Festivals and Fairs
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Big Bear Show aims to educate visitors to Kane County FairJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - The bears are visiting the Kane County Fair in St. Charles this week. Not the Chicago Bears, but real-life grizzly and European brown bears. One of the newest acts in t...
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Get a Taste of Summer in AntiochJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Antioch's annual Taste of Summer runs Thursday, July 16, through Sunday, July 19, and will feature food, carnival rides and entertainment for the whole family. The festi...
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Feel the rhythm at Wheaton Band FestivalJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - A canopy of stars above, a lush carpet of grass below and a band shell filled with musicians delivering classical gems, the sounds of swing and big band-style jazz: that...
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Big weekend planned for Alpine FestJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Unlike festivals sponsored by villages or chambers of commerce in most Chicago-area communities, Lake Zurich's Alpine Fest is a continuing tradition of the Lake Zurich L...
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Kane County Fair returns to St. CharlesJul 12, 2015 11:00 pm - Visitors to this year's Kane County Fair seeking thrills beyond what live music or carnival rides can provide are invited to test their strength at a new grandstand even...
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Amateur grillers show their stuff at Lake in the Hills Rockin' RibfestJul 12, 2015 1:00 am - Lake in the Hills' 10th Rockin' Ribfest had a little something for everyone during its four-day run, but the ribs took center stage Sunday at Sunset Park with the commun...
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Parade marches on despite canceling of Railroad DaysJul 12, 2015 1:00 am - Construction projects in West Chicago's Reed-Keppler Park knocked the city's annual Railroad Days celebration off the tracks this year, but city and park district offici...
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What is new at suburban county fairsJul 11, 2015 1:00 pm - “Something old, something new” is not just part of the traditional wedding rhyme about bridal wear - it's the standard at suburban county fairs this summer. Along with v...
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Midwest travel: Hitmakers gather for Eau Claire music festJul 11, 2015 7:00 am - Top pick Eau boy Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival in Eau Claire, Wisconsin, is a new outdoor summer festival featuring 40 acts, including Bon Iver, the Natio...
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Re-enactors restage the Battle of Vicksburg in Wauconda forest preserveJul 11, 2015 1:00 am - With the crack of gunfire and the boom of cannons, Civil War Days returned to Lakewood Forest Preserve near Wauconda Saturday. Civil War Days, billed as the largest Civi...