Festivals and Fairs
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Buffalo Grove Art Festival back for 13th yearJul 09, 2015 5:00 am - The Buffalo Grove Art Festival is back this weekend for the 13th year, and it remains one of the top draws of the summer in the Northwest suburbs. More than 100 artists,...
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Dog Days of Summer off to a splashJul 09, 2015 1:00 am - The seventh annual Dog Days of Summer celebration kicked off Thursday in downtown Libertyville with local dogs participating in a fun jump. The event combines family-fri...
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Criterium bike races returning to WinfieldJul 09, 2015 1:00 am - Hundreds of professional and amateur bicycle racers will be in Winfield Saturday, July 11, for the 16th annual Winfield Criterium that starts in Oakwood Park near downto...
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Schaumburg names Septemberfest musical actsJul 09, 2015 1:00 am - Former Journey lead singer Steve Augeri, country star Mark Chesnutt and popular local band 7th heaven will headline the music stage of Schaumburg's three-day Septemberfe...
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Itasca Fest: Celebrating traditions and new stuff, tooJul 09, 2015 1:00 am - Itasca Fest opened its four-day run Thursday night with a combination of activities that organizers say are designed to celebrate the event's nearly three-decade history...
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Healthy Lombard offers raffle tickets for riding bikesJul 09, 2015 1:00 am - Children can earn a raffle ticket for big prizes by riding their bikes Saturday morning in Healthy Lombard's first "Tour de Apple." Healthy Lombard founder Jay Wojc...
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Glendale Heights Fest goes country for a good causeJul 08, 2015 1:00 am - For Independence Day revelers who didn't get enough percussive, explosive, eye-popping, light-up-the-sky grandeur over the Fourth of July weekend, one village has just t...
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Lake in the Hills' Ribfest marks 10th yearJul 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Eat, drink and rock out: Lake in the Hills' Ribfest marks 10th year
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Barrington's 'Uncork' and 'Brewfest' events are this weekendJul 07, 2015 11:00 pm - The Fourth of July is gone, so it must be time for Uncork Barrington and Barrington Brew Fest, two adults-only parties that take place on consecutive nights in the Brat ...
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Without Railroad Days, West Chicago keeps fireworks and parade goingJul 07, 2015 11:00 pm - Forced by construction to skip most of West Chicago Railroad Days this year, festival organizers wanted to make sure the community still can celebrate some of its favori...