Festivals and Fairs
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Sunday picks: Dawn Upshaw joins Knights orchestra at RaviniaJul 05, 2015 6:00 am - Together again Soprano Dawn Upshaw teams up with The Knights orchestra for an evening of Dvorak, Legeti, Zhou Long and more Sunday at the Ravinia Festival's Martin ...
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Vintage baseball takes Barrington back in timeJul 05, 2015 1:00 am - Barrington's sesquicentennial festivities resumed Sunday with a form of the American pastime that predates the dawn of the village's existence. The front lawn of Barring...
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Mundelein parade honors 100 years of fire protectionJul 05, 2015 1:00 am - Honoring 100 Years of Fire Protection was the theme of Sunday's Mundelein Community Days parade. "I love it because we have over 30 fire trucks this year," said parade C...
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Bartlett parade keeps July 4 fun goingJul 05, 2015 1:00 am - Bartlett held its Fourth of July parade on the Fifth, capping off the village's four-day festival with a show of patriotism and civic pride. The Bartlett Lions Club para...
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Great weather, live entertainment draw large crowds to RibfestJul 05, 2015 1:00 am - Aside from the live entertainment and plenty of rib vendors, the weekend's sunny weather was pivotal in the success of the 28th annual Ribfest in Naperville, event organ...
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Midwest travel: Get your young captains on a boatJul 04, 2015 7:00 am - Chicago Who is the captain now? They love to throw their little weight around anyway, so how about you let the kids captain their own boat at an original exhib...
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Weekend picks: Pianist Terrence Wilson salutes AmericaJul 04, 2015 6:00 am - American salute Pianist Terrence Wilson joins the Grant Park Orchestra to perform Gershwin's Concerto in F as part of the Independence Day Salute Saturday at Millen...
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Barrington parade marches through historyJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - Kim Nordin wasn't around when Davenport Family Funeral Home was established in 1861, but on Saturday she looked like she would have fit right in with her 19th century pr...
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Suburbs celebrate Independence Day with community spirit and sunny skiesJul 04, 2015 1:00 am - From a charity run in St. Charles and patriotic parade through Arlington Heights, to backyard cookouts, and live music and carnival rides at town festivals, the suburbs ...
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Weekend picks: See the Dead closer to homeJul 03, 2015 5:00 am - Dead end If you don't have tickets to see the Grateful Dead and its "Fare thee Well" tour live at Soldier Field in Chicago this weekend, then head to select theater...