day paradeMar 10, 2016 12:00 am - The Hoffman Estates-based Royal Airs Drum and Bugle Corps will represent the village as musical ambassadors in London's 2017 New Year's Day Parade. The group's official ...
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Wauconda meetings rescheduled to accommodate cruise night eventsMar 10, 2016 12:00 am - In a move that balances an increasingly popular public event with the need for open government, Wauconda officials have rescheduled three summertime village board meetin...
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Everybody's Irish at St. Charles paradeMar 09, 2016 12:00 am - If the popularity trend surrounding St. Charles' St. Patrick's Day parade continues, the number of attendees may soon match the population of the city. Last year's para...
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Geneva Film Festival opens ThursdayMar 07, 2016 10:00 pm - The 9th annual Geneva Film Festival is this weekend, giving residents a chance to watch a variety of films they might otherwise never get to see. The festival features a...
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Ribfest celebrates success with $600,000 in donationsMar 07, 2016 12:00 am - If seemingly every Naperville-area nonprofit and social service agency is together in one place, chances are it's the annual Ribfest allocation lunch sponsored by the Ex...
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Zoom into World of Wheels: Five ideas for the weekendMar 04, 2016 10:30 am - World of Wheels More than 500 custom vehicles ranging from hot rods to race cars show off at the returning World of Wheels this weekend at the Donald E. Stephens Co...